Process Work in Person-Centred Therapy
Author | : Richard Worsley |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 469 |
Release | : 2009-09-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781350305861 |
ISBN-13 | : 1350305863 |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Download or read book Process Work in Person-Centred Therapy written by Richard Worsley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09-16 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique and important book breaks new ground in the theory and practice of person-centred psychotherapy by focusing on the issue of process. Process belongs to both client and counsellor. Worsley conceptualises process in relation to the core principles of the person-centred approach but also to the humanistic and phenomenological roots of person-centred therapy. Combining academic rigour with the wisdom of an experienced clinical practitioner, he opens up a more inclusive and integrative way of being with clients that nonetheless chimes with classical person-centred principles. The book features: - Activities and vivid case studies to illustrate and expand on the theoretical points being developed, allowing the reader to see easily how these might apply to practice. - Engagement with theoretical approaches such as transactional analysis and Gestalt, as well as discussion of philosophy, spirituality and psychopathology. - New discussion of the processes involved in mental illness, drawing on the work of Prouty and Warner to understand the client's world of experiencing. - New material on the plural self and configurations of the self.