Interdisciplinary Handbook of the Person-Centered Approach [electronic resource] : Research and Theory / edited by Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White, Renate Motschnig-Pitrik, Michael Lux.

On the Origins of the Handbook -- The Essence of the Person-Centered Approach -- Introduction to Interdisciplinary Research and Theory.- An Interactive Cognitive-Emotional Model of the Person-Centered Approach -- Carl Rogers Meets The Neurosciences: Insights from Social Neuroscience for Client-Centered Therapy -- The Circle of Contact: A Neuroscience View on the Formation of Relationships -- Rogers’ Generative Framework of Organismic Integrity: Scientific Evidence Challenging Academic, Medical, and Pharmaceutical Forces -- Mindfulness, Authentic Connection and Making “Right” Decisions:Using Neuroscience to Build a Bridge with the Person-Centered Approach -- You Can Inspire Me To Live Further: Explicating Pre-reflexive Bridges to the Other -- The Awakened Heart – Mindfulness as a Bridge between the Person-Centered Approach and Eastern Philosophies -- Centered in Presence: Meditation with Gifted Students at Hansenberg Castle -- On Correspondences Between the Person-Centered Approach and Attachment Theory -- Relational Psychophysiology and Mutual Regulation during Dyadic Therapeutic and Developmental Relating -- First Relationship, Neuro-psycho-biology and the Person-Centered Approach -- Person-Centered Theory Encountering Mainstream Psychology: Building Bridges and Looking to the Future -- Self-Determination Theory, Person-Centered Approaches, and Personal Goals: Exploring the Links -- A Strengths Based Approach Towards Coaching In a Multicultural Environment -- Person-Centred Approach and Systems Theory -- Relationship Worlds and the Plural Self -- Higher-Order Change within the Person Centered Approach -- How Can I Trust You? Encounters With Carl Rogers and Game Theory -- The Person-Centered Approach in Research -- The Learner-Centered Model:  Implications for Research Approaches -- A Practice of Social Ethics — Anthropological, Epistemological and Ethical Foundations of the PCA -- Christian Spirituality and the Person-Centered Approach -- Formative Empathy as a Mystical Way of Being -- Reflections and a Preview.

The legacy of Carl Rogers endures in humanistic approaches to psychology, education, human development, communication, and spirituality. His Person-Centered Approach (PCA) promotes the evolution of the human organism and relationships, which lends itself to rewarding partnerships with a variety of scientific and philosophical theories. The Interdisciplinary Handbook of the Person-Centered Approach examines these connections for a deeper understanding of how—and why—this humanistic approach works in client-centered psychotherapy and beyond. Chapters link key constructs of the PCA to research and theory in a variety of fields to bring new significance to self-determination, interpersonal relationships, human attachment, social neuroscience and other related fields. Taken together, this research and theory unites the sciences and the humanities, and the objective with the subjective, to arrive at a clearer picture of the complete, authentic person. A companion volume on applications will demonstrate these connections in practice across various fields for further insights into the utility of the approach. Interdisciplinary collaborations featured in the book link the PCA with:  Cognitive and neuroscience Mindfulness and meditation Developmental relating Positive psychology Systems theory Game theory, theory of science, and philosophy Spirituality, religion, and ethics The Interdisciplinary Handbook of the Person-Centered Approach: Research and Theory will benefit researchers  and practitioners who want to deepen their understanding and practice. Its usefulness to researchers and students crosses a variety of sciences, such as psychology, neuroscience, therapy, education, communication, and medicine. A unique feature of the book are concept maps that may inspire further interdisciplinary connections across many fields.