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Book SynopsisGenuineness, transparency, authenticity and realness are all terms used to convey Rogers' concept of congruence. This book is the first to specifically focus on, and collect critical explorations of, this under under-studied therapeutic condition. Drawing on the work of an international collection of leading writers, serious students of person-centred theory now have writing representing the most vibrant contemporary thinking on congruence thoughtfully drawn together in one volume.
Table of ContentsHistorical Perspectives Sheila Haugh A Historical Review of the Development of the Concept of Congruence in Person-Centred Therapy Soti Grafanaki What Counselling Research has Taught us About the Concept of Congruence: Main Discoveries and Unresolved Issues Theory and Practice Germain Lietaer Being Genuine as a Therapist: Congruence and transparency Barbara Temaner Brodley Congruence and its Relation to Communication in Client-centered Therapy Gill Wyatt The Multifaceted Nature of Congruence within the Therapeutic Relationship Ivan Ellingham Carl Rogers' 'Congruence' as an Organismic, Not a Freudian, Concept Sheila Haugh The Difficulties in the Conceptualisation of Congruence: A Way forward with Complexity Theory? Leslie S. Greenberg and Shari M. Geller Congruence and Therapeutic Presence Mia Leijssen Authenticity Training: An exercise for therapists The Wider Context and Links to the Other Conditions Per-Anders Tengland A Conceptual Discussion of Incongruence and Mental Health Tony Merry Congruence and the Supervision of Client-Centred Therapists Jerold D. Bozarth Congruence: A special way of being Julius Seeman On Congruence: A human system paradigm Peter F. Schmid Authenticity: The person as his or her own author. Dialogical and ethical perspectives on therapy as an encounter relationship. And beyond Gill Wyatt A Synthesis and Implications
