Sokratische Gesprächsführung

In therapy and counseling, coaching, and pastoral care, questions with a philosophical nature frequently arise: "Am I allowed to do this?" "Should I do this?" "What is ...?" With the help of Socratic dialogue, such fundamental questions can be clarified more easily.

Shaping therapy or counseling with philosophy: "What is a valuable person?", "Am I allowed to do this?", "Should I do this?" - questions with philosophical content regularly emerge in therapy and counseling. The Socratic attitude and Socratic dialogues encourage independent thinking, reflection, and self-examination, and are employed in therapy and counseling when it comes to clarifying concepts or values and making decisions. This practical book for psychotherapists, coaches, and pastoral caregivers contains numerous strategies to clarify philosophical questions using the Socratic attitude and Socratic dialogues.

Practical tips for concrete implementation and training in Socratic dialogues, thoroughly commented dialogue examples, and guidance on learning the Socratic attitude.

Contents include: The Socratic dialogue in antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, practical relevance of philosophical models, model development, indications and prerequisites, Socratic dialogue in integrative CBT, explanatory, normative, and functional Socratic dialogues, practical advice.