Cognitive Humanistic Therapy: Buddhism, Christianity and Being Fully Human`This excellent book outlines the theoretical base of Cognitive Humanistic Therapy, its links with religious thinking and clear practical guidelines on how to support clients to enhance their life skill. This extremely interesting book is a valuable additions to the therapists toolkit′ - Plus, Christian Council on Ageing
`An intriguing book, full of surprises and unexpected insights into the human condition and the work of therapists. It offers practical resources for retreat conductors and spiritual accompaniers, with a comprehensive account of current counselling and psychotherapy practice. Working alongside Buddhists in Thailand, Richard Nelson Jones provides suggestions for living more fully, and suggests a variety of therapeutic interventions, based largely on Buddhist concepts, to make this possible′ - Retreats, Quaker Retreat Group `A very informative and useful book for religious practitioners and others′ - Reverend John Butt, Director, Institute for the Study of Religion and Culture, Payap University, Thailand `Richard Nelson-Jones is one of the few scholars with the erudition and breadth of experience necessary to link Christian and Buddhist traditions in the helping professions. This is much more than old wine in new bottles, and this book will introduce counsellors and therapists to new and better ways of understanding and helping the clients we treat′ - Danny Wedding, Missouri Institute of Mental Health Cognitive Humanistic Therapy describes a new approach to psychotherapy and self-development, based on an understanding of what it means to be "fully human". In a unique integration of theory and practice, the book synthesises ideas from the cognitive and humanistic domains of psychotherapy and the religious worlds of Buddhism and Christianity.
Written by bestselling author, Richard Nelson-Jones, Cognitive Humanistic Therapy explores the idea of being ′fully human′ as a central goal of human existence, one which has traditionally been the province of religion. In this book, he examines ways in which psychotherapy and personal practice can help individuals develop in both their capacity to reason and their capacity to love.
Beginning with the theoretical underpinnings of the Cognitive Humanistic perspective, the book goes on to show how clients can become equipped with the skills to tackle negative reactions and develop positive attributes such as goodwill, gratitude, compassion, equanimity, generosity, helping and service.
This book presents a powerful new interpretation of the role of psychotherapy, which will be of interest to psychotherapists, counsellors, their clients, and also to religious people. |
From inside the book
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... behaviour, including reviewing seven contemporary dehumanizing contexts. Chapter 6 overviews CHT, breaking it into two overlapping components: adaptation CHT for normal functioning, and mental cultivation CHT for supra-normal ...
... cognitive behaviour therapy in that probably many readers do not associate it with humanism. The author begs to differ and so do many humanists: for example, in 1971, Albert Ellis, the originator of rational emotive behaviour therapy ...
... cognitive behaviour therapy. In regard to the first criterion, cognitive behaviour therapists make no mention of the divine or supernatural in their work. Regarding the second criterion – the primacy of reason in solving human problems ...
... Cognitive behaviourists acknowledge that thinking is a complex process that can involve emotional and behavioural components and feedback processes. Cognitive behaviour therapists often attempt to get clients to think more rationally ...
... CBT in that often learning to communicate and act better entails working through faulty mental processes that sustain hostile and inappropriate behaviour. Even within adaptation CHT, direct attention to positive mind and communication ...
Contents
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Chapter 4 Being Fully Human | 49 |
Chapter 5 Learning and Losing Humanity | 58 |
Cultivating being fully human | 75 |
Chapter 6 Overview of Cognitive Humanistic Therapy | 77 |
Chapter 7 The Skilled Client Model | 88 |
Chapter 11 Curbing Greed and Craving | 155 |
Chapter 12 Cultivating Goodwill Sympathetic Joy and Gratitude | 173 |
Chapter 13 Cultivating Compassion and Equanimity | 188 |
Chapter 14 Cultivating Generosity Helping and Service | 205 |
Chapter 15 Personal Practice | 221 |
Some Research Implications | 238 |
Bibliography | 241 |
Name Index | 247 |
Chapter 8 Calming and Disillusioning the Mind | 105 |
Chapter 9 Awakening the Heart | 121 |
Chapter 10 Curbing Anger and Aversion | 135 |
Subject Index | 249 |