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In 2005 I retired from the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland. In truth it was an ‘early’ retirement that gives me time to do other things. This website serves to keep others informed about what I am doing.

Contact Information for Prof. Dave Mearns

E-mail General Information: info@davemearns.com
Webmaster: webmaster@davemearns.com

BOOK LAUNCH IN ARGENTINA

On November 21, 2009 the new Spanish language edition of the third edition of Person-Centred Counselling in Action (originally published by Sage (UK) in 2007) was launched in Buenos Aires. With 200 people attending the launch, reviews and perspectives were offered by Claudio Rud, Maria José González Cerezo, Estela Falicov, Dave Mearns, and Brian Thorne (by DVD).

The book will be distributed in all Spanish speaking countries and can be obtained direct from the publisher: info@granaldeaeditores.com.ar. In November 2010 Gran Aldea will launch a Spanish language edition of Mearns & Cooper (2005) Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy, originally published by Sage (UK).

Latest news:

Exploring Relational Depth, Belfast, April 19, 2010 go to the 'Communications' page

'PCT - A Relational Approach' with counselling psychology students, Glasgow, February 18, 2010 go to the 'Communications' page

The ‘Buenos Aires Course’ page on the site has been re-named ‘Argentina’. The page continues to describe the person-centred training course in Buenos Aires, including contact details for the 2010 course, but it also includes a new section on tourism in Argentina (and Chile).

‘Person-Centred Counselling in Action’, Buenos Aires, November 21, 2009 go to the 'Communications' page

‘Working with Trauma in a Person-Centred Way’ at the 21st Anniversary Conference of Nexus, Belfast, October 21, 2009 go to the 'Communications' page

For Dave’s welcome letter to the participants of the July 1st, 2009 Relational Depth: Current Theory and Research conference in Nottingham, go to the 'Communications Page'

For the PowerPoint slides and notes that will form Dave's keynote lecture on 24th June 2009 at the Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy conference in Athens go to the 'Communications' page

For a response to a question on the ‘professionalisation’ of counselling, go to the second item on the Politics of Science page.

For the PowerPoint slides for the March 7, 2010 event for Ffynnon in Wrexham, go to the 'Communications' page.

Dave Mearns and the University of Strathclyde Counselling Unit are to be given the American Psychology Association (APA) ‘Charlotte and Karl Bühler Award’ at the APA Convention in San Diego in August 2010. The Award goes to an institution, and an individual associated with that institution, which has made an outstanding and lasting contribution to transpersonal and humanistic psychology. This will be the first time the Award has been given to an overseas institution.

DVD available for purchase - go to Sales

New Third Edition of Person-Centred Counselling in Action and the Find a Mistake challenge (with unlimited £10 prizes) - go to Sales

New videoclip of Brian Thorne and Dave Mearns talking about the 2007 edition of Person-Centred Counselling in Action - go to Sales.

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‘The Challenge of Working at Relational Depth with Hard-to-Reach Clients, Bucharest from July 1 - 4, 2010. go to the 'Communications' page