Counseling and Psychotherapy: Newer Concepts in Practice
Also known as Counseling and Psychotherapy, Counselling and Psychotherapy
Carl Rogers' 1942 book on non-directive counseling, with a full recorded case
At a glance
What it argues
The relationship does the work, From diagnosis to therapy
See all 2Key ideas
Non-directive counseling, Early versions of later concepts, Recorded sessions as evidence
See all 3Examples from the book
The case of Herbert Bryan, Rogers critiques himself, Not yet fully client-centered
See all 3Criticism and limits
A therapist in transition
Read next
Client-Centered Therapy, On Becoming a Person
See all 2Connections
Carl Rogers, Person-centered therapy and Humanistic psychology
See all 3
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- Rogers' second book, written at Ohio State University.
- It argues that a relationship with an understanding, accepting therapist lets a client resolve difficulties and gain insight to restructure their life.
- It marks a shift from diagnosing clients to helping them.
- It was one of the first books to print transcripts of recorded therapy sessions.
- It holds the seeds of what Rogers later called client-centered therapy.
Why it matters
- For anyone learning person-centered therapy who wants to see where it began, and to read a whole real case, session by session, with the therapist's own critique.
Key facts
- Author
- Carl R. Rogers1
- Published
- 19421
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin, Boston2
- Pages
- 4502
- Written at
- Ohio State University, where Rogers became professor of clinical psychology in 19401
- Influence
- Called "arguably his most important and provocative book" in the Encyclopedia of Education3
What it argues
Key ideas
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Non-directive counseling3
The counselor follows the client rather than steering; Rogers later renamed the approach client-centered.
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Early versions of later concepts3
The book contains early forms of congruence, unconditional positive regard and empathy.
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Recorded sessions as evidence3
Rogers transcribed phonograph recordings of counseling interviews and used them to test his ideas.
Examples from the book
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The case of Herbert Bryan3
All eight interviews with one client printed in full, 178 pages, with Rogers' comments and hunches.
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Rogers critiques himself4
His footnotes to the Bryan transcript identify many mistakes in his own therapy behavior.
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Not yet fully client-centered4
Brodley and Kemp count about 45% of Rogers' responses to Bryan as coming from his own frame of reference, against about 10% in his later sessions.
Criticism and limits
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A therapist in transition4
Brodley and Kemp: the Bryan sessions show Rogers "in transition towards client-centered therapy but not yet quite there".
Read next
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Rogers' 1951 book, where the approach and its theory of personality are fully set out.
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His most widely read book, in plainer language.
Connections
Links
Sources
- Carl Rogers (Wikipedia) (opens en.wikipedia.org)
- Counseling and psychotherapy: newer concepts in practice (Open Library) (opens openlibrary.org)
- Rogers, Carl (1902–1987), Encyclopedia of Education (Encyclopedia.com) (opens encyclopedia.com)
- Brodley B, Kemp C. Some Differences in Clients' Questions and Rogers' Responses to Questions Between the Mr. Bryan Sessions and Rogers' Post Bryan Therapy Sessions (ADPCA) (opens adpca.org)
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