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    TOPIC: The Structure of Personality Client-Centered (Carl Rogers) DISCUSSANT: Mary Ann S. Ariente MAED AS

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    Carl Rogers was a pioneering figure in humanistic psychology and developed client-centered therapy. Client-centered therapy diverged from traditional therapy by taking a nondirective, empathic approach that empowers the client. Rogers believed that people have an innate drive for personal growth and change, which he termed "actualizing tendency." The client-centered therapist provides empathy and unconditional positive regard to help facilitate the client's natural tendency toward growth. Rogers identified six key factors for growth: contact between therapist and client, client vulnerability, therapist congruence, unconditional positive regard, empathy, and client perception of the therapist's empathy and regard.

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    Carl Rogers was a pioneering figure in humanistic psychology and developed client-centered therapy. Client-centered therapy diverged from traditional therapy by taking a nondirective, empathic approach that empowers the client. Rogers believed that people have an innate drive for personal growth and change, which he termed "actualizing tendency." The client-centered therapist provides empathy and unconditional positive regard to help facilitate the client's natural tendency toward growth. Rogers identified six key factors for growth: contact between therapist and client, client vulnerability, therapist congruence, unconditional positive regard, empathy, and client perception of the therapist's empathy and regard.

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    Carl Rogers was a pioneering figure in humanistic psychology and developed client-centered therapy. Client-centered therapy diverged from traditional therapy by taking a nondirective, empathic approach that empowers the client. Rogers believed that people have an innate drive for personal growth and change, which he termed "actualizing tendency." The client-centered therapist provides empathy and unconditional positive regard to help facilitate the client's natural tendency toward growth. Rogers identified six key factors for growth: contact between therapist and client, client vulnerability, therapist congruence, unconditional positive regard, empathy, and client perception of the therapist's empathy and regard.

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    TOPIC: The Structure of Personality Client-Centered (Carl Rogers) DISCUSSANT: Mary Ann S. Ariente MAED AS

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    TOPIC: The Structure of Personality; Client-centered (Carl Rogers)

    DISCUSSANT: Mary Ann S. Ariente MAED AS


    Carl Rogers

    ☞ Carl Ransom Rogers was one of the founding figures of humanistic


    psychology and widely regarded as one of the most eminent thinkers in
    psychology.

    ☞ Known for his influential psychotherapy method known as client-


    centered therapy.

    ☞ Client-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy) /Person-centered therapy


    was developed by Carl Rogers in the 1940s.

    CLIENT-CENTERED THERAPY

    ❀This type of therapy diverged from the traditional model of the therapist as expert and moved instead
    toward a nondirective, empathic approach that empowers and motivates the client in the therapeutic process.

    ❀The therapy is based on Rogers’s belief that every human being strives for and has the capacity to fulfill his
    or her own potential.

    ❀Rather than viewing people as inherently flawed, with problematic behaviors and thoughts that require
    treatment, person-centered therapy identifies that each person has the capacity and desire for personal growth
    and change. Rogers termed this natural human inclination “actualizing tendency,” or self-actualization.
    (self-actualization refers to an enlightened maturity characterized by the achievement of goals, acceptance of
    oneself, and an ability to self-assess in a realistic and positive way.)

    ❀The person-centered therapist learns to recognize and trust human potential, providing clients
    with empathy and unconditional positive regard to help facilitate change.
    SIX FACTORS NECESSARY FOR GROWTH IN ROGERIAN THEORY
    Rogers identified six key factors that stimulate growth within an individual. He suggested that when
    these conditions are met, the person will gravitate toward a constructive fulfillment of potential. According to
    Rogerian theory, the six factors necessary for growth are:
    1. Therapist-Client Psychological Contact: This first condition simply states that a relationship between
    therapist and client must exist in order for the client to achieve positive personal change. The following
    five factors are characteristics of the therapist-client relationship, and they may vary by degree.
    2. Client Incongruence or Vulnerability: A discrepancy between the client’s self-image and actual
    experience leaves him or her vulnerable to fears and anxieties. The client is often unaware of the
    incongruence.
    3. Therapist Congruence or Genuineness: The therapist should be self-aware, genuine, and congruent.
    This does not imply that the therapist be a picture of perfection, but that he or she be true to him- or
    herself within the therapeutic relationship.
    4. Therapist Unconditional Positive Regard (UPR): The clients’ experiences, positive or negative, should
    be accepted by the therapist without any conditions or judgment. In this way, the client can share
    experiences without fear of being judged.
    5. Therapist Empathy: The therapist demonstrates empathic understanding of the clients’ experiences and
    recognizes emotional experiences without getting emotionally involved.
    6. Client Perception: To some degree, the client perceives the therapist’s unconditional positive regard and
    empathic understanding. This is communicated through the words and behaviors of the therapist.
    References:
    1. Raskin, Nathaniel J., Rogers, Carl R., and Witty, Marjorie C. (2008). Client-Centered Therapy. In Raymond J. Corsini and Danny Wedding (Eds.), Current Psychotherapies (pp. 141–
    186). Belmont, CA: Thomson Higher Education.
    2. Rogers, Carl R. (1957). The Necessary and Sufficient Conditions of Therapeutic Personality Change. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 21. Retrieved from
    http://www.shoreline.edu/dchris/psych236/Documents/Rogers.pdf
    3. Rogers, Carl R. (1980). Way of Being. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

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