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Applying the Person-Centred Approach to Global, Social and Personal Crises: Contemporary Challenges book cover

1st Edition

Applying the Person-Centred Approach to Global, Social and Personal Crises Contemporary Challenges

Edited By Mairi McMenamin, Kate Munro Copyright 2026
114 Pages
by Routledge

114 Pages
by Routledge
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Against the backdrop of current debates in society about mental health and responses to crises, this edited volume examines the person-centred approach (PCA) as a vital framework for addressing contemporary mental health challenges and promoting psychosocial resilience across diverse cultural contexts. This book tackles a range of themes and topics that reflect challenging, contemporary global,... Read more

Foreword
By Yana Gololob

Introduction

Section 1: Global Challenges, Global Issues

1     The Person-Centred Approach in Global Challenge and Global Change
Susanna Markowitsch

2     Working With Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Unaccompanied Children in Greece: The Challenges of Working with Global Issues

Alex Vallidis and Elektra Diakolambrianou

3     Applying the Person-Centred Approach in a Time of War: Working across Modalities to Deliver Support and Supervision to Those in a War Zone

Mairi McMenamin and Terry Daly   

Section 2: The Person-Centred Approach and Social Change

4     Applying the Person-Centred Approach to a Recruitment Crisis in Social Care

Terry Daly and Kate Munro

5     Artificial Intelligence, Technology Evolution and the Person-Centred Approach

Gareth Pierce

6     Neurodiversity and the Person-Centred Approach: Am I Doing This Right?

Sonny Hallett

Section 3: The Person-Centred Approach in Universal Issues and Personal Trauma

7     The Person-Centred Approach and Working with Ex-convicts: Facilitating the Return

Elektra Diakolambrianou

8     The Value of the Person-Centred Approach When Discussing Death and Dying

Stephanie Hutchinson

9     The Person-Centred Approach Working with Relationships: Working Therapeutically on the Cliff Edge

Jacquelyn Pratt

10   Let’s Talk about Baby Loss: A Person-Centred Approach to ‘Being Alongside’ Bereaved Parents

Jen Keppie

Afterword

Biography

Mairi McMenamin is an independent Person-Centred Counsellor, Supervisor and Trainer, UK.

Kate Munro is an independent consultant in Person-Centred Education, UK.

'Applying the Person-Centred Approach to Global, Social and Personal Crises is a timely and much-needed book. It explores how Carl Rogers’ principles empower individuals and communities  to navigate social upheavals and trauma with empathy and authenticity, bridging personal healing and global transformation. Read and relish it!'

Peggy Natiello, PhD, International Consultant on Client-Centred Therapy and the PCA, USA

 

'This is person-centred practice at its most exciting and innovative: creative and resourceful in the most hostile of environments. It is inspirational to see the power of this relational approach to facilitate connection, healing and hope in different contemporary situations and to read the passion, commitment and activism of practitioners.'

Suzanne Keys, Supervisor and School and College Counsellor, UK

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