Mairi It was a good day. I felt the group went well and the venue was good. It is always lovely to see new people trying encounter out. There was obviously an appetite for some outline of 'how this works'.  Helen I don't feel as though I can offer anything constructive at this point in terms of feedback other than to say that I enrolled on the day in order to be both challenged and stimulated and it offered all of that. Dates allowing, I…

Person-centred practitioners, educators, and theorists are being subjected to a particularly invasive critique from some pluralistic theorists (for example Cooper & McLeod, 2011) - ‘Invasive’ because it seeks to politically and institutionally displace the ‘classical’ person-centred tradition – a tradition which these critics almost perversely fail to understand. An insidious feature of this critique is its plausibility to readers whose con…

Hi there Just to let you know the EGM minutes (the delayed AGM for 2025) have been completed and are available to view on our website here.  If you have any problems accessing them, please email me at secretary@pctscotland.co.uk and I can send a copy out to you  EGM Minutes (delayed AGM 2025)  

This was PCT Scotland’s fourth and final workshop of our 2025 series, and twenty seven of us gathered to spend some time listening to and discussing Susan’s presentation, questions and ideas in relation to being other-oriented: connecting the non-directive attitude, cultural humility and power. It was an excellent day with powerful, thought-provoking discussions and interactions. Here's the feedback we received about the day: Clare Susan was gr…

We are pleased to announce our series of Encounter Group events for 2026. There will be three one-day events and a two-day residential encounter. Saturday 24th January 2026 - The Spark, Glasgow Saturday 11th April 2026 - Quaker Meeting House, Edinburgh Saturday 6th June 2026 - HQ, Aberdeen Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th October - The Conforti Centre, Coatbridge All venues are accessible. You'll find further information on each event on our event…