David J. Cain

This updated edition provides a concise introduction to person-centered therapy, which emphasizes the quality of the clienttherapist relationship for client growth.

This thoroughly revised update to the first edition highlights cutting edge research on the effectiveness of various humanistic psychotherapy approaches. Illustrative case examples containing client-therapist dialogue demonstrate how to apply humanistic principles in practice.

In this book, David J. Cain presents and explores person-centered psychotherapy, its theory, history, therapy process, primary change mechanisms, the empirical basis for its effectiveness, and contemporary developments that have refined theory and expanded how it may be practiced.

In this DVD, David J. Cain demonstrates a contemporary version of Carl Rogers's pervasively influential approach, which focuses on how the quality of engagement and collaboration between therapist and client can create optimal conditions for growth.