The beginnings of person-centred approaches can be attributed to the work of an American psychologist Carl Rogers (1902-1987) and the how he developed what he termed as client centred…
In order to evaluate the claim that Person Centred Therapy offers the therapist all that he/she will need to treat clients, I intend to first discuss and explain what PCT (Person-Centred Therapy) means at its most basic level, what the requirements or ‘Core Conditions’ that Carl Rodgers (1902-1987) stated were fundamental to the practice and success of this approach, and to offer a balanced opinion based on my view of both the positives and, importantly, some of the possible negative reactions or outcomes that could be experienced by both therapist and/or client when using PCT as the sole method of therapy.…
My aim is to explore Carl Roger's theory that Person Centred Therapy was a complete system for therapists to offer help in a counselling way to clients presenting with a full variety of issues. I will do this by establishing my understanding of the basic theory, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of Rogers theory and consider other opinions / arguments, and conclude with my thoughts on how this theory may be beneficial in treating specific psychological disorders.…
In this assignment I am going to discuss the history to the person-centred approach to therapy and outline its main features. I will also compare this model along with the psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioural approaches. I will be pointing out the similarities and differences between these models, also…
Carl Ransom Rogers is “the most influential psychologist in American history” according to Kirchenbaum & Henderson (1989). According to study made in 2002 by Haggbloom et al. using multiple criteria, Carl Rogers is the sixth most eminent psychologist of the 20th century and second, among clinicians, after Sigmund Freud. He is widely known as a founder of client – centred therapy. He was honoured for his pioneering research by the American Psychological Association in 1956 with the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions and was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize shortly after the end of his life.…
A humanistic approach to care can also be viewed as an existentialist view. According to Corey (2009), as humans we are capable of self-awareness, which is the distinctive capacity that allows us to reflect and to decide. In person centered/humanistic therapy the nurse utilizes communication that ensures each individual experiences the presence of the nurse as authentic, caring, compassionate, and sincere. This is more than offering therapeutic techniques such as responding, reflecting, summarizing, and so on. This is deep listening or as some say “listening with the heart and not just…
Carl Rogers developed person centred therapy believing individuals design their own destiny and can successfully deal with their struggles and distresses as they have within them sufficient ability, though they may be unaware of the potential for growth and improvement they hold. The emphasis in the person centred therapy relationship is trust, respect and acceptance with awareness of beneficial changes to the client that can be brought about by such an atmosphere. Carl Rogers believed this was dependent on the counsellor having 3 core skills, empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard, believing these 3 skills are essential, in a helping situation. Empathy where I stand in the helpee’s shoe enables me to see and understand things from the helpee’s perspective, by separating the behaviour from the individual& remaining non-judgemental I exercise unconditional positive regard and in being genuine, keeping it real with the helpee I implement congruence. Without these conditions in place it would be difficult for trust to be developed and, without trust a fruitful relationship cannot be established.…
Josefowitz, N. & Myran, D. (2005) ‘Towards a Person-Centred Cognitive Behaviour Therapy’. Counselling Psychology Quarterly. 18 (4) pp. 329-336.…
One of key concepts of person centred therapy is the belief that the client has the ability to become aware of their own problems and has the inherent means to resolve them. In this sense, the client directs themselves (Corey, 1996).…
Firstly I will begin by looking at the theory behind each of the main concepts. I will begin with the Humanistic Approach. Person-centred therapy is a non-scientific concept, developed by Carl Rogers. Rogers believed that we are all born with the ability to gain self-actualisation and have an organismic self. e He quoted, “the organism has one basic tendency and striving-to actualise, maintain and enhance the experiencing organism.” (Rogers, 1951, p487) However, the organismic self can be infringed upon by conditions of worth placed upon us in early childhood and thus for the positive regard of others, we may ignore our internal valuing for the love of significant others. Rogers called this the adapted self.…
The Person Centred Approach (Originator: Karl Rogers 1902 – 1987) focuses on the belief that we are all born with an innate ability for psychological growth if external circumstances allow us to do so. Clients become out of touch with this self-actualising tendency by means of introjecting the evaluations of others and thereby treating them as if they were their own. As well as being non-directive the counselling relationship is based on the core conditions of empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard. By clients being prized and valued, they can learn to accept who they are and reconnect with their true selves.…
Mearns & Thorne (2000) Person-Centred Therapy Today, New Frontiers in Theory and Practice, London: Sage Publications…
Although a lot of compelling theories and counseling techniques were presented throughout the unit, I will focus my attention on the Person-Centered Approach/Therapy developed by Carl Rogers. Person-Centered Approach changed the nature of counseling, as well as the counselor-client relationship, making Rogers a true change agent in his profession. Prior to his approach, the therapist was perceived as the "expert" in the notion that "the therapist know best." The helper was assumed to know what was best for the client. Therefore, the therapist directed the session.…
The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the differences and similarities associated with Carl Roger’s Client-centered theory and Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic theory. The focus of the comparisons will fall into the three main topic areas: that of optimal personality development, that of the nature of problem formation, and that of the process of learning and change.…
Person-centred counselling originated in 1930’s and 40’s from the work of the American psychologist Carl Rogers. Rogers came to believe that as it is the client who is hurting, then ultimately it is the client themselves who holds the answers about how best to move forward. At the time, this approach was a departure from others forms of counselling which relied on clients being advised, guided or somehow influenced on which direction to take. Using the person centred approach, it is the counsellor’s job to help the client connect with their own inner resources enabling them to find their own unique solutions.…