Handbook for Theory, Research, and Practice in Gestalt Therapy (2nd Edition) (World of Contemporary Gestalt Therapy)

This is a true second edition, so much so that it approaches being a different book. It includes among its new authors some of the most sought-after theorists in contemporary gestalt therapy. There is a section on the philosophy of science, research and research methodology, and one devoted to gestalt therapy and its teaching and research in diverse parts of the world. There is disagreement and critique, for this is not a simple book. It is so packed with information that it serves as both a challenge and a resource. This second edition of the Handbook will take its place as an aid in understanding the evolution of contemporary gestalt therapy and as a guide to the evolving research tradition in gestalt therapy. It rightfully belongs on the shelves of both beginning trainees in gestalt therapy and advanced and experienced practitioners, and certainly represents a resource for practitioner-researchers involved in practice-based research. Dedication 6 Table of Contents 8 Acknowledgements 11 Preface 12 Part One: A Ground by Which to Think About Research in Gestalt Therapy 14 1 Introduction and Framing of the Book • Philip Brownell, Peter Philippson, Madeleine Fogarty, Vincent Beja, Pablo Herrera Salinas, Jan Roubal, and Tomáš Řiháček 15 2 The Need for Gestalt Therapy Research • Eva K. Gold and Stephen G. Zahin 40 3 An Adequate Philosophy of Science to Inform Gestalt Research: Perspectives from Gestalt Therapy Research Mentors • Scott Churchill, Rolf von Eckartsberg; Wolfgang Tschacher; Brent Slife, Elijab MOller, Sami Chun; Leslie Greenberg 51 4 Useful Methodology in Gestalt Research • Jelena Zeleskov Djoric 116 5 Practice-Based Research and Practice-Based Research Networks • Philip Brownell 153 Part Two: A Therapeutic Method Worth Investigating 162 6 Two “Takes” on Treatment Manuals in Gestalt Therapy • Philip Brownell and Jan Roubal 163 7 A Unified Theory • Sylvia Crocker 170 8 Gestalt Therapy and Phenomenology: The Intersecting of Parallel Lines • Dan Bloom 196 9 Relationality and Relational Process in Gestalt Therapy • Lynne Jacobs 216 10 An Experimental Approach: Follow by Leading • Jan Roubal 233 11 The Field Perspective in Clinical Practice: Towards a Theoryof Therapeutic Phronēsis • Gianni Francesetti 281 12 Use of Self in Practice • Jean-Marie Robine and Elvira Duenas Jurado 316 13 The Gestalt Therapy Fidelity Scale • Madeleine Fogarty, Sunil Bhar and Stephen Theiler 354 Part Three: Issues Relevant to Gestalt-Related Research 368 14 The Implications of Scientific Findings • Peter Philippson 369 15 Utilizing Consilient Research in the Wider Field • Philip Brownell 378 Part Four: Examples of Teaching and Conducting Research in the Gestalt World 382 16 Teaching and Conducting Gestalt Research through the Istituto di Gestalt, HCC Italy: Capturing the Vitality of Relationships in Research • Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb 383 17 Teaching and Conducting Gestalt Research in Hong Kong • Timothy Yuk Ki Leung and Grace Suk Man Leung 411 18 Teaching and Conducting Gestalt Research in Russia • Illia Mstibovskyi and Marina Aralova 421 19 Teaching and Conducting Gestalt Research in Chile • Pablo Herrera Salinas 445 Conclusion 460