{"product_id":"the-relationship-inventory-isbn-9781118788820","title":"The Relationship Inventory","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by a pioneer in person-centered therapy, this is the only resource to provide full access to the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory (BLRI) – along with information on the instrument’s history and development and supporting materials for counseling practitioners, researchers, and students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a complete instrument for  measuring empathy in relationships, a critical component for success across a wide range of therapeutic interventions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharts the development and refinement of the BLRI over more than 50 years, with particular attention to the influence of Carl Rogers’ theories, and outlines the future potential of the instrument\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains all the materials necessary for critical understanding and  application of the BRLI, including the full range of forms and adaptations, and guidelines for successful implementation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlso presents the author’s Contextual Selves Inventory (CSI), which permits direct study of the self as distinctively experienced in different relationship contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Preface vii \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 The Relationship Inventory: Beginning, Fruition, Future 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 How Change Happens: The Guidance and Refinement of Theory 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Classic Investigation of Carl Rogers’ Core Theory 8\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions of the “therapeutic” variables 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstruments and procedure 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperimental hypotheses 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResults 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications and further research 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 A Major Revision: Crafting the 64-item RI and Emergent Adaptations 26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurposes of the revision 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItem analysis and other features 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe spread of application with varied adaptations 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Mature and Travelling: The RI “System” in Focus 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe theoretical structure of the BLRI reviewed 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhases in dialogue exchange linking to the main inventory forms 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGathering, scoring, and using RI data: Practice and rationale 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReliability and validity: Issues and evidence 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew and underused applications of the BLRI 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The BLRI Story Extended: Later Work and Looking Ahead 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflections on theory and the interrelation of conditions 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLater studies and analyses 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere to next? Underexplored and adventurous regions 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe spectrum of BL relationship inventories 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Training Applications: Exercises in Facilitation 64\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse of the whole BLRI early in counsellor training 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning from interviews in triads with BLRI-derived participant ratings 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 The Journeying Self in Personal and Group Relations 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Contextual Selves Inventory: For the Study of Self in its Diversity 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigins and manifestations of self-diversity 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructive change in relations within the plural self 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying the self in context – new focus and method 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe CSI poised for fresh inquiry 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Tracking Self and Relational Process in Experiential Groups 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd-of-meeting participant process appraisals 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrative results from use of the in-group questionnaires 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Reframing: Envisioning the Path Ahead 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Looking Ahead: Fresh Horizons in Relationship Study 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvitations to connected further study of relationship 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards the study of relations between very large systems 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: The Relationship Inventory Forms and Scoring Keys 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Contextual Selves Inventory and Triad and Group Rating Forms 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 184\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGodfrey T.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBarrett-Lennard\u003c\/b\u003e is Adjunct Professor in the School of Health Professions and the School of Psychology \u0026amp; Exercise Science at Murdoch University, Australia. He is Honorary Doctor of Murdoch University and Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Australian Psychological Society. He studied with Carl Rogers at the University of Chicago and his research has focused on relationship in therapy and life systems. He is the author of many books, chapters, articles, and research questionnaire instruments. His most recent publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Relationship Paradigm: Human Being Beyond Individualism\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eRelationship at the Centre: Healing in a Troubled World\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2005), \u003ci\u003eSteps on a Mindful Journey: Person-centred Expressions\u003c\/i\u003e(2003), and \u003ci\u003eCarl Rogers’ Helping System: Journey and Substance\u003c\/i\u003e (1998). He has given addresses and workshops around the world, and in 2011 he was presented with the Carl Rogers Award of APA Division 32 (Society for Humanistic Psychology).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe Relationship Inventory\u003c\/i\u003e is the only resource to provide full access to the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory (BLRI) for practitioners, researchers, and students. The BLRI provides an evidence-based method for measuring empathy and related qualities in relationships. Helper empathy, especially, is a critical component in enabling change across a wide range of psychotherapies. Written by the instrument’s creator and a pioneer in person-centred therapy, this book charts the history, development, varied research applications and refinement of the BLRI over more than half a century, and provides the complete contemporary instrument in its primary and special-purpose forms. Attention is given to the influence of Carl Rogers’ theories on therapeutic helping generally and person-centred therapy in particular. As well as providing everything required for informed application of the BLRI, the book also includes the related Contextual Selves Inventory. Filled with foundation and up-to-date material, as well as a final chapter that sketches future potential for the BLRI and beyond, this is a unique and essential resource for anyone pursuing the systematic humanistic study of relationships.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This is a book that provides all you need to know about measuring perceptions in a relationship. Barrett-Lennard has given us a tour de force of the history and development of The Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory, which has been internationally recognized for its broad empirical support, strong theoretical development, and practical applications. This work launches the study of the relationship conditions into new territory and provides a significant contribution to the study of human relationships.”—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie S. Greenberg, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, York University, Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Godfrey Barrett-Lennard's Relationship Inventory has had remarkable impact and staying power. This book explains why: a strong conceptual basis, careful cycles of item selection and crafting, alternating with validation studies, and a continuing interest in conceptual elaboration and empirical diversification. This book traces the Inventory's continuing development from its grounding in Carl Rogers's conceptualization of the therapeutic relationship, to application in a variety of clinical and educational settings.”—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam B. Stiles, Miami University and Appalachian State University\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This is an indispensable book for all those interested in the therapeutic relationship. It provides detailed information on the use of the BLRI, and training exercises based on using it. Furthermore it covers the author’s exciting new work on the ‘contextual self’ – the idea that our selves have multiple aspects – an idea gaining momentum in psychology at the present time. It is highly recommended for psychotherapy researchers, students of psychotherapy, and researchers in other fields that involve the relationship.”—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur C. Bohart, PhD, Professor Emeritus, California State University Dominguez Hills\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“The Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory family of assessments occupies a unique space from the past to the future and from the diversity within each of us to the interconnections between all of us. This book provides full access to more than a dozen distinct instruments to measure relationship in nearly any context. It is a remarkable resource and a testimony to the enduring process to understand and improve life through both relationships and science. We all can be grateful for it as a contribution.”—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White, Psy.D., Missouri State University\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a book that provides all you need to know about measuring perceptions in a relationship. Barrett-Lennard has given us a tour de force of the history and development of The Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory which has been internationally recognized for its broad empirical support, strong theoretical development, and practical applications. This work launches the study of the relationship conditions into new territory and provides a significant contribution to the study of human relationships—\u003cb\u003eLeslie S. Greenberg, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, York University, Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGodfrey Barrett-Lennard's Relationship Inventory has had remarkable impact and staying power. This book explains why: a strong conceptual basis, careful cycles of item selection and crafting, alternating with validation studies, and a continuing interest in conceptual elaboration and empirical diversification. This book traces the Inventory's continuing development from its grounding in Carl Rogers's conceptualization of the therapeutic relationship, through a series of revision and validation studies, to application in a variety of clinical and educational settings.  There is much history here, but also reviews of current work, copies of Inventory forms adapted for a variety of specific research and clinical situations, and proposals for future research directions.—\u003cb\u003eWilliam B. Stiles, Miami University and Appalachian State University\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is an indispensable book for all those interested in the therapeutic relationship. Furthermore it covers the author’s exciting new work on the idea of the “contextual self” – the idea that our selves have multiple aspects – an idea gaining momentum in psychology at the present time. Overall it traces the history of the development and use of the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory, surely one of the two or three most widely used instruments for measuring facilitative therapeutic relationship conditions. It provides detailed information on the use of the BLRI, and training exercises based on using it. It also covers its use in other fields such as education, with families, groups and organizations, and medical practice. Finally the book concludes with Barrett-Lennard’s exciting new work on measuring the concept of the ‘contextual self’ – the idea that our selves have multiple aspects – an idea gaining momentum in psychology at the present time.. Barrett-Lennard provides a useful measure. Overall, a book highly recommended for psychotherapy researchers, students of psychotherapy, and researchers in other fields that involve the relationship.—\u003cb\u003eArthur C. Bohart, PhD, Professor Emeritus, California State University Dominguez Hills\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Relationship Inventory brings to life the origins of the research on psychotherapy as we know it today, rooted in one of the most enduring common factors of the psychotherapy literature: Therapeutic relationships can facilitate personal growth. It also points to the future of our understanding of who we are as persons in all of life’s contexts, increasingly diverse yet embedded in a vast array of (inter-) relationships. The Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory family of assessments occupies a unique space from the past to the future and from the diversity within each of us to the interconnections between all of us. The Relationship Inventory provides full access to more than a dozen distinct instruments to measure relationship in nearly any context from the most intimate through the professional to the societal. This book truly is a remarkable resource and a testimony to the enduring process to understand and improve life through both relationships and science. We all can be grateful for it as a contribution.—\u003cb\u003eJeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White, Psy.D., Missouri State University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990328262885,"sku":"NP9781118788820","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118788820.jpg?v=1761787375","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-relationship-inventory-isbn-9781118788820","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}