2015 reprint of the 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 counseling, training, and conflict resolution, which requires the listener to feed back what they hear to the speaker by re-stating or paraphrasing what they have heard in their own words, to confirm what they have heard and to confirm the understanding of both parties. It continues to have a lasting influence to this day.