The Person-Centred Approach developed as a distinct branch of third wave psychology, following on from psychoanalysis and behaviourism. Rather than privileging the therapist as expert, it puts its trust in a person's innate tendency to actualize potential to the extent that they are psychologically and environmentally able to do so. The PCA is therefore radical, and so is often seen as "dangerous" by established authority... ??
Bookwomble ...which has often acted to sideline or "tame" it. This book was published in 2003, when moves to "professionalise" (tame) person-centred counselling were happening, and resisted. We're back in another period of challenge, when authoritarian pressure is again being brought to bear against humanistic psychologies, so I'm hoping this book, a set of essays by PCA counsellors and their clients about working ethically with our authentic selves,... ?? 5y
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GingerAntics This sounds interesting. There is always pushback against humanism. I can‘t figure out why. It‘s given us the modern world and all, but I guess it‘s just unsalable from...modernity? 🙄 5y
Bookwomble @GingerAntics If people are free to act in ways that are personally fulfilling and prosocial, they are likely to be unpredictable and egalitarian, which is not, perhaps, in the material interest of those with power. I think Maslow is still relevant as to why reducing relative poverty is anathema to the 1%.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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Toward a Psychology of BeingGingerAntics I totally agree with that. Anything that puts any amount of power, even simple autonomy, in the hands of the 99% is going to be fiercely apposed by the 1%. (edited) 5y
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