{"product_id":"the-essential-practitioners-handbook-of-personal-construct-psychology-isbn-9780470013236","title":"The Essential Practitioner's Handbook of Personal Construct Psychology","description":"This is a concise paperback version of the authoritative International Handbook of Personal Construct Psychology, focusing on the practical elements of that volume. Ideal for the individual practitioner, this selection of chapters covers the basic theory of personal constructs; the many skills and tools used by personal construct psychologists; its general application to psychotherapy and counselling; as well as many specific applications such as cross-cultural understanding, post-traumatic stress, children, teacher education, organizational change, nursing and family therapy.  \u003cp\u003eThis is an indispensable guide to theory and skills for those wishing to use the personal construct psychology approach in their practice. It will appeal to a wide range of professionals such as psychologists, teachers, psychiatrists, nurses, system engineers and managers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Advisory Panel xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I: What Personal Construct Psychology Is All About\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 George Alexander Kelly: The Man and his Theory 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFay Fransella and Robert A. Neimeyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 The Logic of Passion 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDon Bannister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Power of a Good Theory 29\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSean Brophy, Fay Fransella and Nick Reed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: What Are Some of PCP’s Techniques?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Some Skills and Tools for Personal Construct Users 41\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFay Fransella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 A Range of Elicitation Methods to Suit Client and Purpose 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePam Denicolo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Repertory Grid Technique 67\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard C. Bell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Making Sense of Dependency 77\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeverly M.Walker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Expertise and Expert Systems: Emulating Psychological Processes 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMildred L.G. Shaw and Brian R. Gaines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 From Theory to Research to Change 95\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFay Fransella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III: How Can PCP Help Us to Understand People or Help Them to Change?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Working with the Individual or Individuals in Small Groups\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Is Treatment a Good Idea? 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge A. Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 An Audacious Adventure: Personal Construct Counselling and Psychotherapy 113\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFranz R. Epting, Marco Gemignani and Malcolm C. Cross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 The Evidence Base for Personal Construct Psychotherapy 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Winter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Constructive Intervention with Children when Presented as Problems 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Ravenette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 How Can We Understand One Another if We Don’t Speak the Same Language? 145\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDevi Jankowicz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Working with Anger 153\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Cummins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 An Approach to Post-Traumatic Stress 163\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKenneth W. Sewell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17.1 Nursing 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulie M. Ellis, Jacqui Costigan and Julie Watkinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17.2 Family Therapy 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarry Procter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17.3 The Metropolitan Police, London: A Personal Account 181\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Porter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17.4 A Sporting Use of Personal Construct Psychology 185\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Savage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17.5 Artificial Intelligence 189\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJack Adams-Webber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Working with Large Groups of People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Construing Teaching and Teacher Education Worldwide 195\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaureen Pope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Making Sense of the ‘Group Mind’ 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdrian Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Charting Organizational Change 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNelarine Cornelius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Clarifying Corporate Values: A Case Study 223\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSean Brophy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV: Where Might Personal Construct Psychology Be Going Now?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Personal Construct Psychotherapy and the Constructivist Horizon 235\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert A. Neimeyer and Scott A. Baldwin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 New Avenues to Explore and Questions to Ask 245\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFay Fransella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 Theoretical Definitions 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 Some Basic Books on Personal Construct Psychology 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 Internet Resources for Personal Construct Psychology 259\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrian R. Gaines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 283\u003c\/p\u003e  \"...This book certainly lived up to its title as 'essential handbook'...very readable on a recreational level, yet challenging and thought-provoking on a professional level - a refreshing experience...\" (The Psychologist, November 2005)  \u003cp\u003e\"...very readable on a recreational level, challenging and thought-provoking on a professional level - a refreshing experience...\" (Psychologist, November 05)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"…extremely readable… challenging and extensive, making it a must read for all practitioners with an interest in Personal construct psychology.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling \u0026amp; Psychotherapy\u003c\/i\u003e, Summer 2007)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eFay Fransella\u003c\/b\u003e is Founder and Director of the Centre for Personal Construct Psychology, Emeritus Reader in Clinical Psychology, University of London and Visiting Professor in Personal Construct Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. She has written eleven books, eight of them specifically relating to personal construct psychology and published over one hundred and fifty journal papers and chapters.\u003cbr\u003e She trained and worked as an Occupational Therapist for ten years before taking a degree in psychology and a postgraduate diploma in clinical psychology in 1962. It was during her first job as a lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, London that she was introduced to George Kelly’s personal construct psychology. It was a revolutionary alternative to the dominant behaviourism of the time. She found the view that we are all free agents responsible for what we make of the events which continually confront us particularly liberating. Since that time she has carried out research, mainly into problems of stuttering and weight, together with teaching and writing within the framework of Kelly’s ideas.  This is a concise paperback version of the authoritative \u003ci\u003eInternational Handbook of Personal Construct Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e, focusing on the practical elements of that volume. Ideal for the individual practitioner, this selection of chapters covers the basic theory of personal constructs; the many skills and tools used by personal construct psychologists; its general application to psychotherapy and counselling; as well as many specific applications such as cross-cultural understanding, post-traumatic stress, children, teacher education, organizational change, nursing and family therapy.  \u003cp\u003eThis is an indispensable guide to theory and skills for those wishing to use the personal construct psychology approach in their practice. It will appeal to a wide range of professionals such as psychologists, teachers, psychiatrists, nurses, system engineers and managers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990221111525,"sku":"NP9780470013236","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470013236.jpg?v=1761786959","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-essential-practitioners-handbook-of-personal-construct-psychology-isbn-9780470013236","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}