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Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Open University Press; 3 edition (1 Dec 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0335220177
ISBN-13: 978-0335220175
Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.6 x 2.2 cm

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Praise for previous editions:

"This book is a wonderfully readable overview of the developmental principles underlying psychodynamic counselling. Theories of Freud, Klein, Winnicott, Kohut and others are organized into three broad developmental themes- dependency, autonomy and interdependence, and illuminated with rich clinical examples. Jacobs' lucid, lively style makes the connection between theory and practice clear and accessible. This outstanding book will appeal to established clinicians as well as students training in counselling and psychotherapy."
Jan Grant, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia

"Michael Jacobs is a free spirit who roams purposefully in the often contentious world of the rival psychoanalytic traditions."
Professor Brian Thorne, Centre for Counselling Studies, University of East Anglia

"An original and reliable approach to the development of personality that every therapist and student therapist should possess. Jacobs, one of the founders of psychodynamic therapy and counselling, avoids the twin perils of unimaginative, meaningless causality on the one hand and indifferent, irresponsible reference to fate on the other."
Andrew Samuels, Professor of Analytical Psychology, University of Essex

The third edition of The Presenting Past maintains its clear approach to the core of psychodynamic counselling by focussing upon three central areas:

Trust and attachment
Authority and autonomy
Cooperation and competition

These areas are now divided into shorter chapters that have been thoroughly updated in line with recent literature. However, the biggest change is the introduction of more attachment theory. This is part of the evolution of the book and reflects Michael Jacobs’ assertion the development of the text reflects “the dynamic part of the term ‘psychodynamic’”.

About the Author

Michael Jacobs is Visiting Professor at The Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University, and also works in independent practice in Swanage, Dorset; where he supervises counsellors, as well as seeing clients, writing and editing. He was formely Director of the Counselling and Psychotherapy programme at the University of Leicester. His books on psychodynamic counselling and therapy are used as key texts on many training courses – notably The Presenting Past (2nd edition) published by Open University Press, Psychodynamic Counselling in Action, 3rd edition (2004, Sage), Still Small Voice, 2nd edition (1993, SPCK). Other publications include The Therapist’s Use of Self, written with John Rowan (2002 – Open University Press), and Supervision – Questions and Answers for Counsellors and Therapists, co-written with Moira Walker (Whurr, 2003). Michael is a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and a psychodynamic and integrative psychotherapist registered with UKCP.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderfully readable overview of psychodynamic counselling, 8 Jul 1999

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This book is a wonderfully readable overview of the developmental principles underlying psychodynamic counselling. Theories of Freud, Klein, Winnicott, Kohut and others are organized into three broad developmental themes - dependency, autonomy and interdependence, and illuminated with rich clinical examples. Jacobs' lucid, lively style makes the connection between theory and practice clear and accessible. It is as if he is having an engaging conversation with the reader about how to use complex developmental theories to enhance clinical practice. This outstanding book will appeal to established clinicians as well as students training in counselling and sychotherapy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars demonstrates how the past is a living part of here & now., 8 Jul 1999

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Everyone who works with clients will welcome Michael Jacobs eminently readable and stimulating new book. Drawing on the works of Erikson, Winnicott, and other relational theorists, Jacobs articulates the three major development themes that weave their way through both counseling and psychotherapy. The author's case studies leap off the page, drawing the reader into the intricacies of the therapy relationship to demonstrate how the past becomes a living part of the here-and-now. A boon for beginning therapists as well as a refreshing source of new ideas for more experienced clinicians.

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32 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for anyone interested in counselling skills., 28 Jan 2002

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This step by step introduction to counselling is essential for anyone commencing on the path to counselling or just wishing to improve their counselling and listening skills. Whether this is for professional or personal reasons, "The Presenting Past" is at a level that appeals to everyone.

Whilst reading The Presenting Past, you feel Jacobs is personally taking you by the hand and leading you one step at a time into the amazing world of counselling, making you analyse your own life on the way...

I particularly enjoyed the way the book encourages you to write notes and answer the tasks provided, although this appears daunting at first, it is well worth the effort.

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