Active Listening

2015 Reprint of 1957 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Active Listening first developed by Rogers and Farson is a therapeutic technique designed to promote positive change in the client. Active listening is a communication technique used in counselling training and conflict resolution which requires the listener to feed back what they hear to the speaker by way of re-stating or paraphrasing what they have heard in their own words to confirm what they have heard and moreover to confirm the understanding of both parties. It continues to have a lasting influence to this day.