Bridging the gap: weaving humanism and poststructuralism

Abstract

This case study documents an attempt to teach counselling approaches differently in order to scaffold a bridge between humanistic and poststructural perspectives. It focuses on the experience of one postgraduate class, drawing on material written in class and a later reflective focus group. The study locates counselling within current environmental and global contexts. For this group, a new appreciation of difference had provided a useful tool for working in an increasingly challenging global environment.