I was originally introduced to Time to Think (T2T) by an acquaintance who was trained by Nancy Kline in the UK. After this introduction, I read Nancy Kline’s book ‘Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Mind’ (1999). To enhance my thinking and communication at work, I actively applied Time to Think principles in meeting…
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Irony: Kierkegaard and the Socratic task
Irony Kierkegaard is considered a Christian writer, but he studied the Pagan philosopher Socrates in his earlier works. He incorporated Socratic ideas throughout his career and body of work. The main idea that Kierkegaard takes away from Socrates is the concept of irony, which is also the title of his master’s thesis. An individual practicing…
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Counselling: An analysis of the Person-Centred approach
I volunteered at LifeLine Johannesburg for 2 years from March 2020 to February 2022. In the following text I provide an analysis of the Person-Centred Approach. The importance of lay counselling Unmet needs for treatment via counselling (and formal clinical therapy) is the greatest among those who cannot access or afford formal therapy (Hubble et al.,…
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