Lount, Mark and Hargie, Owen (1997) The priest as counsellor: An investigation of critical incidents in the pastoral work of catholic priests,. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 10 (3). pp. 247-259. [Journal article]
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URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09515079708254177
Abstract
Despite the fact that priests are involved in interpersonal work, there has been no empirical investigation of priestly practice. This paper presents results from an investigation which was undertaken to identify and analyse what actually happens at the priest-priest and priest-layperson interface apropos interpersonal communication in the pastoral work of catholic priests. It provides a picture of critical incidents in interpersonal interactions and a report of the central communication problems in priestly work using an ethnographic approach to sketch and analyse the range of factors which impinge on the interpersonal process. The results indicate that counselling skills form a key part of the day-to-day work of the priest.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties and Schools: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Communication Faculty of Social Sciences |
Research Institutes and Groups: | Institute for Research in Social Sciences > Communication Institute for Research in Social Sciences |
ID Code: | 20109 |
Deposited By: | Professor Owen Hargie |
Deposited On: | 28 Sep 2011 15:21 |
Last Modified: | 09 Dec 2015 10:59 |
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