On Becoming By Carl Rogers Summary
On Becoming a Person’ is a compilation of lectures and manuscripts drafted by Carl Rogers between 1951 and 1961. The book is deeply insightful and almost meditative in its explanation of how Rogers arrived at his person-centred approach to psychotherapy.
Candid personal revelations of Roger’s experience and insights on human relationships are provided, as is an exploration of psychotherapy as a helping ‘relationship’ between the therapist and client in modern terms.
The gut felling the message will stays with you after reading the book. Rogers’s idea that ‘becoming a person’ means being a work in progress. The author argues there is a link personality as defined by specific traits, characteristics, and behaviours in modern terms.
Candid personal revelations of Roger’s experience and insights on human relationships are provided, as is an exploration of psychotherapy as a helping ‘relationship’ between the therapist and client in modern terms.
The gut felling the message will stays with you after reading the book. Rogers’s idea that ‘becoming a person’ means being a work in progress. The author argues there is a link personality as defined by specific traits, characteristics, and behaviours in modern terms.