The Concept of the Wounded Healer and Johari Window

Running head: PASTORAL COUNSELLING
Pastoral counseling
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PASTORAL COUNSELLING 2
The concept of the Wounded Healer.
The word wounded healer came from Asclepius who was a doctor in Greek according to
Dunne, (2015). After recognizing his wounds, the doctor came up with a Sanctuary in Epidaurus.
In this sanctuary, people could come and get their ‘wounds’ healed; however, before getting
cured the victims could undergo some incubation process. The incubation process involved a
cleansing bath where the person would have to clean the soul. After this process of cleaning the
soul, the victim would get into a deep sleep. Depending on the luck of the sick person, during the
sleep, the person would have a dream of healing. The vision involves a snake which could bite
the person during the sleep.
On the other hand, Jung had a diagram to illustrate the concept of the wounded healer. In
the chart, some factors connect the healer to the sick. The two participants communicate, and in
the process of communication, the person got healed. The elements in the diagram include the
healer, the wounded, the shadow of the healer and that of the injured. There is conscious and
unconscious communication between the wounded and the healer. During the communication
process, the wound of the victim activates those of the healer according to Newcomb,Burton,
Edwards & Hazelwood, (2015). Consequently, the healer’s wounds identify what is going on in
the injuries of the victim and afterwards consciously or unconsciously pass the healing to the
wounded person based on the findings of the healer. However this type of healing process has an
impact on the healer in that, he will be continuously be affected by the wounds of the victims.
The concept of Johari Window
Johari Window refers to a psychological model that elaborates about the relationship and
proper understanding among the members of a given group according to Berland, (2017).