Person-Centred Therapy in Focus provides a much-needed exploration of
the criticisms levelled against one of the most widespread forms of
therapeutic practice. Characterized by its critics as theoretically
`light′, culturally biased and limited in application, until now the
person-centred approach has had comparatively little written in its
defence. Paul Wilkins provides a rigorous and systematic response to
the critics, drawing not only on the work of Carl Rogers, but also of
those central to more recent developments in theory and practice
(including Goff Barrett-Lennard, Dave Mearns, Jerold Bozarth, Germain
Leitauer and Brian Thorne). It traces the epistemological foundations
of person-centred therapy and places the approach in its social and
political context. Examining the central tenets of the approach, each
chapter sets out concisely the criticisms and then counters these with
arguments from the person-centred perspective. Chapters cover debates
in relation to: - the model of the person - self-actualization - the
core conditions - non-directivity - resistance to psychopathology -
reflection, and - boundary issues. Person-Centred Therapy in Focus
fulfills two important purposes: firstly to answer the criticisms of
those who have attacked the person-centred approach and secondly to
cultivate a greater critical awareness and understanding within the
approach itself. As such it makes a significant contribution to the
person-centred literature and provides an excellent resource for use
in training.
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ISBN
9781446234075
Publisert
2015
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Sage Publications Ltd (UK)
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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