Bøker av Richard Worsley

Part of the "Counselling Primer" series, supplementary to the bestselling "Steps in Counselling" series, this book presents an introduction to integrative counselling with a person-centred foundation. It aims to bridge the gap between introductory, intermediate and diploma level courses.

Worsley argues that it is rational to believe in a realist, loving God in the face of evil. Beginning with a critique of Alvin Plantinga, he shows that human freedom is highly complex, and so depends upon complex structures in nature. The book develops a parallel argument that human evil stems from the evolution of personality.

This unique and important book breaks new ground in the theory and practice of person-centred psychotherapy by focusing on the issue of process.Process belongs to both client and counsellor. Worsley conceptualises process in relation to the core principles of the person-centred approach but also to the humanistic and phenomenological roots of person-centred therapy. Combining academic rigour with the wisdom of an experienced clinical practitioner, he opens up a more inclusive and integrative way of being with clients that nonetheless chimes with classical person-centred principles.The book features:* Activities and vivid case studies to illustrate and expand on the theoretical points being developed, allowing the reader to see easily how these might apply to practice.* Engagement with theoretical approaches such as transactional analysis and Gestalt, as well as discussion of philosophy, spirituality and psychopathology.* New discussion of the processes involved in mental illness, drawing on the work of Prouty and Warner to understand the client's world of experiencing.* New material on the plural self and configurations of the self.