On critical psychology in Slovenia

Mencin Čeplak, Metka (author), Ule, Mirjana (author)

This article presents the development of critical psychology theory and alternative practices in therapy and consultation in Slovenia during the 1970sand 1980s. From the perspective Critical Theory (Frankfurt School), German critical psychology and psychoanalysis, psychologists (a rather small number of them) problematized behavioural conceptions and positivism in psychology. At that time, young psychologists of different theoretical orientations initiated changes in social work with marginalized groups, changes in/of total institutions, they introduced alternative practices in counseling and therapy. Critical theory, field work, problematization of powerrelations within the institutions and in the society in general, far exceeded the frames of academic and professional psychology - it was implicit and explicit critique of social and political relations, and it was a type of social movement for autonomy of social and academic space. At the end of the article we sum up critical reflection on psychological concepts, developed after 1990

• Language: English
• Work type: Not categorized
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2013
• Number of pages: Str. 832-848
• Numbering: [No. ]10
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-36009
• UDC: 159.9(497.4)
• ISSN on article: 1746-739X
• COBISS.SI-ID: 32084573
• Publication date in RUL: 10.07.2015

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Annual review of critical psychology
• Shortened title: Ann. rev. crit. psychol.
• Publisher: Discourse Unit, Bolton Institute
• ISSN: 1746-739X
• COBISS.SI-ID: 32084061