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This page features some of the most recent books available on PCP

Constructivist PsychotherapyConstructivist Psychotherapy - A narrative hermeneutic approach
Gabriele Chiari & Maria Laura Nuzzo
Routledge(2009)

Psychotherapy has undergone major changes in recent years, with a variety of new approaches including cognitive-behavioural therapy joining the more traditional and widespread schools of thought..... (read more)

Buy via karnacbooks.com

 

Personal ConstructivismPersonal Constructivism: Theory and Applications
Larry Leitner & Jill Thomas (Eds)
Pace University Press (2009)

A book with papers from the International Congress on PCP in Columbus, Ohio in 2005.....(read more).

Buy on amazon.co.uk

 

Let's TalkLet’s Talk: Using Personal Construct Psychology to Support Children and Young People
Simon Burnham
Sage: Lucky Duck Books (2008)

Psychotherapy has undergone major changes in recent years, with a variety of new approaches including cognitive-behavioural therapy joining the more traditional and widespread schools of thought. For more details, please click HERE.

Buy via the Sage website

 

My Dearest Enemy, My Dangerous FriendMy Dearest Enemy, My Dangerous Friend – making and breaking sibling bonds
Dorothy Rowe
Routledge (2007)

Dorothy Rowe helps us better understand the intricacies of sibling relationships. For more details, please click HERE.

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Studies In Meaning 3Studies In Meaning 3: Constructivist Psychotherapy in the Real World
Jonathan D. Raskin & Sara K. Bridges (Eds) (2008)

In this volume, constructivist psychology is presented as it relates to everyday practice. For more details, please click HERE.

Buy via the Pace University Press website

 

The Child WithinOne of the best loved books on PCP has just been re-published.
The Child Within - Taking the Young Person's Perspective by Applying Personal Construct Psychology by Richard Butler and David Green published by Wiley is now available in a second edition. For more details, please click HERE.

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Everyone who teaches and promotes PCP will delighted to hear that Peggy Dalton and Gavin Dunnett's book, A Psychology for Living, is at last back in print. Updated by Peggy, it once again offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to PCP for all.

A Psychology for LivingA Psychology for Living
Peggy Dalton and Gavin Dunnett,
Second edition, Whurr, 2005

Peggy writes:
Every book has its own story. The first edition of A Psychology for Living has a rather convoluted one....(read more)
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Working with AngerWorking with Anger: A Practical Constructivist Approach
Ed. Peter Cummins
Wiley, 2005

Peter writes:
As many of you will know this book has been a long time in production! The first question I struggled with was what sort of treatment approaches could be developed within a constructivist perspective....(read more)
Buy via the Wiley website

 

ersonal construct psychotherapyPersonal construct psychotherapy: advances in theory, practice and research
Eds. David Winter and Linda Viney
Whurr, 2005
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Creative construingCreative construing – personal constructions in the arts
Eds. Jörn W Scheer and Kenneth W Sewell
Giessen: Psychosozial-Verlag, 2006
Buy via Jörn Scheer's website

 

For an excellent introduction to using the repertory grid:

The Easy Guide to Repertory GridsThe Easy Guide to Repertory Grids
Devi Jancowicz

Wiley 2003
www.wiley.co.uk/easyguide

Devi writes:
If you're serious about understanding your own car and how it works in sufficient detail to be able to fix it, you buy a workshop guide. If you're interested in how to devise, use, and analyse repertory grids, you might like to consider this book....(read more)

 

For a good introduction to PCP in a variety of settings, we would suggest:

The Essential Handbook of Personal Construct PsychologyThe Essential Handbook of Personal Construct Psychology (Paperback)
Fay Fransella (Editor)

Wiley 2005
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This is a concise paperback version of the authoritative International Handbook of Personal Construct Psychology, focusing on the practical elements of that volume.....(read more)

 

The Essential Handbook of Personal Construct PsychologyJournal of Constructivist Psychology

This international journal is published 4 times a year. Information can be found on their website www.tandf.co.uk/journals/UPCY

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