Human Givens approach or Human Givens Psychotherapy is form of psychology and psychotherapy developed by Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell introduced in their 2003 book Human Givens: A new approach to emotional health and clear thinking. It is self-described as a "bio-psycho-social" approach to psychotherapy, and at its core attempts to find and address unmet innate needs common to all humans, termed givens. Use of the Human Givens approach is not currently widespread; but its supporters are building evidence and its ideas are extending into the UK public workplace.
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