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ERIC Number: EJ141029
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1976
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The Surrogate Self
Gunnison, Hugh
Personnel and Guidance Journal, 54, 10, 523-524, Jun 76
The use of the "surrogate self" in counseling is a simple Gestalt-like role-playing technique (Perls 1969) that can be especially effective when the client has begun to see the counselor as a trusted, caring, and understanding person. The role-playing is described. (Author/EJT)
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Role, Decision Making, Identification (Psychology), Program Descriptions, Role Playing, Self Expression, Therapy
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