Sophistry: A Promising Group Technique for the Involuntary Client.

Evans, Timothy D.; Kane, Daniel P.

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ERIC Number: EJ538890

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Publication Date: 1996

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Sophistry: A Promising Group Technique for the Involuntary Client.

Evans, Timothy D.; Kane, Daniel P.

Journal for Specialists in Group Work, v21 n2 p110-17 May 1996

Describes sophistry, a group technique that examines the involuntary client's way of reasoning. This understanding forms the basis for subsequent group counseling sessions aimed at rehabilitation of criminals. Presents a case study of a man involved in offender rehabilitation. (Author/KW)

Descriptors: Adults, Correctional Rehabilitation, Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Counselors, Criminals, Group Counseling, Group Therapy, Groups, Rehabilitation, Resistance (Psychology)

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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