Counselling Couples and Families: A Person-Centred Approach [Paperback]

Charles J O'Leary (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 4, 1999 | ISBN-10: 076195791X | ISBN-13: 978-0761957911 | Edition: 1

`Compelling reading.... I liked this book. It is intelligent, thought-provoking, occasionally funny and a delight to read. I warmed to the author's passion for the work of Carl Rogers.... All Relate counsellors will find something of value - even the strict psychodynamic practitioners' - Relate News

`The author deserves congratualtions on his easy, readable style. This will ensure that the book will be read, rahter than simply browsed by many' - Sexual and Relationship Therapy

`Provides a very good introduction for counsellors in working with families.' - British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

In this unique book, the theory and practice

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Adopter's comment

'A fascinating book which combines couple counselling with person-centred counselling. Will be recommended reading for social work students working with couple relationships'

'Very readible. Useful for students of counselling beyomd the 'title' focus of couples and families'

`Compelling reading... I liked this book. It is intelligent, thought-provoking, occasionally funny and a delight to read. I warmed to the author's passion for the work of Carl Rogers.... All Relate counsellors will find something of value - even the strict psychodynamic practitioners' - Relate News

`This is a highly readable text, which incorporates the theory and practice of counselling couples and families, integrated with principles from the person-centred approach....This text is most valuable to the beginner counsellor, however it can be considered a refresher to the more established practitioner' - Eisteach

`Provides a very good introduction for counsellors in working with families' - British Journal of Guidance & Counselling'

`This book is unique in its articulation of family therapy and the person-centred approach. It is also engaging in the way couples and the families come to life through Charlie O'Leary's acute and sensitive observation. It is an essential text in any person-centred therapy library'- Dave Mearns, University of Strathclyde

`In this highly readable text, the theory and practice of counselling couples and families are successfully integrated with principles from the Rogerian/person-centred approach. In this sense the book is unique: although a lot of counsellors in fact practice relational therapy from a person-centred perspective, until now, no basic text was available in this field' - Alfons Vansteenwegen, INTAMS Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd; 1 edition (October 4, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076195791X
• ISBN-13: 978-0761957911
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #794,069 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Written especially for professional counselors, December 5, 2002

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Counselling Couples and Families: A Person-Centred Approach (Paperback)

Counselling Couples and Families: A Person-Centered Approach by educator and therapist Charles J. O'Leary (Approved Supervisor of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists) is a straightforward instructional guide to the "person-centered" approach in family and relational therapy. Written especially for professional counselors, yet filled with wisdom and insight totally accessible to the non-specialist general reader, Counselling Couples And Families is an informative, practical, meticulous study which is especially recommended for professional and academic Applied Psychology & Family Counseling reference collections and supplemental reading lists.

5.0 out of 5 stars great work with families from the person-centered approach, April 18, 2008

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Javier Armenta Mejia (Tijuana, Baja California Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Counselling Couples and Families: A Person-Centred Approach (Paperback)

This is a great book. Very practical and insightfull.
Has a lot of theory, but many examples of practical situations where the approach works in couples therapy or families.
I recomend it with all my heart.

Javier Armenta
Clinical Psych.
Tijuana, México