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Zusatztext "Readers will find in these very diverse chapters inspiration and encouragement! pockets of resistance and instances of abdication: the book accurately reflects our present situation and is invaluable for that reason"Manu Bazzano! psychotherapist and supervisor in private practice! primary tutor at Metanoia Institute! London! and visiting lecturer at the University of Roehampton. "Humanistic Psychology: Current Trends and Future Prospects provides its readers with a masterful overview of Humanistic Psychology. Among its contributors are many of the key theorists and practitioners affiliated with the humanistic movement. Just as importantly! however! readers will find a critical thread running throughout the text which! while undoubtedly sympathetic to humanistic psychology's principles and aims! nonetheless urges continual self-challenge in order to maintain the radical visions that are its foundation. All of which makes this a wise and courageous book."Professor Ernesto Spinelli! ES Associates! London UK.'This is an absolutely wonderful resource! penned by some of the most influential and respected members of the humanistic field. It shows in vivid terms how the resurgence of humanism is the essential antidote to the increasingly technical and dehumanising provision now dominating our mental health field'.??Dr James Davies!Reader at the University of Roehampton! author of Cracked: Why Psychiatry Is Doing More Harm than Good Informationen zum Autor Richard House, Ph.D., C.Psychol . is a Chartered Psychologist, an educational consultant, a political activist, and long-time campaigner on childhood issues and Steiner education. Formerly senior lecturer in psychotherapy (Roehampton University) and education studies (Winchester), a counsellor-psychotherapist and editor of Self & Society journal, his eleven previous books include Therapy Beyond Modernity (2003) and Too Much, Too Soon? – Early Learning and the Erosion of Childhood (2011). David Kalisch, MA (Cantab), UKCP, UKAHPP (Aff. Memb.) is a psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer with nearly 30 years’ experience in gestalt, humanistic and core process therapies. David has been co-editor of Self & Society journal since 2011, and co-edited (along with Richard House and Jennifer Maidman) The Future of Humanistic Psychology (2013). He is Director of CHPC Training. Jennifer Maidman, (Dip Couns, MBACP) is a British musician, singer, producer, and songwriter who has worked extensively with many well-known groups and artists, including Paul Brady, Van Morrison, Bonnie Raiit, Mark Knopfler, Robert Wyatt and Annie Whitehead. She was a key member of the Penguin Café Orchestra. She also trained as a humanistic counsellor with Noreen Emmans and Jimmy McGhee, and has written for Therapy Today, Asylum, and Self and Society. She co-edited The Future of Humanistic Psychology (PCCS, 2013) with Richard House and David Kalisch. Zusammenfassung This book provides a thought-provoking examination of the present state and the future of humanistic psychology, showcasing a rich international contributor line-up. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on contributors Foreword to the new edition: Manu Bazzano Foreword to the first edition: Andrew Samuels Acknowledgements and dedications Editorial introduction Richard House, David Kalisch and Jennifer Maidman PART I History and contexts Editors’ introduction to Part I Richard House, David Kalisch and Jennifer Maidman 1 What is Humanistic Psychology? John Rowan and Dina Glouberman 2 Creativity in the evolution of Humanistic Psychology Louis Hoffman, Ruth Richards and Steven Pritzker 3 The past and future of Humanistic Psychology Colin Feltham 4 The place of person-centred counselling in H...
