The authors call the 'Human Givens' an 'organizing idea'. I heartily agree. Like all great organizing ideas it has an elegance and subtlety that makes sense of decades of conflicting models and ideas. Although the focus of the book is clearly counseling, the breadth of the Human Givens approach and the APET model of thought will - I hope - have repercussions across all of our society.



I cannot recommend this book highly enough for those interested not only in counseling, but in the structure of human societies and the health of our thinking patterns. Humanity today is facing challenges that, in order to manage successfully, will require fundemental changes in the way we precieve and act. We cannot afford to make decisions based solely on belief, or under the deforming influenence of emotional needs not being met. The ideas in this book provide a much needed model of thinking that can assist us in meeting those needs and understanding the basis of belief. As such, it appears to me to be an indispensible part of the tools needed for making healthy decisions and building healthy societies.

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