RIP Barney Glaser – Discoverer of Classical Grounded Theory

Barney Glaser, of Grounded Theory/ Classical Grounded Theory fame, died on 30th January 2022. For many people who read this blog, and for many of my counselling clients, his name will not mean very much. However, Glaser’s work has...

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why being an individual hurts our humanity

Ancient insights An ancient insight suggests that a human comprises two parts: being an Individual and a Person (Gracia, 1991; Luhmann, 1992). The Individual links us to other animate and inanimate objects, where we are a category bound by the...

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Grounded counselling: practical counselling for men

A chapter in an edited book on grounded theory (Glaser, 1994) changed my perception of grounded theory and my development of the grounded counselling approach. The chapter was titled: "Grounded Therapy", written by Odis Simmons. I first read Simmons' work in the...

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