This book explores what 'critical' means for the talking therapies in a climate of increasing state influence and intervention. It looks at theoretical and practical notions of 'critical' from perspectives including queer theory, feminism, Marxism, the psychiatric survivor movement, as well as from within counsellor training and education.
Author Biography:
Del Loewenthal, University of Roehampton, UK Hugh Middleton, University of Nottingham, UK Ian Parker, University of Leicester, UK Kenneth J. Gergen, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, USA Tom Cotton, Independent Scholar, UK Anastasios Gaitanidis, University of Roehampton, UK Mari Ruti, University of Toronto, Canada Adrian Cocking, Psychotherapist, Toronto, Canada Lois Holzman, East Side Institute, USA Michael Rustin, University of East London, UK Andrew Samuels, University of Essex, UK Colin Feltham, Sheffield Hallam University, UK Chris Oakley, Psychoanalyst, UK Steven Groarke, Roehampton University, UK Paul Moloney, Counselling Psychologist, UK Tom Strong, University of Calgary, Canada Karen H. Ross, University of Calgary, Canada Konstantinos Chondros, University of Calgary, Canada Monica Sesma-Vazquez, University of Calgary, Canada Jay Watts, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
