Dave Mearns 
Developing Person-Centred Counselling [EPUB ebook] 

`This is a useful book for those who use person-centred counselling in their practice, or who are training to become person-centred counsellors′ –
Counselling and Psychotherapy, the Journal of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

Developing Person-Centred Counselling , Second Edition is designed to help counsellors improve their skills within the person-centred approach. Written by Dave Mearns, leading person-centred expert and bestselling author, the Second Edition has been fully revised and updated taking account of developments in person-centred practice.

With new chapters on growth and transference, the book covers the subjects which are central to person-centred training:

} the core conditions

} therapeutic alliance

} development of the counsellor

} therapeutic process

} the person-centred approach in relation to psychopathology.

Supported by case material and examples from practice, each part of the book presents the counsellor with practical, and often challenging ideas, which encourage him/her to think carefully about his/her practice and how to improve it.

Developing Person-Centred Counselling, Second Edition is a highly practical and inspiring resource for trainees and practitioners alike.

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Introduction

PART ONE: EXTENDING THE THERAPEUTIC CONDITIONS

Don′t Confuse Unconditional Positive Regard with `Liking′

Offering the Client an Engagement at `Relational Depth′

What Is Involved in Offering Wider Contracts to Clients?

Extend the Core Conditions to the Whole of Your Client – Introducing `Configurations′ of Self

Don′t Get `Hooked on Growth′

PART TWO: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNSELLOR

Counsellor `Paralysis′

Diagnosis and Treatment

Beware of the Need to Appear `Clever′

`Burn-Out′ and How to Avoid It

Personal Therapy Is Not Enough

What to Do If You Are Not Perfect

Using the Large Unstructured Group to Develop Congruence in Person-Centred Training

Developing a Spiritual Discipline – with Brian Thorne

PART THREE: THE THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE

You Do Not Need to Be an `Expert′ on the Client Group or Issue to Work Expertly with the Client

Be `Beside′ the Client, but Not `on the Side of′ the Client

Getting beyond `Transference′

Brief Companionship – with Brian Thorne

Becoming Aware of the `Unspoken Relationship′ between Counsellor and Client

Tapping the `Unspoken Relationship′ between Counsellor and Client

PART FOUR: THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS

Getting the `Power Dynamic′ Right

Let the Client′s Locus of Evaluation Be the Guide to Your Working

Assisting the Client′s Focusing

Be Aware of and Beware the Dynamics of Self-Concept Change

Confronting the Client

Trouble-Shooting `Stuckness′ within the Therapeutic Process

PART FIVE: PERSON-CENTRED PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

The Person-Centred Perspective on Psychopathology – with Elke Lambers

The Neurotic Client

Borderline Personality Disorder – with Elke Lambers

Psychosis – with Elke Lambers

Personality Disorder – with Elke Lambers

An Introduction to Client-Centred Pre-Therapy – with Dion Van Werde

Dealing with the Possibility of Psychotic Content in a Seemingly Congruent Communication – with Dion Van Werde

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Dave Mearns is formerly Director of the Counselling Unit and Professor of Counselling at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Dave is author or co-author of four other counselling books published by SAGE: Person-Centred Counselling in Action, Second Edition, Experiences of Counselling in Action, Person-Centred Counselling Training and Person-Centred Therapy Today: New Frontiers in Theory and Practice.