Carl Rogers

161 Pages·2012·1.812 MB·English

by  Brian Thorne, Pete Sanders

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Key Figures in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Series editor: Windy Dryden
The books in this series provide concise introductions to the life,
work and influence of leading innovators whose theoretical and
practical contributions have shaped the development of contem-
porary counselling and psychotherapy. The series includes the
following titles:
Eric Berne
by Ian Stewart
Fritz Perls
by Petru–ska Clarkson and Jennifer Mackewn
Aaron T. Beck
by Marjorie Weishaar
Albert Ellis
by Joseph Yankura and Windy Dryden
D.W. Winnicott
by Michael Jacobs
George Kelly
by Fay Fransella
Joseph Wolpe
by Roger Poppen
J.L. Moreno
by A. Paul Hare and June Rabson Hare
Milton H. Erickson
by Jeffrey K. Zeig and W. Michael Munion
Carl Gustav Jung
by Ann Casement
Sigmund Freud, Second Edition
by Michael Jacobs
Melanie Klein, Second Edition
by Julia Segal
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Carl
Rogers
Third Edition
Brian Thorne with
Pete Sanders
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Carl Rogers
For Dave Mearns in acknowledgement of his major contribution
to the development of Rogers’ work and in thanks for enduring
friendship and professional companionship.
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‘I can trust my experience’
Carl Rogers
For Dave Mearns in acknowledgement of his major contribution
to the development of Rogers’ work and in thanks for enduring
friendship and professional companionship.
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Contents
About the Authors viii
Preface to Third Edition x
Preface to First Edition xiii
Acknowledgements xvi
1 The Life of Carl Rogers 1
2 Rogers’ Major Theoretical Contributions 24
3 Rogers’ Major Practical Contributions 44
4 Criticisms and Rebuttals 65
5 The Overall Influence of Carl Rogers 99
A Select Bibliography of the Works of Carl Rogers 129
Important Events in the Life of Carl Rogers 131
References 133
Index 140
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About the Authors
Brian Thorne is Emeritus Professor of Counselling
at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, and
Co-founder of the Norwich Centre for Personal,
Professional and Spiritual Development. He was
one of the first practitioners in Britain to be
elected a Fellow of the British Association for
Counselling and Psychotherapy and is recog-
nized as a leading international representative of
the person-centred approach to therapy origi-
nated by Dr Carl Rogers and his associates.
Brian first met Carl Rogers in 1978 and remained in close con-
tact with him until the latter’s death in 1987. On a number of
occasions he worked with Rogers in various workshops and
seminars in different parts of Europe and his book on the
approach, co-authored with Dave Mearns, appeared the year
after Rogers’ death. This book, Person-Centred Counselling in
Action (Sage), has now reached its third edition and has proved
to be the best-selling book not only in the area of counselling and
psychotherapy but in any discipline published by Sage. Brian has
also written or edited numerous other books and his influence
has been considerable not only in Britain but wider afield. His
fluency in French and German has assured that he has made
major contributions to the development of the person-centred
approach in continental Europe.
Throughout his long career Brian has remained committed to
the practice of Christianity and to his membership of the Anglican
Church. It is therefore not surprising that he has been particularly
concerned to explore and develop the spiritual dimension of
Rogers’ work and its relevance to spiritual evolution in the
twenty-first century. In recent years he has turned his attention to
the development of the theory and practice of spiritual accompa-
niment and his recent work at the Norwich Centre has focused
on this activity. He was made a Lay Canon of Norwich Cathedral
in 2005.
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About the Authors ix
Pete Sanders worked as a volunteer counsellor
for ‘Off The Record’ in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in
the early 1970s while a psychology undergradu-
ate. This, after further qualification, set him on
his subsequent career as a counsellor, trainer,
supervisor and author. During this time he was
the course leader on three BACP-recognized
courses, was centrally involved in establishing
the BACP Trainer Accreditation Scheme, wrote,
co-wrote or edited 15 books, and founded PCCS
Training and PCCS Books with his wife Maggie. Apart from his
continuing interest in the development of theory and practice in
person-centred and experiential therapies, he is dedicated to the
demedicalization of distress. Pete is increasingly of the opinion that
mental health services are in urgent need of reformation and is
more likely to be found at a Hearing Voices Network conference
than a BACP event. He is a Trustee of the Soteria Network, UK.
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