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The article discusses how therapists have something very valuable to contribute to the development of a fairer and better society. For many therapists, this commitment to social justice is realized through trying to ensure that practice is non-discriminatory and embodies such principles as valuing diversity and promoting inclusivity. It may also be realized through working with clients from marginalized communities like refugees or survivors of domestic violence.

The article explains the importance of client preferences to psychotherapy. Topics discussed include the type of client preferences, namely, treatment, therapist and activity preferences, concerns about working with client preferences such as possible changes in clients' preferences over the course of therapy and therapist intuition over the preferences of a client, and the relation between assessing and accommodating client preferences and a responsive therapist-client relationship.

An interview with Mick Cooper, a chartered psychologist and professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton, is presented. Cooper discusses his research on counselling and psychotherapy for children and young people, what motivated him to undertake the research, and the practice implications of his research.

The article examines the benefits and challenges of goal-setting in counseling and psychotherapy. Topics discussed include features of goals, information on the policy in Egnland that supported the use of goals in therapy, and explanation on goal-oriented practice. It also addresses the reason therapists should work with goals in counseling and psychotherapy.

The article presents research studies on relational depth in psychotherapy and counselling. A study shows that therapists are more likely to experience feelings of empathy and respect for the other, while clients are more likely to depict feelings of being accepted, cared for and understood. Another study reveals that there is no difference in the degree where therapists of different orientations report relational depth experiences.

The article presents the authors' views on the effect of a pluralistic counselling and psychotherapy approach to the counselling and psychotherapy practice. The pluralistic approach to therapy was reportedly introduced in 2007 which drew on methods from various sources. Also discussed are the effort to create structures to support pluralistic practice and the concepts and principles of pluralistic counselling and psychotherapy.

The personal narrative of the author is presented which explores the author's devastating experience of almost failing his PhD has shaped his life and his career.

The article discusses the attributes of a framework developed to understand psychological distress and change for uniting psychological and social processes. Topics covered include the difference between wants, desires and strivings, explanations why people do not actualize their wants, and details relating to identified inter-related ways for achieving greater psychological wellbeing. It discusses how the framework can be used to explain social and psychological change processes.

The article presents a discussion of a pluralistic approach to counseling and psychotherapy, adapted from the book "Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy," by Mick Cooper and John McLeod.

The author discusses the importance of the body of empirical evidence to support the practice of psychotherapy and counseling. He mentions a survey of American psychotherapists which found that only 4% ranked research literature as the most useful source of information on how to practice. He points out that there is a need for texts that can communicate research findings in an accessible and jargon-free way. He stresses that what the research seems to indicate is that therapy tends to help clients capitalize on their strengths.

The article offers a look at some of the most innovative and cutting edge areas of development in the field of person-centered therapy. Much of the innovations can be attributed to the establishment of the World Association for Person-Centered and Experimental Psychotherapy and Counseling. It is responsible for the development and dissemination of new ideas and practices. Alongside these advances in practice has come an emergence of new person-centred thinking, much of it drawing on contemporary philosophical and psychological developments.

In this article, the author introduce a contemporary theoretical framework to try to make sense of a core humanistic construct. Topics discussed include that Carl Rogers, in his 1959 monograph, defined actualizing tendency as inherent tendency of organism to develop all its capacities in ways which serve to maintain or enhance the organism; tendency in all forms of organic life to develop more complex organization, the fulfillment of potential.

The article focuses on the relationship variables in a therapeutic relationship. An excerpt from Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy, written by Dave Mearns, is provided. A discussion on one of the most important roles of therapists, which is making the therapeutic space as safe as possible, is presented.

The article presents the author's insights on the development of school-based counselling in secondary schools in Great Britain. The author relates the report published by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) which tackles the key findings, potential developments, and utilization of school-based counselling in treating psychological disorders among young people. Moreover, the author mentions the role of counselling in promoting students' mental health and well-being.