Bibliography of the Publications of John K. Wood

Schmid, P.F.

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Bibliography of the Publications of Laura N. Rice

Schmid, P.F.

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Bibliography of the Publications of Tony Merry

Schmid, P.F.

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Book review

Book Review: Michael McMillan. The Person-Centred Approach to Therapeutic Change.

Purton, C.

Review | From volume/issue: 4.2 | Pages:

Book review

Book Review: Robert Elliott, Jeanne C. Watson, Rhonda N. Goldman and Leslie S. Greenberg. Learning Emotion-Focused Therapy: The Process-Experiential Approach to Change

Lietaer, G.

Review | From volume/issue: 4.2 | Pages:

In its Awakening ‘Cultural` Awareness the Person-Centered Approach Needs to Consider More Than Just Racism: A Review of R. Moodley, C. Lago, & A. Talahite (Eds.), Carl Rogers Counsels a Black Client. Ross-on-Wye: PCCS Books, 2004.

Holdstock, T. L. - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Article | From volume/issue: 4.2 | Pages: 124–130

Keywords: race, culture, counseling, psychotherapy, Rogers

Abstract: This book addresses the neglect of the Person-Centered Approach regarding issues of race and culture. The various contributions are all well written and easy to read. Students and beginning practitioners can benefit from the ideas expressed. However, the focus remains almost exclusively on race and racism. The more encompassing issue of culture remains relatively unaddressed, indicating how much work still needs to be done. The uniqueness of the book, concentrating basically on two interviews of Rogers counseling a black client, paradoxically demonstrates this dearth of involvement in culture by the practitioners of the approach.

Reinforce or Challenge

Elliott, R., Mearns, D., Schmid, P.F., Stiles, W.B.

Editorial | From volume/issue: 4.2 | Pages:

Remembering Laura N. Rice

Greenberg. L..S.

Obituary | From volume/issue: 4.2 | Pages:

Rogers’ Interviews with Gloria and Kathy Revisited: A micro-analysis of the client-therapist interaction

Takens, R.J. - Vrije Universiteit, Amesterdam

Article | From volume/issue: 4.2 | Pages: 77–89

Keywords: client-centered therapy, processing, non-directiveness, presence

Abstract: In order to illustrate the use of the Processing Modes Scales of Sachse (1990a) two prototypical interviews of Rogers, respectively with Gloria and Kathy, were analyzed. It was hypothesized that Rogers would offer his clients high levels of ‘processing proposals’, and that, as a consequence, his clients would show high levels of processing, too. Indeed, Rogers’ processing proposals were much deeper than normally found, as were the processing modes by the two clients involved. It also turned out that Rogers took a more non-directive stance in his interview with Gloria, whilst in the interview with Kathy, ten years later, his position was more process-directive. It is suggested that this may be the result of a development in his therapeutic attitude from functioning as the client’s ‘alter-ego’ into more ‘presence’ in the therapeutic encounter.

The Person-centered Approach from an Existential Perspective

Stumm, G. - Sektion Forum der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Personzentrierte Gesprãchsführung, Psychotherapie und Supervision, Vienna, Austria

Article | From volume/issue: 4.2 | Pages: 106–123

Keywords: existentialism, existential therapy, person-centered approach

Abstract: This paper deals with the question of how far existential issues are considered in the Person-Centered Approach. Starting with the topic of existentialism and a short summary about its most inspiring promoters, a brief introduction is given to five approaches in existential therapy and their affinities with person-centered aspects. Thereafter the Person-Centered Approach in its classical tradition will be compared to and contrasted with existential perspectives, first outlining some parallels and then stressing the differences between the two orientations. The paper concludes with a discussion of the extent to which the Person-Centered Approach has integrated existential concepts and also, vice versa, what Person-Centered Therapy has to offer an existential approach to therapy.

The Therapy of Dissociation: Its phases and problems

Coffeng, T. - Oudega, The Netherlands

Article | From volume/issue: 4.2 | Pages: 90–105

Keywords: dissociation, negative therapeutic reactionclient-centered therapy, pre-therapy

Abstract: The first part of the article presents a therapy for dissociated and traumatized clients. It is client-centered and experiential of orientation, with two phases. Prouty’s approach addresses the clients’ dissociative process in the first phase. Another therapeutic approach is needed in the second phase, when dissociation decreases and clients begin to integrate their trauma. The second part of the article deals with incidents near the end of therapy, when some clients relapse and function as they did in an earlier stage. This confuses therapists, who don’t expect problems at this stage. These problems appear to contain crucial information. Once these are attended to properly, the therapy can resume its course. Examples are given of incidents and their underlying mechanisms. These late incidents require alertness, action, and exploration. When therapists have difficulty with this extra but crucial work, it is suggested that they find a replacement therapist.