Person-Centred Therapy : A European Perspective

by Brian Thorne

• ISBN13: 9780761951551
• ISBN10: 0761951555
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-04
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Summary

'In this scholarly book, Thorne and Lambers have gathered together significant contributions to the advancement of person-centred theory and practice from leading exponents of the approach in Austria, Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom.... I found the book both stimulating and challenging. The insight it offers into working with "difficult" clients is invaluable and the sections on theory stretched me in my understanding of the approach. I strongly recommend it to anyone from within or without the person-centred tradition who wants to achieve a real understanding of the approach "post Rogers" and get to grips with the vibrancy and vitality of person-centred thought in Europe' - Counselling and Psychotherapy, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling and PsychotherapyThis book brings together up-to-date contributions to the development of person-centred theory and practice from leading European practitioners.The book makes available for the first time in English some of the most significant theoretical ideas and practical applications of a distinguished group of contributors at the cutting edge of the approach. It also gives a valuable insight into a vibrant professional network whose members are making a significant impact on the European world of counselling and psychotherapy. Covering a wide range of person-centred issues, the book provides unique and challenging material that will act as a springboard for debate at many levels between experienced practitioners, supervisors, trainers and trainees.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	vii
Preface	x
Acknowledgements	xii
The Person-Centred Approach in Europe: Its History and Current Significance	1	(10)
Brian Thorne
Part I Theory	11	(120)
Person-Centred Theory as a System of Meaning	11	(12)
Martin Van Kalmthout
Unconditional Positive Regard and its Spiritual Implications	23	(15)
Campbell Purton
On Becoming a Person-Centred Approach': A Person-Centred Understanding of the Person	38	(15)
Peter P. Schmid
Personality Change and the Concept of the Self	53	(9)
Martin Van Kalmthout
From Non-Directive to Experiential: A Paradigm Unfolding	62	(12)
Germain Lietaer
`Face to Face' - The Art of Encounter	74	(17)
Peter F. Schmid
Empowerment or Collusion? The Social Context of Person-Centred Therapy	91	(15)
Sarah Hawtin
Judy Moore
On the Development of the Person in Relationships	106	(13)
Eva-Maria Biermann-Ratjen
Incongruence and Psychopathology	119	(12)
Eva-Maria Biermann-Ratjen
Part II Practice	131	(100)
Focusing: Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Conditions of Growth	131	(28)
Mia Leijssen
Client-Centred Therapy for Adolescents: An Interactional Point of View	159	(17)
Lidwien Geertjens
Olga Waaldijk
A Person-Centred Perspective on Leadership and Team-Building	176	(19)
Leif I. Braaten
'Anchorage' as a Core Concept in Working with Psychotic People	195	(11)
Dion Van Werde
The Relevance of a Phenomenological Attitude when Working with Psychotic People	206	(10)
Chris Deleu
Dion Van Werde
Empathy and Empathy Development with Psychotic Clients	216	(15)
Ute Binder
Postscript: Person-Centred Therapy: An International Force	231	(1)
Brian Thorne
Appendix: European Associations, Societies and Training Institutes for the Person-Centred Approach	232	(8)
Index	240