The person centered theory of psychotherapy is a diverse theory as it can be practiced on various age groups and populations requiring therapy. At the beginning, Carl Rogers developed this theory while working closely with children at a children’s clinic. These children had emotional problems that placed them into an incongruence state (Walker, 2001). However, this has not been the only group under which person centered therapy has been applied. Carl Rogers also worked with patients suffering from schizophrenia in the latter stages of his career. The theory was later applied by other psychologists in dealing with patients who had a anxiety problems, alcoholism, personality disorders and even depression. Critics refute the ability of applying person centered theory on individuals who have no ability to state their experiences verbally or have not been educated properly (Cooper, O'Hara, Schmid & Wyatt, 2007). However, the theory can be adapted by the therapist developing a mechanic to communicate with the individuals in this case. This clearly shows its diversity in application. …show more content…
Improvement of Self Esteem Margarita expresses that she has frequently felt that she is experiencing depression.
This is a major factor in the problem that she is experiencing. The client will need to feel much better about herself so that she can experience happiness in her life (McLeod, 2008). Margarita has stated that she felt bad about the death of her friend in a car accident that occurred while she was in University (Cooper, O'Hara, Schmid & Wyatt, 2007). She also states that she feels as though she should have been the one to die instead of her friend. This is clearly a state of low self
esteem. Managing the Anger Issues The client states that when she gets angry she thinks of harming her husband though she does not remember what the husband did to make her that angry. Margarita continues to state that she feels as though the husband is going to leave her as she feels her problems are too much for him (Cooper, O'Hara, Schmid & Wyatt, 2007). This is evidence of incongruent living where the client magnifies situations that seem to be of threat to her and magnifies them. Communication Margarita, the client at hand, states that she has to put on her “game face” so as to uphold her reputation in her important community position. This shows that Margarita fears judgment of the public eye when she is at her job (Arnold, 2014). This may explain the source of her anger issues as she displays conflicting personalities in different situations. The client will be helped in expressing her emotions in truth and maintain one personality.
I also have become passionate for person-centered therapy. As I start to work with students I will need to help the student to emphasis on how they act in their world with others, how they can move forward in a constructive directions, and how they can successfully deal with obstacles that are blocking their growth. The student may be dealing with obstacles from within themselves and outside of themselves. As the counselo...
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During my time in the ward, I recently had a patient with alcohol dependency in my care. My patient, Mr Grey was a 51 year old male patient who was admitted with a fractured neck of femur and consistent hypertension. Mr Grey required a vast amount of medical treatment for his injuries. As well as Mr Grey’s physiological problems he also had poor mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. We later discovered my patient had some social issues and that he was homeless.
According to Shebib (2016) the therapeutic or helping relationship, the role of the counsellor and client has a significant impact on the desired outcome for the client. However, in relation to the two theoretical models of counselling under discussion, the therapeutic relationships differ among the client and therapist roles (Corey 2009). In Person-Centred Therapy, the relationship between client and counsellor is viewed as being the person in the environment and the client is the expert of into their environment. There is a repetition of equality amongst the client-counsellor relationship (Corey, 2009). This notion that focus to placed onto the client and not the problem ( Shebeb, 2017). The counsellor’s attitude has a significant role
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Carl Rogers (1902–1987) person/ client-centred therapy was designed to promote openness, growth and change. This model is appropriate to this study as it is founded on attitude, based on three core conditions empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard. Person centred way of communication is oriented toward offering a clear and facilitative relationship towards others. Rogers (1967) believe that individuals are motivated to explore their potential, achieve healthy growth and develop to self-worth and personality.
Person centred values influence all aspects of health and social care work because it is a law requirement in regards to the Human Rights Act 1988, Health and Social Care Act 2012 along with codes of practice for social care workers, health and social care should be based on person centred values. Person centred values in care is an approach that respects and values the uniqueness of the individual and seeks to maintain or if required, restore their individuality. This is done by creating an environment that promoted the personal worth, uniqueness and social confidence of the individual as well as respect, independence and hope. If person centred values become guidelines in health and social care settings it will help to provide anti-discriminatory
My theoretical orientation can best be described as a mixture of Person-centered therapy and feminist therapy. Where person-centered therapy is all about being aware of oneself and feminist therapy encourages personal empowerment. Those two together create a great theme of evolving to become something greater in life. I believe that human behavior is a result of feeling like you, have a sense of belonging in the world. Similar to what Maslow’s hierarchy, people need to feel a sense of love in order to be happy and confident in one’s self. Once they are content with themselves as result, they will project that same love towards others. When considering my approach, I want clients to be authentic and confident in who they are. The individual
...entation, or several, in which they choose to practice in their professional career. Psychoanalysis and Person-Centered Therapy are just two, out of over four hundred types, of counseling approaches in use today. The constructs and theories are extremely different, however, neither can be considered right nor wrong. They are simply based on different beliefs, assumptions and viewpoints of human development and their behavior. Although, however different and unique, there are still similarities between the two types of therapy approaches. Through case examples, such as the case of D and the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, the techniques and outcomes of different treatment approaches can be see in real life examples. Past research and writing support brings about contradictions, criticism and treatment outcomes to the theories and those who developed them.
Carl Rogers developed person centered therapy, also known as client centered, non-directive or Rogerian therapy, in the 1930s. The person centered therapy, differs than other typical formal therapy, against directive and psychanalytic approach. Rogers believed that the therapy should take place where there is a close personal relationship between the client and the therapist. Rogers rejected the traditional hierarchical relationship between the client and therapist, and view the clients as equals by using the term “client” instead of “patient”. In person-centered therapy, the client determines the general direction of the therapy while the therapist ask informal clarifying question to promote client’s self-insight and self-understanding.
In the second part of the book Rogers speaks of his ideas of his theory of the person-centered approach to therapy. This is the part of the book that I felt really spoke to me. Person-centered theory is a lot of what I would like to do. I enjoy the ideas and concepts that Rogers presents in his theory. I think that it is extremely important to be able to take into consideration not only the diagnosis of the patient/client with whom you are working, but that it is more important to be able to take the time to sit back and to listen to them. I have realized in the year that I have been working in the psychiatric hospital how important it is for the patient/client to just sit back and listen to what it is they're saying to you. This however does not mean I am only hearing their words, but that I am listening at a much deeper level and actually he...
Reflecting on the Person-Centered Therapy, it is similar to the Existential Therapy because it focuses on the client/therapist relationship, where the therapist needs to be totally genuine, empathetic and non-judgmental toward their clients in order to gain the client’s trust. I like the fact that the Person-Centered Therapy views the client as their best authority on their own experience, and being fully capable of fulfilling their own potential for growth. I also like the fact that the therapist is non-directive, does not give advice and there is no specific technique involved. Person Centered Therapy can basically develop their own technique as their relationship develop with the client.
Over the years, the name of Rogers' theory has changed from non-directive counseling to client-centered therapy, and then to person-centered therapy. However, Rogers (1995) affirms that the "person-centered approach seems [to be] the most descriptive" title for his theory (p. 115). The Person-Centered approach can be best described as a theory that embraces a consistent and organized set of perceptions and beliefs about oneself. It is a phenomenological theory that "aims directly towards the greater independence and integration of the individual" (Rogers, 1942, p. 28). In terms of human nature, Rogers viewed individuals as being innately good and trustworthy.
Going over my paper everything made perfect sense and I can still relate/agree with everything I said. After reading my case conceptualization I feel like I have a solid foundation that contributes to how I view my clients and how I choose to move forward with them. While I do like Person Centered Theory I have learned to be flexible and incorporate other theories into my work with clients. Being flexible as a counselor, I think is one of the keys to success. As a counselor I must always do what is in the best interest of the client regardless if I prefer one approach over another. My client’s well-being is my responsibility as a counselor and I have to do the best I can to assure their well-being. Therefore, I have learned to apply other theories into my work as a counselor as