Abstract
This article seeks to establish six guidelines for the use of self-disclosure in clinical social work. It examines the relationship between self-disclosure and countertransference, the timing of self-disclosure over the course of the therapeutic relationship, types of self-disclosure, the connection between assessment of the client and self-disclosure, and how self-disclosure is related to reality-testing. Objections to self-disclosure are also examined and clinical examples are used throughout.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | Clinical Social Work Journal |
Volume | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1996 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- communication
- countertransference
- self-disclosure
Disciplines
- Social Work
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Psychology
- Psychology