An Introduction to the Therapeutic Relationship in Counselling and Psychotherapy / Edition 1

by Stephen Paul, Divine Charura

Overview

'Stephen Paul and Divine Charura are to be congratulated on producing this almost 'encyclopaedic' work reflecting upon the importance and complexity of the relationship within therapy. Suitable for students and experienced therapists alike, this text is illuminated with 'clips' relating to client and practitioner experiences, theoretical issues and research outcomes. A wonderful resource and contribution to current professional literature' - Colin Lago, Fellow of BACP

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781446256640
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/03/2014
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	7.32(w) x 9.13(h) x (d)

About the Author

Stephen Paul has recently retired as Director of The Centre for Psychological Therapies at Leeds Metropolitan University after 20 years of service. He is a client-centred psychotherapist. He is co-editor of The Therapeutic Relationship: Themes and Perspectives (PCCS , 2008) and The Therapeutic Relationship Handbook: Theory and (Mc Graw-Hill /OUP ,2014). Stephen was instrumental in developing a Relational Approach to Therapy with Geoff Pelham (1999).. He has worked extensively in both adult and child & adolescent psychiatry. He has been head of a therapeutic school and was Director of the VSO programme in Bhutan. Stephen now writes, practises therapy, supervision and coaching, and provides training.

Divine Charura is professor of counselling psychology and programme director for the doctorate in counselling psychology at York St John University. He is a chartered counselling psychologist and registered psychotherapist and has co-authored and edited numerous books in counselling and psychotherapy.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The therapeutic relationship in counselling and psychotherapy
Introducing the Therapeutic Relationship
Introducing the therapeutic relationship
What the research tells us
The relationship in different modalities
A relational approach to therapy
Developmental factors in a relational approach
Establishing and Maintaining the Relationship
Establishing the relationship
Developing the relationship
Challenges to the relationship: When things get tricky
Ending the relationship
The Relationship in Context
The therapist’s self in relationship
Working with difference within the therapeutic relationship: A relational perspective
Developing your Practice
Appendix 1 Glossary of terms
Appendix 2 Conclusions and Recommendations of the Interdivisional (APA Divisions 12 & 29) Task Force on Evidence-Based Therapy Relationships

Editorial Reviews

There is something for almost everyone here. There are twenty-five chapters, divided into five sections, which between them cover almost the whole field of psychotherapy.

John Rowan

Stephen Paul and Divine Charura are to be congratulated on producing this almost 'encyclopaedic' work reflecting upon the importance and complexity of the relationship within therapy. Suitable for students and experienced therapists alike, this text is illuminated with 'clips' relating to client and practitioner experiences, theoretical issues and research outcomes. Most importantly, the authors have provided a non-theoretical school/ modality based approach in full recognition of the therapeutic equivalency across therapeutic styles and in pursuit of exploring and articulating the critically important element of relationship in therapy. A wonderful resource and contribution to current professional literature.

Colin Lago

This book is a gem. It is well written, easy to read and underpinned by a deep scholarship. It clearly draws on its authors’ lengthy experiences of counselling practice, supervision and training. Rightly, they put the therapeutic relationship at the heart of the successful counselling process and clearly show how techniques from differing approaches to therapy can be appropriately used. This is a book that will appeal to both trainees and experienced practitioners of counselling, psychotherapy and related disciplines.

William West