Carl Rogers Carl Rogers is known today as one of the most popular and influential American psychologists and is among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. He was born on January 8‚ 1902 in Oak Park‚ Illinois‚ a suburb of Chicago. He was one of six children to Walter Rogers and Julia Cushing. His father was a very successful civil engineer and his mother was a housewife‚ as many women were during this time period. At the age of twelve‚ Carl Rogers and his family moved to a farm
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Case Study 19 – Carl Rogers 1. How did Katharine’s self-concept differ from her ideal self before her experience with her support group? What does this imply about her mental health‚ according to Rogers’ theory? a. Katharine’s ideal self is a woman who is self-sufficient‚ an entrepreneur‚ and a mother as well as wife. Prior to attending her support group‚ Katharine’s life lacked any positive self-regard. She had been living as a ‘kept’ woman at her husband’s insistence for many years
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Carl Rogers 2nd Edition Wenona Wilson Grand Canyon University: PSY-255 5/19/2013 In the first part of this book report‚ I will be summarizing the book ‘Carl Rogers’ chapter-by-chapter‚ and then move onto what I like and dislike‚ agree or disagree with‚ and how it relates to course content of my book. I hope you enjoy and take time to learn more about Carl Rogers. A Psychologist that has been placed in American History due to the awards he has received and one of the most influential
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Carl Rogers is best known for his contributions to therapy. Dr. Rogers felt that clients look to therapists for guidance‚ and will find it even when the therapist is not trying to guide. Carl Rogers’ theory on guidance was focused on a person’s "true self". Dr. Rogers said that in order for people to know their true selves‚ they had to focus on their self-concept. This consisted of a set of beliefs about behaviors‚ thoughts‚ and feelings that could be more or less conflicting with the person’s
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Carl Rogers Carl Rogers (1902-1987) was a humanistic psychologist who agreed with the main assumptions of Abraham Maslow‚ but added that for a person to "grow"‚ they need an environment that provides them with genuineness (openness and self-disclosure)‚ acceptance (being seen with unconditional positive regard)‚ and empathy (being listened to and understood). Without these‚ relationships and healthy personalities will not develop as they should‚ much like a tree will not grow without sunlight
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Carl Rogers There are numerous personality theories one could choose from in pursuit of an explanation on human behavior. Some theories focus on stages of development‚ complete unconscious control‚ or the concept that personality is governed by a pre-disposition directly related to genetic tendencies. Carl Rogers‚ however‚ focused his theory‚ the Person-Centered Theory‚ on the basis that individuals are self-actualizing and learn and develop in response to current circumstances. According to
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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. Person-Centered counseling unlike
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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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Standard 7 Person centred support Your Name: Workplace: Start Date: Completion Date: Contents 1. Promote person-centred values in everyday work 2. Working in a person-centred way 3. Recognising possible signs of dementia 4. Supporting active participation 5. Supporting an individual’s rights to make choices 6. Promoting spiritual and emotional well-being 7. Questions CIS Assessment Induction Workbook – Seven Page 2 of 37 Standard 7 Person centred support 1. Promote person centred values in everyday
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Implement person centred approaches in health and social care 1.1 Define person-centred values. 1.2 Explain why it is important to work in away that embeds person centred values. The underlying purpose of “Person-centred values” is to ensure that the individual needing care is placed at the very centre of the decision making process about their life‚ the services and support they want and need. Therefore‚ under this strict system‚ the person is always placed at the very centre of the planning
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