This classic text, now in its third edition, is essential reading for those training and embarking on a career in counselling. From its origins in the work and research of Carl Rogers in the 1960s to today's world where myriad forms of counselling are on offer, the person-centred approach has resonated with the hearts, minds and experience of those looking to train as a counsellor. But it has not stood still, and in this book you will find descriptions of some of the many seedlings that have flourished from its root stock, fed by its core principles. The book's title speaks of tribes, and person-centred approaches inspire a fidelity and sense of identity. From classical client-centred therapy and focusing through to pluralism and creative play therapy with children and adults, this book maps a vibrant nation that continues to have much to offer counsellors and their clients. Leading proponents in their fields offer succinct and inspiring summaries of the roots, theories, principles, practice and research of their specialist approach, supported with suggestions for further reading and resources.
Mick Cooper is Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton and a practising counselling psychologist. Mick is author and editor of a range of texts on person-centred, existential, and relational approaches to therapy, including Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2nd ed., Sage, 2018, with Dave Mearns), Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy (Sage, 2011, with John McLeod), and Integrating Counselling and Psychotherapy: Directionality, synergy, and social change (Sage, 2019). Mick has led a series of research studies - both qualitative and quantitative - exploring the processes and outcomes of person-centred counselling with young people, and has published in a range of leading international psychotherapy journals. Mick is a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the Academy of Social Sciences. Mick's latest authored book, Psychology at the Heart of Social Change: Towards a progressive vision for society (Bristol University, 2023), explores the contribution that therapeutic theory and practice can make to wider social progress and justice. Mick is the father of four children and lives in Brighton, on the south coast of England.
Title: The Tribes of the Person-Centred Nation, Third Edition: An introduction to the world of person-centred therapies
Author: Mick Cooper
ISBN: 9781915220479
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Publisher: PCCS Books
Publication Date: 2024-05-16
Number of Pages: 344
Weight: 0.6302 kg