You have struggled with doubt and skepticism yourself. As you present your faith and think about it, you find it difficult to share it with nonbelievers. This is not because you are afraid to, but because skeptics just don't seem to want to understand. This contributes to your doubt and skepticism.Still, though you struggle with your faith, you find that what you do believe is congruent with the Christian tradition and with Scripture itself.This work does not attempt to con...

For nearly 50 years the approach of Carl Rogers and his colleagues has been used to help others in counseling, psychotherapy, and education. This project takes that work into the realms of Religion, Politics, Alcohol treatment, Incest, Mental Disabilities, Sandtray therapy, Philosophy, and Person-Centered history & theory.

Human beings have vast resources for social, personal, and spiritual growth. This project presents some of the thoughts, ideas, and notions of writers who have dedicated themselves to an approach that facilitates the emergence of the self that one truly is. The differing perspectives reflect a deep commitment to a process that is in many ways indefinable. Yet, each writer presents a snapshot of a process that is incredible to behold, and witness.

Carl Rogers by the time of his death had influenced psychology, counseling, and education in ways that defy the efforts of many professionals and scholars. Paul Tillich influenced theology and philosophy in similar ways. If anyone wishes to study in the fields mentioned, that person has to deal with this thinkers. It is with fear and trepidation I approach the Rogers – Tillich dialogue held in 1965 at San Diego State University in 1965. I am but a mere mortal who had his brain scrambled by...

The reality is that the mainline denominations are declining. Skepticism and doubt are easily noted. A wide variety of works, particularly in the field of apologetics, have attempted to defend the faith. This work presents articulations of the faith. The best defense is to give testimony to it. The listener will decide what to believe in this cynical age. The root of decisions is scripture, tradition, and proclamation.

Reissued with a new foreword by Raymond DiGiuseppe, PhD, ScD, St. John's University"New trainees often get the theory of psychopathology; they struggle to get the case conceptualization and the strategic plan. Then they ask themselves. "What do I do now?" Going from the abstractions to the actions is not always clear.The Practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy represents a compilation of years of theoretical and clinical insights distilled in...

Narcissists have been much maligned, but according to clinicians who study personality, there are many productive narcissists who succeed spectacularly well in life because they can articulate a vision and make others follow. Elsa Ronningstam, who has been studying and treating narcissists for 20 years, presents a balanced, comprehensive, and up-to-date review of our understanding of narcissistic personality disorder, explaining the range from personality trait, which can be productive, to...

The person-centered approach to counseling, psychotherapy, and education is about openness to change. This book is about encouraging change in the person-centered approach. A good theory and practice has to be flexible enough to allow a new generation to put its own slants on it. This works seeks to question the jargon of the approach such as unconditional positive regard, nondirectiveness, and nonjudgmentalness. However, it also offers replacements to those terms. It is also about hoping ...

"A captivating topic for teachers, as we all have students who are capable and yet choose not to learn."—Melissa Miller, Sixth-Grade TeacherLynch Middle School, Farmington, AR"The authors are clearly passionate about the need to uncover and build upon students′ desire and motivation to learn."—Paul Parkison, Assistant Professor of Teacher EducationUniversity of Southern IndianaDiscover how to release the will to lear...

With a new foreword by Raymond DiGiuseppe, PhD, ScD, St. John's University"Albert Ellis has written many books on his favorite topic Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. Although he writes on that topic very well, he often does not write about generic psychotherapy. REBT is an integrative form of psychotherapy. Following this model, psychotherapists can incorporate many diverse techniques and strategies to change clients' dysfunctional behaviors and emotionsÖ. Much o...

Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience to understand psychotherapeutic change.Growth and change are at the heart of all successful psychotherapy. Regardless of one's clinical orientation or style, psychotherapy is an emerging process that s created moment by moment, between client and therapist.How People Change explores the complexities of attachment, the brain, mind, and body as they aid change during psychotherapy. Research is presented about the ...

From the authors of the best-selling Habits of Mind…**A costly gap exists between what we claim to value as educational essentials and how we evaluate results. In Dispositions, Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick present a game-changing look at why and how to "mind the gap".The authors’ Habits of Mind writings have influenced educational policy worldwide. Dispositions incorporates new cognitive science that...