Person-Centred Facilitation 4e

How can social workers, psychologists and counsellors improve communication with their clients? What can these facilitators do to enhance their listening and empathic skills? How can they create an environment of trust in which clients – be they individuals, goups, families, or communities – can develop and grow effectively?
Person-Centred Facilitation presents the theory and practice of the person-centred approach to facilitating counselling, as developed by Carl Rogers. The text provides an introduction to the person-centred approach in relation to individuals, groups, families and communities. It offers a solid theoretical grounding which supports both academic learning and applied practice, and guides readers’
understanding
and self-development.
Revised and updated, the fourth edition integrates values from an African cultural perspective, and reflects the importance of social justice as an element of the developmental counselling process. It offers a wealth of South African case studies, an entirely new section on family counselling, and an expanded focus on group work counselling. Other expanded areas include aspects of constructivism; cross-cultural communication; people in conflict, and the self of the facilitator, the latter two aspects having been integrated into the text of the various chapters.
Features
The text balances a solid theoretical foundation with a practical, applied methodology for conducting person-centred facilitation. It also provides practical techniques for self-development.
Material is presented within the framework of a pedagogical structure which supports understanding and the development of academic skills such as critical thinking, reflection, application and analysis.
The text’s rich context includes many new South African case studies, a focus on African cultural values such as Ubuntu, and an integrated emphasis on social justice as an element of the developmental counselling process.
The integration of African cultural values within the framework of the text ensures that the theory is relevant and sensitive to a broad cross-section ofnn South African communities.
The book now provides a new section on family counselling which assists counsellors to develop strategies and interventions specifically relevant to this important area of practice.
By emphasising s oc ial justice a