Anerkjennelsens betydning for en hjelpende relasjon: om selvforståelse og andreforståelse
Engelsk titel: The significance of recognition in a helper/helpee relation: self understanding and understanding others
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Författare:
Halvorsen G
Email: grethe.salicat.halvorsen@hibo.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 31
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 09113654
Sammanfattning
The study is based on the assumption that a valuable interpersonal encounter between helper and helpee (patient/client) requires that the helpee is recognized, i.e. that their perception of both self and reality is confirmed.
The purpose of the study is to seek a deeper understanding of recognition as a phenomenon, by investigating its constitution.
The method used is qualitative interviews within a phenomenological-hermeneutical tradition.
Result: The stories of the informants is about "being seen" and thus be recognized as an individual, or about being overlooked, and thus not being recognized as a specific human being.
Conclusion: The experiences of "visibility" or "invisibility" leads to some fundamental theoretical insights. But more important are the practical insights: to understand - and thus recognize the other, the helper has to draw upon their own experience and their understanding of themselves.