Papers on Client-Centered Therapy
These are not intended to be a representative sampling, but rather the
few papers for which I have both access and permission so far. When I have
more I'll sort them more sensibly. -Matt
More CCT Papers
(maintained by Allan Turner)
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Understanding
the Person-Centered Approach to Therapy:
A Reply to Questions and Misconceptions
Godfrey T. Barrett-Lennard
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I wish everyone who's dismissed Person-Centered for simple reasons would
read this article. Some useful insight into the developing years of P-C.
Also a good introduction to Goff himself. (13 pages)
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What is
Client-Centered Therapy? What is It Not?
Barbara Brodley
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An essential introduction. (17 pages)
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Empathy
Toward Client Perception of Therapist Intent:
Evaluating One's Person-Centeredness
Jo Cohen
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(7 pages)
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A Counter-Theory
of Transference
John M. Shlien
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(41 pages)
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The Development
of Nondirective Therapy
Nat Raskin
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Describes the original development of the non-directive branch of therapy
in the '40s, quoting extensively from Freud, Rank, Taft, Allen, and Rogers.
(18 pages)
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A Client-Centered
Psychotherapy Practice
Barbara Brodley
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Describes what CCT is, how the author practices it, and how it's set apart
from all other forms of therapy. Includes two exerpts from therapy sessions.
(25 pages)
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Instructions
for Beginning to Practice Client-Centered Therapy
Barbara Brodley
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Outlines a way for beginning therapists to behave with clients while they
are learning the attitudes of CCT. (8 pages)
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Considerations
When Responding to Questions and Requests In Client-Centered Therapy
Barbara Brodley
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Some things a C-C therapist in training should think about when responding
to client requests. (2 pages)
Related Materials
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The Effectiveness
of Psychotherapy
Consumer Reports 12/95
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Report and discussion of the Consumer Reports study that appeared the previous
month. A major finding of that study was that no one form of psychotherapy
did particularly better than any other studied. Furthermore, no evidence
was found to support providing specific therapy techniques for specific
problems. (15 pages)
A short overview
of Client-Centered Therapy
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