{"product_id":"understanding-and-enhancing-positive-regard-in-psychotherapy","title":"Understanding and Enhancing Positive Regard in Psychotherapy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe therapeutic relationship, more than any particular technique or intervention, is the key to therapeutic success. Positive regard is a crucial component of that relationship. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book reconsiders the role of positive regard in contemporary psychotherapies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Positive regard, along with the therapist's empathy and genuineness, is one of Carl Rogers' three \"necessary and sufficient\" conditions for therapeutic change. However, positive regard is the least well-researched and most misunderstood of the three conditions. It has long been conceived as a potential ingredient in the formation and development of an effective therapeutic relationship, but many therapists in recent decades have considered positive regard a dubious ingredient, too oblivious to human frailty and malevolence, and too susceptible to a therapist's potential for collusion with patients' defenses and resistance to change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Written for a variety of psychotherapists, this book offers an investigation into the efficacy of positive regard by examining its history, evolution, misperceptions, criticisms, and value. The authors argue for a broader acceptance of the role of positive regard across diverse patients and therapies. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Psychological Association","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54220785484120,"sku":"9781433836695","price":63.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/understanding-and-enhancing-positive-regard-in-psychotherapy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}