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Basic Characteristics
In the Person Centred approach the focus is on helping the client discover more appropriate behaviour by developing self-awareness & ways to fully "encounter reality" Through this encounter the client gains insight of themselves & the world
Person-Centred Therapy
Emphasizes: Therapy as a journey shared by two fallible people Person’s innate striving for self-actualization Personal characteristics of therapist & the
quality of therapeutic relationship Counsellor’s creation of a permissive, “growth promoting” climate People are capable of self-directed growth if involved in a therapeutic relationship
Key Concepts
Rogers believes that, with nurturing conditions a client will be able to move forward & resolve their own issues One can direct one’s own life Congruence – both the therapist’s and the client’s Unconditional positive regard Accurate empathetic understanding
Congruence
Congruence - genuineness or realness The helper does not deny his or her own feelings: The opposite of hiding behind a professional mask.
“. ...A finely tuned understanding by another individual gives the recipient a sense of personhood, of identity. In the ordinary interactions of life congruence is probably the most important element. Congruence, or genuineness, involves letting the other person know "who you are" emotionally. It may involve confrontation and the straightforward expression of personally owned feelings - both negative and positive.”
Carl Rogers
Unconditional positive regard
Acceptance and caring, but not approval of all behaviour
Acceptance of the other’s reality with kindness Non-possessive caring Prizing Non-judgmental attitude
Empathic understanding
An ability to deeply grasp the client’s subjective world Helper attitudes are more important than knowledge Empathy is a consistent, unflagging appreciation of the experience of the other. It is active attention to the feelings of the client It involves warmth and genuineness
”It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences have been deeply buried.”
Carl Rogers – On Becoming a Person
For therapy to occur it is necessary that these conditions exist:
That the 2 persons are in contact That the client is in a state of incongruence That the helper is congruent That the helper exhibits UPR towards the client That the helper exhibits understanding of the client’s internal
frame of reference That the client, to at least some extent, perceives the UPR