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Inspired by James F. T. Bugental’s classic, Challenges of Humanistic Psychology (1967), The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology represents the latest scholarship in the resurgent field of humanistic psychology and psychotherapy. Set against trends toward psychological standardization and medicalization, the handbook provides a rich tapestry of reflection by the leading person-centered scholars of our time. Their range in topics is far-reaching—from the historical, theoretical, and methodological, to the spiritual, psychotherapeutic, and multicultural. Psychology is poised for a renaissance, and this handbook will play a critical role in that transformation. As increasing numbers of students and professionals rebel against mechanizing trends, they are looking for the fuller, deeper, and more personal psychological orientation that this handbook promotes. 

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #724245 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 760 pages

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"A cornucopia of valuable historical, theoretical, and practical information for the Humanistic Psychologist."

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"The editors represent both the founding generation and contemporary leadership, and the contributors they have enlisted include most of the active voices in the humanistic movement. I know of no better source for either insiders or outsiders to grasp what humanistic psychology is about." (M. Brewster Smith )

"The chapters assembled in this volume show the exuberant variety of applications of the humanistic perspective and the way in which these follow from previous insghts into the nature of human beings, from those of Nietzsche, James, and Kierkegaard to those of Camus, Vigotsky, and Fellini. There is no question that, now more than ever, we will need the insights into psychology that the humanistic perspective can provide."

(Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi From Preface )

"As a humanist it offered me a breadth I had not known existed, as a researcher it offered me an excellent statement of in depth research procedures to get closer to human experience, as a practitioner it offered me inspiration. For all those who work with and explore the human experience, you can not afford to miss the voice of the third force so excellently conveyed in this comprehensive coverage of its unique view of human possibility and how to harness it."

(Leslie S. Greenburg )

"A cornucopia of valuable historical, theoretical, and practical information for the Humanistic Psychologist."

(Irvin Yalom )

"The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology presents a historic overview, theory, methodology, applications to practice and to broader settings, and an epilogue for the new millennium...The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology is an academic text excellently suited for collegiate education and research...The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology will be the inspiration and reference source for the next generation of humanists in all fields." (Lynn Seiser, Ph.D. July/ August 2005 )

About the Author

Kirk J. Schneider, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and leading spokesperson for contemporary humanistic psychology.  He is an adjunct faculty member at Saybrook Graduate School, the California Institute of Integral Studies, and the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology, and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (through Divisions 32 [Humanistic], 42 [Independent Practice], and 12 [Clinical]). Dr. Schneider is presently editor of The Journal of Humanistic Psychology, and a member of the editorial boards of the Humanistic Psychologist, Clinical Psychology:  Science and Practice (2002-2004), the Review of Existential Psychiatry and Psychology, Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies, the Society for Laingian Studies, The International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, and the Psychotherapy Patient. Dr. Schneider is also past president and founding member of the newly formed Existential-Humanistic Institute (ehinstitute.org) of San Francisco.  This is a training institute in existential-humanistic psychotherapy that holds workshops for Saybrook Graduate School and provides group case consultation. Dr. Schneider has published over 70 articles and chapters and has authored/edited five books-The Paradoxical Self:  Toward an Understanding of Our Contradictory Nature (Plenum, 1990; Humanity Books, 1999, paperback);  Horror and the Holy: Wisdom-teachings of the Monster Tale (Open Court, 1993);  The Psychology of Existence:  An Integrative, Clinical Perspective (co-authored with Rollo May,  McGraw-Hill, 1995, translated into Slovak in 2005, and partially being translated into Russian), The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology: Leading Edges in Theory, Research, and Practice (2001, Sage Publishing Co., published in paperback in 2002), and Rediscovery of Awe: Splendor, Mystery, and the Fluid Center of Life  (June, 2004, Paragon House-www.paragonhouse.com). In March 1998, Dr. Schneider wrote the lead article in the American Psychologist entitled, “Toward a Science of the Heart:  Romanticism and the Revival of Psychology,”  and he completed (with Larry Leitner) the chapter on Humanistic psychotherapies for the Encyclopedia of Psychotherapy (Academic Press, 2002).  Dr. Schneider also wrote the chapter on “Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapies” for the second edition of the widely distributed Essential Psychotherapies (2003) edited by Alan Gurman and Stanley Messer. Dr. Schneider’s most recent honors include listing in Marquis “Who’s Who in America”, “Who’s Who in the World” (2004), and the Rollo May Award for “outstanding and independent pursuit of new frontiers in humanistic psychology” awarded by the Division of Humanistic Psychology of the American Psychological Association (presented at the APA annual convention, 2004).

In December, 2005 Dr. Schneider will be featured conducting Existential Psychotherapy for the American Psychological Association Video Series “Systems of Psychotherapy,” to be available summer, 2006 on DVD.

 

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