Long before there were empirically supported treatments or randomized clinical trials of psychotherapy, a group at the University of Chicago was conducting the first psychotherapy research, led by Carl Rogers. Jules Seeman was there at the beginning, as an early Research Coordinator for this project.
PSYCHOTHERAPY AND THE FULLY FUNCTIONING PERSON
In a volume of unpublished and previously-published works, and new essays, Dr. Seeman takes us on a journey from the very beginnings of psychotherapy research, through a long career studying optimal functioning (the precursor of what is now known as positive psychology), and capping it off with chapters synthesizing work on optimal functioning and human systems.