Person-Centred Therapy 100 Key Points
Person-Centred Therapy 100 Key Points by Paul Wilkins, published by Routledge on November 30, 2015, is a comprehensive resource that explores the principles and practices of person-centred therapy, a method rooted in the work of Carl Rogers. This edition, consisting of 310 pages, provides an overview of the therapy’s foundational theories and its applications in various fields, including health and social care, making it relevant for professionals working with individuals experiencing significant mental and emotional distress.
Readers will find a detailed discussion on the model of the person, the origins of mental and emotional distress, and the process of constructive change. The book also addresses criticisms of the approach while offering insights into recent developments in person-centred therapy, including its application in counseling for depression and work with individuals facing severe and enduring distress. This edition serves as a valuable key to the wider person-centred literature, making it suitable for students, scholars, and practitioners interested in this significant psychotherapeutic modality.
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Person-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.
The 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:
The model of the person, including the origins of mental and emotional distress
The process of constructive change
A review of revisions of and additions to person-centred theory
Child development, styles of processing and configurations of self
The quality of presence and working at relational depth
Criticisms 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:
Counselling for Depression
The Social Dimension to Person-Centred Therapy
Person-Centred Practice with People experiencing Severe and Enduring Distress and at the ‘Difficult Edge’
A Review of Research
Throughout the book, attention is drawn to the wider person-centred literature to which it is a valuable key.
Person-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.
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