{"product_id":"personcentred-therapy-100-key-points-9780415743716","title":"PersonCentred Therapy 100 Key Points","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerson-centred therapy, rooted in the experience and ideas of the eminent psychotherapist Carl Rogers, is widely practised in the UK and throughout the world. It has applications in health and social care, the voluntary sector and is relevant to work with people who are severely mentally and emotionally distressed. As well as being a valuable sourcebook and offering a comprehensive overview, this edition includes updated references and a new section on recent developments and advances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with a consideration of the principles and philosophy underpinning person-centred therapy before moving to a comprehensive discussion of the classical theory upon which practice is based. Further areas of discussion include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe model of the person, including the origins of mental and emotional distress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe process of constructive change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA review of revisions of and additions to person-centred theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChild development, styles of processing and configurations of self\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quality of presence and working at relational depth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCriticisms of the approach are addressed and rebutted and the application of theory to practice is discussed. The new final section is concerned with advances and developments in theory and practice including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCounselling for Depression\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Social Dimension to Person-Centred Therapy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerson-Centred Practice with People experiencing Severe and Enduring Distress and at the âDifficult Edgeâ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Review of Research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, attention is drawn to the wider person-centred literature to which it is a valuable key.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerson-Centred Therapy will be of particular use to students, scholars and practitioners of person-centred therapy as well as to anyone who wants to know more about one of the major psychotherapeutic modalities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a succinct overview of person-centred theory and practice, this book is a valuable handbook for students as they move through their training and into the early stages of practice. It offers an up-to-date guide to the key concepts, discussions and controversies in contemporary person-centred counselling. The development of theoretical ideas is presented as a natural process, inspired by research and practice. The inclusion of child development and the impact of social and environmental forces on psychological distress offer welcome additions to mainstream person-centred thinking. - Connie Johnson, Senior Teaching Fellow, University of Edinburgh; Counsellor and supervisor in private practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an extraordinarily important book. Paul Wilkins did a great job in combining scholarly profound descriptions of the person-centred essentials with a clear and easy-to-read language. It serves the academic as well as the practitioner as both introduction and reference book to a wide range of topics from the philosophical underpinnings via an overview of criticisms and thoughtful rebuttals to the social dimensions and (as a new section to the second edition) recent developments . I like particularly that Wilkins thoroughly follows Rogers’ original intentions in describing the core values of a truly \u003ci\u003eclient\u003c\/i\u003e-centred approach to psychotherapy and at the same time does justice to the different branches and developments that originated the classical endeavour.- Peter F. Schmid, Sigmund Freud University, Vienna\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a succinct overview of person-centred theory and practice, this book is a valuable handbook for students as they move through their training and into the early stages of practice. It offers an up-to-date guide to the key concepts, discussions and controversies in contemporary person-centred counselling. The development of theoretical ideas is presented as a natural process, inspired by research and practice. The inclusion of child development and the impact of social and environmental forces on psychological distress offer welcome additions to mainstream person-centred thinking. - Connie Johnson, Senior Teaching Fellow, University of Edinburgh; Counsellor and supervisor in private practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an extraordinarily important book. Paul Wilkins did a great job in combining scholarly profound descriptions of the person-centred essentials with a clear and easy-to-read language. It serves the academic as well as the practitioner as both introduction and reference book to a wide range of topics from the philosophical underpinnings via an overview of criticisms and thoughtful rebuttals to the social dimensions and (as a new section to the second edition) recent developments . I like particularly that Wilkins thoroughly follows Rogers’ original intentions in describing the core values of a truly \u003ci\u003eclient\u003c\/i\u003e-centred approach to psychotherapy and at the same time does justice to the different branches and developments that originated the classical endeavour.- Peter F. Schmid, Sigmund Freud University, Vienna\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection I: The Underlying Epistemology, Philosophy and Principles of Person-Centred Therapy\u003cb\u003e. Section II:\u003c\/b\u003e Classical Person-Centred Theory. \u003cb\u003eSection III:\u003c\/b\u003e Revisions, Reconsiderations and Advances in Person-Centred Theory. \u003cb\u003eSection IV:\u003c\/b\u003e Criticisms of Person-Centred Therapy - and Rebuttals. \u003cb\u003eSection V:\u003c\/b\u003e Person-Centred Practice. \u003cb\u003eSection VI:\u003c\/b\u003e Person-Centred Theory and Practice When Working With Reactions to Life Events. \u003cb\u003eSection VII:\u003c\/b\u003e Newer Developments, Advances and Understandings: Expanding Person-Centred Therapy For The 21ST Century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018190782807,"sku":"9780415743716","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415743716.jpg?v=1750775962","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/personcentred-therapy-100-key-points-9780415743716","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}