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Client-Centered/Experiential Psychotherapy and Counseling Bibliographical Survey 1994-1996

 

Germain LIETAER

Centrum voor Client-centered
Psychotherapie en Counseling
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Belgium
Psychotherapeutische Bijdragen, 1997, Rapport nr. 9

Initially put together for the occasion of the
"Fourth International Conference on Client-centered and Experiential Psychotherapy"
Lisbon, July 7-12, 1997

TABLE OF CONTENTS

introduction
register of topics
english
german
dutch
other languages

INTRODUCTION

This survey is a continuation of three previous surveys I published on the occasion of the First and Second International Conference on Client-centered and Experiential Psychotherapy (Leuven 1988, Stirling 1991, Gmunden 1994):

- The client-centered/experiential/person-centered approach 1950-1987: Bibliographical survey

- Client-centered/experiential psychotherapy and counseling. Bibliographical survey 1988-1990

- Client-centered/experiential psychotherapy and counseling. Bibliographical survey 1991-1993

These bibliographical brochures are available through: G. Lietaer, Counseling Centrum, Blijde Inkomststraat 13, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

[E-mail: [email protected]]

I wish to thank Peter Schmid and Georges Wollants, who sent me their own recent bibliographical data (on client-centered and Gestalt psychotherapy respectively). My special thanks to Els Vloeberghen who carefully and patiently typed all references and "put it all together".

It is my hope that this bibliographical survey will contribute to a fuller knowledge of all what has been written on the client-centered/experiential approach, and that it may serve as a rich source of information and inspiration for scholars, supervisors and trainees in our field.

 

1. format

The references are put in alphabetic order; under a same author the references are given chronologically. At the left side of each reference the specific content is indicated by one or two letters: the capital letter refers to the main topic of the publication, the lowercase letter to a secondary content aspect (Occasionally I had to guess on the basis of the title alone; thus there may be some errors in my annotations). You will find the register of topics on page 6 and again on the last page. The bibliography starts with a survey of books (almost) fully devoted to the client-centered and/or experiential approach; they are included again in the reference lists, together with separate chapters from them. The references are presented per language group.

A few references of the 80's and early 90's which have not been included in the previous surveys, are taken up in this bibliography.

 

2. sources

2.1. Reference journals/disks

a. Psyclit

A careful selection has been made on the basis of the following combination of indices:

Psychotherapy, therapy

Counseling, Counselling

Growth

in combination with:

Client-centered therapy, client-centered psychotherapy, client-centered-therapy

Client-centred therapy, client-centred psychotherapy, client-centred-therapy

Experiential therapy, experiential psychotherapy, experiential-psychotherapy

Person-centered, person-centred

Gestalt therapy, Gestalt psychotherapy, Gestalt-psychotherapy

Gestalt therapie, Gestalt-therapie, Gestalttherapie

Existential therapy, existential psychotherapy, existential-therapy

Empathy, empathie

Non-directive, nondirective

Humanism, Humanistic psychology

Self-actualisation, self-actualization

Encounter therapy, encounter-group-therapy

Constructivism

 

b. Psychologischer Index

Avenues:

Behandlung und Prävention

Klientenzentrierte und humanistische Therapie

Selbsterfahrungsgruppen

Sachregister

Klientenzentrierte Psychotherapie

 

2.2. Journals examined in detail

a. "Broad spectrum" journals

  • Psychotherapy
  • Journal of Humanistic Psychology
  • International Journal of Group Psychotherapy
  • Journal of Counseling Psychology
  • Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
  • Psychotherapy Research
  • Tijdschrift voor Psychotherapie

b. Client-centered/experiential journals, newsletters, yearbooks

  • English: The Person-centered Journal; The Folio. Journal for Focusing and Experiential Psychotherapy; Renaissance.
  • German: GwG Zeitschrift; Brennpunkt; Personzentriert; APG-Kontakte; Jahrbuch für Personenzentrierte Psychologie und Psychotherapie
  • Dutch: Tijdschrift voor cliëntgerichte psychotherapie

 

3. call for assistance

Although I tried to make the bibliography as complete as possible, I know there must be some gaps. I would be very grateful, therefore, if you would send me references of publications not yet included (especially chapters from books, articles in non-widely spread journals, theses and dissertations, unpublished manuscripts). Corrections of references are also most welcome. These additional references and corrections will all be included in the bibliographical brochure of the next conference. Send them to:

Germain Lietaer
Counseling Centrum
Blijde Inkomststraat 13
3000 Leuven, Belgium

 

REGISTER OF TOPICS

  1. SURVEYS AND HISTORY
  2. ATTITUDES AND INTERVENTIONS OF THE THERAPIST
  3. THE CHANGE PROCESS OF THE CLIENT; CASES
  4. FOCUSING PROCESSES
  5. CONCEPTION OF MAN; THEORY OF PERSONALITY AND PERSONALITY CHANGE
  6. RESEARCH: EMPIRICAL STUDIES, SURVEYS, RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS, PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
  7. DIFFERENTIAL CCT; THE OUTPATIENT POPULATION
  8. SEVERELY DISTURBED CLIENTS; PSYCHIATRIC SETTING
  9. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHOSOMATICS
  10. DIALOGUE WITH OTHER ORIENTATIONS: COMPARISON; INTEGRATION
  11. OTHER HUMANISTIC/EXPERIENTIAL/EXISTENTIAL APPROACHES
  12. CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND THEIR PARENTS
  13. COUPLES AND FAMILIES
  14. GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY AND GROWTH GROUPS
  15. EDUCATION; HUMAN RELATIONS; PREVENTION; ORGANIZATIONS; SOCIAL ISSUES
  16. TRAINING OF THERAPISTS AND NON-PROFESSIONALS
  17. BIOGRAPHY; INTERVIEWS; AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL