Vocational guidance and psychotherapy: mutually excluding or complementary alternatives?

Authors

  • Érika Arantes Oliveira-Cardoso FFCLRP-USP
  • Lucy Leal Melo-Silva FFCLRP-USP
  • Fábio Pagotto Piovesani
  • Manoel Antônio Santos FFCLRP-USP

Keywords:

Vocational guidance, psychotherapy, psychological intervention, case study.

Abstract

Research has shown the importance of understanding the effects produced by vocational guidance done simultaneously with psychotherapy. This study aimed at examining possible benefits of this combined strategy. This a documentary research, complemented by a case study. The first step was to build a database to characterize the clients referred by the Vocational Guidance Service to the Psychotherapy Service, between January/2003 and December/2006. Next, patient files were reviewed to select the participants. The search results revealed that, out of the 24 clients referred, only one received combined care. Vocational guidance combined with psychotherapy showed to be a valuable resource for the client, which permitted a focus on different but complementary aspects of the client’s problems.

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Author Biography

Érika Arantes Oliveira-Cardoso, FFCLRP-USP

Psicóloga. Doutora pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Psicologia da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo - FFCLRP-USP

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Published

2010-05-17

How to Cite

Oliveira-Cardoso, Érika A., Melo-Silva, L. L., Piovesani, F. P., & Santos, M. A. (2010). Vocational guidance and psychotherapy: mutually excluding or complementary alternatives?. Psico, 41(2). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/revistapsico/article/view/5998

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Vol. 41 No. 2 (2010): Pesquisa não publicada não é Ciência

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