The Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling 2nd Edition
Author(s): Mick Cooper (Author), Maureen O'Hara (Author), Peter F. Schmid (Author)
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- Publication Date: 31 May 2013
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 544 pages
- ISBN-10: 0230280498
- ISBN-13: 9780230280496
Book Description
Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest trends in theory and practice, this this substantially revised and extended edition is the most in-depth and wide-ranging textbook available on person-centred psychotherapy and counselling. Divided into four parts, it examines the theoretical, philosophical and historical foundations of the person-centred approach; the fundamental principles of person-centred practice and applications of person-centred practice; how person-centred conceptualisations and practices can be applied to groups of clients who bring particular issues to therapy; and, finally, professional issues for person-centred therapists, such as ethics, supervision and training.
Written by a diverse range of expert contributors, unified by a more relational, ethics-based reading of person-centred theory and practice, this is a comprehensive, cutting-edge resource for students on all advanced level person-centred courses, as well as for a wide range of professional practitioners in the field.
New to this Edition:
- A new, introductory chapter looking at contemporary challenges and opportunities for growth for the person-centred world
- Nine further new chapters, including work with children and young people, older clients, arts-based therapies, addiction and bereavement, spiritual dimensions, contact and perception, working integratively, global and political implications
- Increased use of text learning features to make the chapters more accessible and engaging
- A greater focus on actual practice, with more case studies and examples of therapist-client dialogues Increased reference to research
- A general updating of all chapters to include all relevant references
Editorial Reviews
Review
So comprehensive is this handbook, that if students of the Person-Centred approach could only afford to buy themselves one book, then they would do well to make it this one.' ― Therapy Today
A goldmine of information on the theoretical as well as the practical aspects of the person-centred approach. -- Germain Lietaer, Emeritus Professor ―
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
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Who's Who of contemporary person-centred thinkers and practitioners. This handbook will be the standard reference work in the area. -- William B. Stiles, Professor of Clinical Psychology ― Miami University, USA
From the Back Cover
Building on the success of the first edition, this substantially revised and extended new edition is set to remain the most in-depth and wide-ranging book available on person-centred psychotherapy and counselling.
The book is thoroughly updated to reflect the latest trends in theory and practice:
• It extends its coverage of professional settings and applications, including brand new chapters on children, older people, arts-based therapies, addiction and bereavement.
• It engages systematically with urgent contemporary issues, such as evidence-based practice, political and medical discourses, and theoretical integration.
• It uses case illustrations, therapist-client dialogues, points of reflection and further resources to bring person-centred therapy to life for the reader, in a user-friendly way.
• It includes contributions by an increasingly extensive group of writers, thinkers, teachers and practitioners.
About the Author
Mick Cooper is an internationally recognised author, trainer, and consultant in the field of person-centred, existential, and relational therapies. He is a Chartered Psychologist, and Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton.
Maureen O'Hara is Professor of Psychology Emerita at National University, California. In the 1970s and 1980s she worked closely with Carl Rogers developing relational person-centred theory, co-facilitating large group encounters and training psychotherapists in many countries. Her current work explores impacts of global cultural shifts on development and emotional well-being and a possible role for PCA practice and theory in cultural transformation.
PETER F. SCHMID is Chair of the Person-Centred Department at the Sigmund Freud University, Vienna and works at the University of Graz and the Institute for Person-Centred Studies in Vienna, Austria.
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