TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical Intervention in the Postmodern World
AU - Murphy, John W.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1989/1
Y1 - 1989/1
N2 - Postmodernism is a philosophy that has begun to influence many areas of study. In this paper, the impact of postmodernism on clinical practice is examined. Basically, dualism is undermined by postmodernism. As a result, reality is understood to constitute a ‘language game’. In terms of clinical practice, the notion of intervention must be reconceptualized. Health and illness, in short, must be assessed in terms of the assumptions a client accepts regarding the nature of reality.
AB - Postmodernism is a philosophy that has begun to influence many areas of study. In this paper, the impact of postmodernism on clinical practice is examined. Basically, dualism is undermined by postmodernism. As a result, reality is understood to constitute a ‘language game’. In terms of clinical practice, the notion of intervention must be reconceptualized. Health and illness, in short, must be assessed in terms of the assumptions a client accepts regarding the nature of reality.
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U2 - 10.1080/02673843.1989.9747661
DO - 10.1080/02673843.1989.9747661
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84889267026
VL - 2
SP - 61
EP - 69
JO - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
JF - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
SN - 0267-3843
IS - 1
ER -