Non-directivity is the distinguishing feature of the revolutionary, anti-authoritarian approach to psychotherapy and human relations developed by Carl Rogers. The book brings together an impressive international collection of person-centered writers, each exploring an important facet of non-directivity as it relates to person-centered theory and practice. Their contributions examine the history, theory, applications, and implications of the non-directive attitude. Non-directivity emerges in these pages as a way of being that remains vital and highly relevant to the practice of person-centered therapy, other person-centered applications, and psychotherapy in general.
Introduction: About the Non-directive Attitude - Barbara Brodley Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on Non-directivity * Non-directivity: The Foundational Attitude- Brian Levitt * Historic Events in Client-Centered Therapy and the Person-Centered Approaches -Nat Raskin * Forms of Non-Directive Psychotherapy: The Non-Directive Tradition - Garry Prouty * Two Rogers and Congruence: The Emergence of Therapist-Centered Therapy and the Demise of Client-Centered Therapy - Marvin Frankel and Lisbeth Sommerbeck * Non-Directivity: An Ontological Concept - Francoise Ducroux-Biass * Facilitative responsiveness: Non-directiveness from anthropological, epistemological and ethical perspectives - Peter Schmid The Nondirective Attitude in Individual Psychotherapy * 'It enlightens everything you do': Observing Non-directivity in a Client-Centered Therapy Demonstration Session - Brian Levitt and Barbara Brodley * The Experience of Non-directivity in Client-Centered Therapy: A Case Study - Beth Freire * The Anatomy of Empathic Reflections: Socratic Self-examination by Means of Non-Directive Empathy - Marvin Frankel * Non-Directive work with People Diagnosed with a Severe Mental Illness - Lisbeth Sommerbeck * Polemic Discussion of Non-Directivity and Substance Use - Sue Wilders * The Art of Non-Directive Being in Psychotherapy - Jerold Bozarth Ethics and Applications Beyond Individual Psychotherapy * Non-directiveness: A Necessary Compass - Marge Witty * Taking only what is given: Empathy and self-determination in nondirective client-centered therapy - Barry Grant * Nondirective Therapist Congruence in Theory and Practice - Kathy Moon * Non-Directive Person-Centered Community Groups: Facilitation of Freedom and Personal Power - Jerold Bozarth * Client-Centered Family & Couple Therapy: A Retrospective and a Practitioner's Guide - John McPherrin * Trust Builds Learning: The Context and Effectiveness of Non-Directivity in Education - Jeffrey H.D. Cornelius-White and Cecily F. Cornelius-White * Some Essentials of a Client-Centered Approach to Assessment - C.H. Patterson (previously published paper with C. Edward Watkins, Jr.) Historical Afterword * The Non-Directive Attitude - Nat Raskin
