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“He only talked about sex and nobody believes that stuff any more”: An attempt at Freudian consciousness raising in tertiary education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2015

Gary Embelton
Gary Embelton*
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School of Health and Welfare Studies, Carseldine Campus
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Abstract

The concepts of Freud's Psychoanalytic Therapy are well-known to professional helpers, and many of his principles and techniques (e.g. the “Freudian slip”, Dream Analysis) are familiar to laypersons. For many reasons, training courses for tertiary counsellors often focus on humanistic, existential or behavioural approaches to counselling, with psychodynamic approaches relegated to the minor league. This paper highlights the attempts to raise the consciousness of postgraduate counselling students to the significance of Freudian concepts in counselling and therapy, through a teaching unit developed by the author. The rationale, objectives, content, process, and student evaluations of the course are discussed.

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Queensland Journal of Guidance and Counselling , Volume 1 , October 1987 , pp. 53 - 61
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1987

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