TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethnic Diversity and the Use of Humor in Counseling
T2 - Appropriate or Inappropriate?
AU - Maples, Mary Finn
AU - Dupey, Peggy
AU - Torres-Rivera, Edil
AU - Phan, Loan T.
AU - Vereen, Linwood
AU - Garrett, Michael Tlanusta
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Humor can reflect the healthy release of feelings during the counseling process, the type of emotional release that leads to significant therapeutic gains. It can also be a disturbing distraction, possibly causing early termination, if used inappropriately. Counselors need to exert particular caution before attempting to apply humor in working with a client from a culture different from the counselor's. This article explores the available literature and offers contributions on the subject from 4 "ethnically diverse" perspectives. Finally, a general approach based on existential theory is presented along with 5 general conditions to ascertain the appropriate use of humor.
AB - Humor can reflect the healthy release of feelings during the counseling process, the type of emotional release that leads to significant therapeutic gains. It can also be a disturbing distraction, possibly causing early termination, if used inappropriately. Counselors need to exert particular caution before attempting to apply humor in working with a client from a culture different from the counselor's. This article explores the available literature and offers contributions on the subject from 4 "ethnically diverse" perspectives. Finally, a general approach based on existential theory is presented along with 5 general conditions to ascertain the appropriate use of humor.
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U2 - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2001.tb01943.x
DO - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2001.tb01943.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035644153
SN - 0748-9633
VL - 79
SP - 53
EP - 60
JO - Journal of Counseling and Development
JF - Journal of Counseling and Development
IS - 1
ER -