ABSTRACT
The specific intent of this book is twofold: (1) to provide an historical record in one volume of the debates that had taken place for nearly two decades on my critique of the relational movement, including all the responses from my critics; and (2) to extend an olive branch to relational practitioners in the hopes that further dialogue may not only lead to conciliation, but more optimistically, that relational theory may be inspired to improve upon its theoretical edifice, both conceptually and clinically, as well as develop technical parameters to praxis that help guide and train new clinicians to sharpen their own theoretical orientation and therapeutic efficacy.
