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Process Work in Person-Centred Therapy 2nd edition

Paperback by Worsley, Richard

Process Work in Person-Centred Therapy

£39.99

ISBN:
9780230213159
Publication Date:
16 Sep 2009
Edition/language:
2nd edition / English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:
Red Globe Press
Pages:
272 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 13 - 18 Aug 2026
Process Work in Person-Centred Therapy

Description

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.

Contents

Preface Introduction: Process and Listening PART I: ADDRESSING PROCESS WORK What is Process in Person-Centred Therapy? The Client in Process PART II: PHENOMENOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES A Phenomenological Approach to Therapy Constructing the Self: Narrative and Metaphor in Therapy Conditions of Worth in Everyday Life: A Person Centred Use of Transactional Analysis Theory Mirrors of our Being: A Person-Centred Use of Gestalt Theory Freeing the Therapist: A Phenomenological Reading of Carl Rogers PART III: EXISTENTIAL PERSPECTIVES Relating and Existing: Martin Buber's I-Thou Construct for Person-Centred Therapy The Existential Dimension: An Ignored Resource of Person-Centred Therapy The Spirituality of Counselling: Phenomenology, Existentialism and Beyond PART IV: MOVING INTO PROCESS WORK Process in High Levels of Distress: Insights for Everyday Work A Process Paradigm and 'Hilary': A Case Study of One Moment of Process Work Process Work in Practice

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