Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling

Gina Di Malta is lecturer in Psychotherapy and Counselling at the Open University, UKMick Cooper is Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton, UKMaureen O’Hara is Director of the International Futures Forum and President Emerita of Saybrook University, USA Yana Gololob is a PCA trainer at Ukrainian Umbrella Association of Psychotherapists and lecturer at Ukrainian Psychotherapy UniversitySusan Stephen is lecturer in Counselling and Director of the Strathclyde Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Clinic

• Preface; Gina Di Malta, Mick Cooper, Yana Gololob, Maureen O’Hara, Susan StephenThe Person-Centred Approach Today and Tomorrow: Seeds of a Peaceful Revolution; Gina Di Malta, Mick Cooper, Yana Gololob, Maureen O’Hara, Susan StephenThe Basic Conditions of the Facilitative Therapeutic Relationship; Carl RogersPART I: THEORETICAL, HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONSIntroduction to Part 1; Susan StephenOrigins and Evolution of the Person-Centred Innovation in Carl Rogers’ lifetime; Godfrey T. Barrett-LennardThe ‘Family’ of Person-centred Therapies; Pete SandersThe Anthropological, Relational and Ethical Foundations of Person-Centred Therapy; Peter F. SchmidThe Actualising Person; Art BohartExperiential and Phenomenological Foundations; Mick Cooper & Art BohartDevelopmental and Personality Theory; Mick CooperWorking in Groups; Peter F. Schmid & Maureen O'HaraDiversity, Intersectionality, and Person-Centred Psychology: Radical Foundations, Contemporary Perspectives, and Cultural Change; Suzy Henry, Divine Charura, & Colin LagoSpirituality and Transcendence; Judy MoorePART II: THERAPEUTIC PRACTICEIntroduction to Part 2; Gina Di MaltaThe Non-directive Attitude; Susan StephenEmpathy; Elizabeth Freire & Gina Di MaltaUnconditional Positive Regard; Jerold D. Bozarth & Sheila HaughCongruence; Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-WhiteTherapeutic Presence: An Essential Way of Being; Shari Geller and Camilla GrazianiRelational Depth; Gina Di Malta, Ruth Anderson & Mick CooperExperiential Practices: Explicit ways of facilitating therapeutic processes; Siebrecht Vanhooren, Claude Missiaen, & Kurt RendersPerson-Centred Creative Arts Therapies; Ani de la PridaPART III: CLIENT GROUPSIntroduction to Part 3; Yana GololobPerson-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling with Children and Young People; Michael Behr & Dagmar NudingCouples and Families; Charles J. O’Leary & Martha B. JohnsOlder Adults; Allyson Washburn and Sofia von HumboldtA Person-Centred Approach to Grief Counselling; Dale G. LarsonClients with Contact-impaired Functioning: pre-therapy; Dion Van Werde and Garry ProutyDifficult Client Process; Margaret S. WarnerWorking with Trauma; Henry J. VenterA Person-centred Approach to Addiction Treatment; J. Roland Fleck & Dorothy T. FleckPART IV: PROFESSIONAL ISSUESIntroduction to Part 4; Mick CooperAssessment and Formulation; Ewan GillonEthics in Practice in Person-Centred Therapy; Gillian Proctor & Suzanne KeysSupervision; Keith TudorResearch; Robert ElliottSocial Change and Cultural Transformation; Maureen O'HaraOnline PCA; Brian Rodgers & Keith TudorPerson-Centred Approach around the Globe; Yana Gololob & Hannah Gilbert

The handbook has gained significantly through its stronger didactic orientation. It is highly valuable for training and practice, very readable, and an impressive integration of theory, practice, empirical work, and reflective prompts. Far more than a reference work, it stands as a rich and multifaceted textbook of the Person-Centered Approach.