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
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Person-centered theory is regarded as one of the most popular theories of counseling and therapy since its development in the 1940s. Its originator‚ Carl Rogers originally labeled it as nondirective. The theory was intended to offer a distinctive option to the behavioral and psychoanalytic theories that subjugated psychology during the period. At a later time‚ Rogers expanded the concepts of the process and renamed it client-centered to de-emphasize the nondirective nature and emphasize a full understanding
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Carl Rogers reflects on the importance of empathy‚ personality and behavior. He describes empathy as‚ “delicate” and “potent”. (Rogers‚ N.D.) He believed that simply listening to a patient what important and useful. The most effective listening lies behind the words to understand the concealed feelings and emotions of the patient. It was helpful to reflect these feelings and emotions back to the patient to help them understand. He eventually started recording interviews‚ and he found it very useful
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The Theories of Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers Maslow and Rogers come from a school of thought‚ which is referred to as Humanistic. Such an approach steers away from the idea that man is a robot‚ who is the total product of outside forces‚ as the Behaviorist would maintain; or that man simply results from the interaction of primal drives and the demands of community - a belief held by many Freudians. The Humanistic approach accepts the ’human qualities’ of the individual; that man is born with
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contributions to the world of psychology. Many of which who are alive‚ and dead. Three of the most important psychologists are Carl Rogers‚ Neal Miller‚ and Kurt Lewin; all in which made a contribution to psychology somehow or another. Carl Ransom Rogers was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. Rogers was widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research and was honored for his pioneering research with
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Person-Centred Approach by Carl Rogers According to Gatongi (2007) Person centred approach is a theory that was invented by Carl Rogers in the 1940s. This type of therapy diverged from a traditional model of therapy as expected and moved towards a non-directive‚ empathic approach that empowers and motivates the client in a therapeutic process. The therapy is based on Rogers’ belief that every human being strives for the capacity to fulfil his/herself own potential. Person centred therapy is also
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CP Psychology Period 2 November 12‚ 2013 Carl Rogers Carl Rogers was a highly intelligent man. Rogers was a humanistic psychologist who was also known as a therapist. His work is well known and is basically a combination of all the theories and techniques made up by many psychologists that he was inspired by. His style of therapy was admired and used by most therapists all around. Rogers was born on January 8‚ 1902 in Oak Park‚ Illinois. Oak Park is a suburb in Chicago. He was
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Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8‚ 1902 – February 4‚ 1987) was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. Rogers is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research and was honored for his pioneering research with the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions by the American Psychological Association in 1956. Carl Rogers was one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th-century. He was a humanist
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Q: Compare and contrast the approaches of Carl Rogers and Sigmund Freud to understanding people and to helping them. Which approach do you think is more useful in a social care setting? This essay will compare and contrast the differences between the works of Sigmund Freud and Carl Rogers and their approaches to understand people and to help them. It will look at the factors of Client centred therapy. It will also argue that Rogers’ humanistic approach is more useful in a social care setting
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For the purpose of this essay I shall be outlining Carl Rogers Person-Centred approach and Gerard Egan’s Skilled Helper Model in relation to my experience partaking in group sessions as both a helper and a client during the course of the practical assignment task. The objective of this essay is to identify my growing edge and to demonstrate how I can develop as an effective and ethical skilled helper from my experience partaking in group sessions. It was quite difficult playing the part as both
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