We enjoyed interviewing Colin Lago about his new book “The Handbook of Transcultural Counselling and Psychotherapy”. This new book is a seminal work which brings together recent critical thinking and research and the exploration of the impact of different cultural heritages upon potential clients and therapists.
Following our interview with John McLeod we interviewed his co-author, Mick Cooper, about the pluralist approach to therapy set out in their new book titled “Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy”
As part of our series on Relational Depth we have already interviewed Mick Cooper and Sue Wilders about their thoughts and experiences of “relational depth” as theoreticians and practitioners. In this event we interviewed Rosanne Knox about her research of the client’s experience of relational depth.
A pluralistic perspective challenges traditional views of therapy and the training of therapists in ways that are thought-provoking and inspiring. The interview is an opportunity to hear directly from John McLeod about his journey into this work and his current thinking.
Motivational Interviewing has been extensively used in working with addiction and is widely known as an effective intervention in this kind of work. Buck has taken this technique and used it successfully in his work with a wide range of clients in his face to face and online practice. Buck describes his use of this technique as closely aligned to the person centred approach while giving both the therapist and client a framework to use in their working alliance.
Sandra Grieve and Lucia Berdondini are currently delivering the COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills, on behalf of Strathclyde University, to a group of students in Afghanistan.
Will Stillwell was a colleague of Carl Rogers and is Co-Director of the La Jolla Program, a 43 year old residential program for individuals which is still following in the client centered/person centered tradition associated with Carl Rogers. Will works in organisations as a coach to individuals, facilitator to groups & mediator in conflict situations.
OCTIA 2011 Interview: ACTO – The Association for Counselling and Therapy Online
Kate Lakeland interviewed Stephanie Palin Vice Chair of ACTO the website for online counsellors and their clients.
This is an important, but often neglected area of Person Centred Counselling. There is very little theoretical writing which is exclusively person centred, on this subject. This presentation is unashamedly person-centred and will focus on PCA theory as it is applied to couples work.