Book Review: On Becoming a Person by Carl Rodgers

Book Description

A seminal work of psychotherapy.

Book Review

About the Author

Carl Rogers was Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin and Head of the Psychotherapy Research Section of the Psychiatric Institute. He was active in the practice of psychotherapy for over thirty years, and the originator of what is called ‘client-centred’ therapy. He died in 1987.

The late Carl Rogers was the  founder of the humanistic psychology movement, revolutionised psychotherapy with his concept of “client-centered therapy.” His influence has spanned decades, but that influence has become so much a part of mainstream psychology that the ingenious nature of his work has almost been forgotten. A new introduction by Peter Kramer sheds light on the significance of Dr. Rogers’s work today. New discoveries in the field of psychopharmacology, especially that of the antidepressant Prozac, have spawned a quick-fix drug revolution that has obscured the psycho therapeutic relationship. As the pendulum slowly swings back toward an appreciation of the therapeutic encounter, Dr. Rogers’s “client-centered therapy” becomes particularly timely and important.

Carl Rogers (background)

On Becoming a Person (the book PDF format)

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