Person-Centred Counselling in a Nutshell
- Roger Casemore - University of Warwick, UK
Counselling in a Nutshell
Person-Centered Therapy
Person-Centred Counselling in a Nutshell is a short, accessible guide to one of the most popular approaches to counseling.
Using examples drawn from practice, Roger Casemore outlines, in a clear, jargon-free style, the main philosophical and theoretical principles of the person-centred approach, using the six core therapeutic conditions which need to be developed as a way of being in the counselor.
This revised and updated Second Edition includes new material on the philosophical principles which underpin the approach, on professional and ethical issues, on the use of person-centred counselling in short-term therapy, and on the wider application of the person-centred approach in other settings.
Providing a concise introduction to the philosophy, theory and practice of person-centred counseling, Person-Centred Counselling in a Nutshell is the ideal place to start for anyone reading about the approach for the first time, or for anyone embarking on training as a person-centred counselor.
This is a useful text for those student nurses who are particularly interested in learning more about person centred approaches, a critique of Rogers core conditions and the necessary values needed to relate in a person centred way. Although our nursing programmes are not teaching 'counselling' per se, this text will benefit learning disability student nurses (and qualifed CPD students) specifically to enhance their person centred beliefs and attitudes which form an integral part of what an LD nurse does. There is also value in recommending the text as an introduction to Rogers' work for 1st year students who learn about communicating in a diverse world.
Sample Materials & Chapters
Ch.1: An Overview of the Person-Centred Approach to Counselling and to Life