Journal article
Therapist Self-Disclosure: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Journal of teaching in social work, Vol.45(4), pp.684-700
08/08/2025
DOI: 10.1080/08841233.2025.2539080
Abstract
Successful psychotherapy often depends on therapist self-disclosure. However, training programs in social work and counseling have had difficulty adding therapist self-disclosure to their curricula. This article advances a teaching technique - the comparison of two widely viewed, well-received films, Ordinary People and Good Will Hunting-that addresses that need. By comparing the depictions of psychotherapy in these movies, educators can spark conversations on the advantages of some kinds of self-disclosure and the risks of others. They can make a topic rarely discussed in trainee classrooms immediate, specific, and engaging.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Therapist Self-Disclosure: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Creators
- Leslie Margolin - University of IowaJoseph Kupfer - Iowa State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of teaching in social work, Vol.45(4), pp.684-700
- DOI
- 10.1080/08841233.2025.2539080
- ISSN
- 0884-1233
- eISSN
- 1540-7349
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Number of pages
- 17
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/08/2025
- Academic Unit
- Counselor Education
- Record Identifier
- 9984958290202771
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