TITLES AND ABSTRACTS
Person-Centered Therapy as a Research-Informed Approach: Evidence and PossibilitiesLadislav TimulakAbstract Person-centered psychotherapy, as with all therapeutic approaches, is a form of applied scientific knowledge (though it does not draw uniquely on scientific investigation). This presentation deals briefly with the historical roots of person-centered psychotherapy as a form of research–informed psychotherapy. Then it focuses on the current status of research in person-centered psychotherapy and related experiential approaches carried out by proponents of the person-centered paradigm. The presentation also provides examples of results from psychotherapy and psychology researchers in general (i.e., those not embracing person-centered principles) that might be applied in the person-centered practice. I next address the issue of how findings from new research and theoretical thinking can be applied within the person-centered context without losing its rich and well-developed tradition. The paper concludes by presenting a conceptualization of person-centered psychotherapy as an ever-evolving therapeutic approach based on the best available, psychotherapy-relevant, theoretical and empirical knowledge. Can Carl Rogers Teach Us Anything About Interpretation? Nicola Gazzola and Anastassios StalikasAbstract Using a qualitative coding system, we examined 16 interpretive verbal responses and the subsequent client actions in four sessions conducted by Carl Rogers with four different clients. The results suggest that although some of Rogers’ verbal responses were interpretive, they were nonetheless delivered in a tentative, caring manner and addressed client feelings, consistent with his approach to psychotherapy. In addition, clients generally showed favorable responses to these interventions. Implications for the practice of counseling are offered. Becoming Whole: A Collaboration Between Experiential Psychotherapies And Mindfulness Meditation Shari M.Geller Abstract In this paper I compare, contrast and discuss ways in which experiential psychotherapy and mindfulness meditation can complement one another. An exploration and comparison of the two perspectives is offered, including their views of human nature, the self, and emotions. It is proposed in this paper that Mindfulness meditation can be used as an adjunct to experiential psychotherapy or as a natural extension of psychotherapeutic work. Meditation offers an opportunity to transcend the self after a healthy sense of self and needs are established through therapy. In this way, psychological development can be viewed as a preliminary and necessary step to spiritual development. Carl Rogers in the Therapy Room: A listing of session transcripts and a survey of publications referring to Rogers’ sessionsGermain Lietaer and Barbara T. BrodleyAbstract To facilitate psychotherapy research and the education of students in client-centered therapy, the authors present two lists: a “Sessions List” of transcripts of Rogers’ therapy sessions including his demonstrations of client-centered therapy and a “Publications Survey” of the references to publications reporting studies of Rogers’ sessions. REVIEWS Lisbeth Sommerbeck. The Client-Centered Therapist in Psychiatric Contexts: A therapist's guide to the psychiatric landscape and its inhabitants. (Reviewed by M. S. Warner) Peter Frenzel, Wolfgang W. Keil, Peter F. Schmid, Norbert Stölzl (Eds.). Klienten-/Personzentrierte Psychotherapie: Kontexte, Konzepte, Konkretisierungen. [Client-/Person-Centered Psychotherapy: Contexts, Conceptions, Concrete Expressions.] Reviewed by Christian Fehringer) |