This book presents ten cases conducted by Carl Rogers, eight of which are fully transcribed. Featuring critical commentaries by notable psychotherapists, the book affords readers the opportunity to read unedited case material by this pioneering -- though often overlooked -- client-centered therapist, and to compare the responses of therapists from diverse orientations. The cases included represent Rogers' work over a 40-year period with clients with a range of presenting problems. Contributing authors, who include practitioners of psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, gestalt, existential, and spiritual models of psychotherapy, as well as client-centered approaches, comment on the strengths and weaknesses of Rogers' approach to each case and evaluate his theoretical assumptions. In all, the volume both honors Rogers' memory and demystifies his contributions to the field.
Foreword, Bowen Introduction, Farber 1. A Scheme of Rogers's Clinical Responses, Brink and Farber I. Rogers' Therapy Cases: Views from Within *Introductory Comments, Brink 2. The Case of Loretta (1958) *Transcript *Commentary: A Psychiatric Inpatient, N. J. Raskin 3. The Case of Gloria (1964) *Summary, Rosenzweig *Commentary:The Effects of Meeting Some, But Not All, of the ""Necessary and Sufficient"" Conditions, Zimring 4. The Case of Jill (1983) *Transcript *Commentary: The Myth of Nondirectiveness, Bowen 5. The Cases of Mary (1986) and Louise (1986) *Transcripts *Commentary: An Argument for Client Self-Determination, Natiello II. Rogers's Therapy Cases: Views from Within and Without *Introductory Comments, P. M. Raskin 6. The Case of Mary Jane Tilden (1946) *Transcript *Commentary 1: Client-Centered Therapy and Undivided Attention, Dingman *Commentary 2: A Contemporary Psychoanalytic Perspective, Geller and Gould 7. The Case of Jim Brown (1962) *Transcript *Commentary 1: A Silent Young Man, Bozarth *Commentary 2: The Power of Empathic Exploration: A Process-Experiential/Gestalt Perspective, Greenberg 8. The Case of Sylvia (1976) *Transcript *Commentary 1: An Intimate and Affirming Encounter, Cain *Commentary 2: A Feminist Analysis, O'Hara 9. The Case of ""Anger and Hurt"" (1977) *Summary, Brink and Rosenzweig *Commentary 1: Uncharacteristic Directness, Brodley *Commentary 2: Rogers and the Development of a Spiritual Psychotherapy, Menahem 10. The Case of Mark (1982): The Dilemmas of a South African White *Transcript *Commentary 1: The Power of the Brief Encounter, Seeman. *Commentary 2: An Empirical Analysis and Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective, Hayes and Goldfried
