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Elena Strigo (Russia) Elena Strigo (Rus-
Comment to sia) psychologist,

an interview with Wolfram psychotherapist,
European Certifica-
Soldan on the terms te in Psychotherapy
(EAP). Full member
detective knowledge and of the Professional

familiarity knowledge Psychotherapeutic
League of Russia.
Head of the Psycho-
logical Counseling
The interview by Wolfram Soldan reminds us of Centre ABIGAIL, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
the importance of structuring knowledge about President of the Krasnoyarsk Regional So-
a patient, the knowledge that the therapist re- ciety of Christian Psychologists and Psycho-
ceives in the therapeutic encounter. therapists.
estrigo@mail.ru
The concept of detective knowledge implies that
we can refer to one of the categorizing models, Article by Elena Strigo you can see here:
with which the information about the patient is Journal 3, page 102
structured.

The notions of detective and personal know- knowledge predicates knowledge through rela-
ledge attract our interest to the question of po- tionship, through revelation of self, similar to
larity, of what are the differences between the that knowledge that we discover through know-
objectifying knowledge and the knowledge ob- ledge of God.
tained from personal encounter with the pati-
ent. What does the patient learn of himself in The therapist anticipates that it is exactly
the process of therapeutic interaction? through the cordial and voluntary disclosure of
the patient in relation to the therapist the truest
The information acquired from the patient fra- and most comprehensive knowledge of a per-
med in a ready-made theoretical model of gene- son is openly revealed. It is through this know-
ralized knowledge is far from what the patient ledge the reality of the individuals in its true
experiences. Moreover, this knowledge is not Christian sense appears as the reality of God‘s
primarily the patient‘s but the one the patient personal presence.
receives from the therapist. This experience
changed under the influence of theoretical con- What exactly is a personal knowledge the the-
cepts, becomes a new knowledge for both the- rapist learned from familiarity with the patient?
rapist and a patient. Modeled by a certain con- It is assumed that the patient is ready to open
ceptual view the mutual perception of the the- his self and does it voluntarily and that patient‘s
rapist and a patient necessarily brings them into disclosure of his inner self is what the patient
a certain type of interaction: of psychiatrist and most and sincerely desires.
patient, of analyst and analysand, etc.
Indeed, detective knowledge, can give orien-
The familiarity knowledge is not about infor- tation, a map, and personal knowledge shows
mation. It is about the fellowship with a patient the individuality, as an intimate manifestation
in which the therapist‘s personal presence and of the patient‘s personality in relationship with
attitude creates the knowledge born of intimacy. the therapist.

The therapeutic meeting presupposes enquiring But still there remains a part of personal rea-
of personal knowledge about one‘s self. This lity that not only does not show the desire to
be turned into structured knowledge or a desire
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