Person-centred communication : theory, skills and practice / [written and translated by] Renate Motschnig and [written by] Ladislav Nykl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Motschnig, Renate, author, translator.

Nykl, Ladislav, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Client-centered psychotherapy.

Interpersonal communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkshire, England : Open University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Articulates the first comprehensive person-centred communication model, and its use in therapy and the helping professions.

Contents:

Person-centred communication: Theory, skills and practice; Person-centred communication: Theory, skills and practice; Praise for this book; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part I Theory and skills; 1 Introduction; A comment on the examples; Starting point, delineation and potential; Objective; Basics and core attitudes; Intercultural validity; The path being the goal; 2 Communication basics and neuroscience; Influence of our inner world; Case study; What neuroscience research tells us; Summary; 3 What is person-centredcommunication?; Person-centred communication and the iceberg model

Characterizations of person-centred communicationSummary; 4 Attentiveness, listening,understanding, sharing; What does it mean to listen well?; Active listening; Barriers to active listening; Listening to oneself; Listening to yourself; Appropriate sharing; Summary; 5 Characteristics of personcentred communication; Humanistic view of the person; Person-centred communication is attitude-based; Person-centred communication is relationship-driven; Person-centred communication is development-process-oriented; Consequences; Person-centred communication transcends culture; Summary; Part II Practice

6 Person-centred communication in counselling and psychotherapyThe person-centred therapeutic relationship and process; Groups in person-centred psychotherapy; Person-centred communication in instruction; Other relationships; Summary; 7 Dialogue; Dialogue and its relationship to active listening; Bohm's theory of dialogue; What we need for successful dialogues and congruent relationships; What dialogue leads to; Summary; 8 Online person-centred communication; Constraints to communicating online; Potential of communicating online; Online communication and person-centred attitudes

Comparing online and face-to-face person-centred communicationSome observations and insights from the author's personal experience; Summary; 9 Person-centredcommunication in writing; Understandability according to Langer, Schulz von Thun and Tausch; Characteristics of Carl Rogers' writing; Summary; Part III Experiential learning; 10 Communication in person-centred technologyenhanced learning; Person-centred learning; Integration of new learning technologies; Reflection and feedback - face to face and online; Reflection and its contribution to significant learning; Summary; Further reading

11 Person-centred encounter groupsOrigins; Characteristic features of encounter groups; Changes after taking part in encounter groups; The group process; Excerpts from participants' reaction sheets; The group process in dialogue and person-centred encounter groups: a comparison; International participants and diversity groups; Summary; Part IV Conclusion; 12 Personal reflections; 13 'Thanks!'; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 24, 2014).

ISBN:

0-335-24729-6

OCLC:

877772437