description of his upbringing and career background and will go on to discuss the main areas of his theory. The humanistic philosophy will be explained briefly and will lead on to Carl Rogers’ own humanistic beliefs and the birth of client-centred therapy. Carl Rogers’ theory of the human personality will be explored‚ mainly Rogers’ idea of self and the self-concept and a person’s natural actualising tendency. This will lead on to his beliefs around the acquisition of human dysfunction‚ primarily
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Existential Therapy Key Concepts/Unique Attributes The existential approach is more of a collective group of thoughts rather than a concrete therapy. The existential approach guides the counseling practices. The premise is that individuals guide their own lives and create their own paths. The existential approach unlike psychoanalytical therapy of unconscious boundaries and limitations is based on the fundamental belief that “we are what we choose to be (Corey 2009).” The key concepts are known
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clients. The focus of the present work is the analysis of person-centered therapy and its practice applications. The paper describes the key concepts of the therapy and its goals. The role of the counselor is evaluated and discussed. Relationship issues inherent in the use of Rogerian theory are considered. Information on the most relevant therapeutic techniques is included. The utility of person-centered therapy in addressing
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Existential Therapy and Person-Centered Therapy. I found that these styles of therapy were similar in a lot of ways but they are also individual in ways. Existential Therapy unlike some therapies was not established by one individual. This therapy was born of many schools of thought and philosophies (Corey‚ 2009). At a time when psychologists and psychiatrists were pondering how to help others overcome their obstacles‚ existential thought began to form. One of the aims of existential therapy is to
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Person Centered Group Development Group therapy or psychotherapy in the United States‚ has a long history that dates back into the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. During this time the America was being bombarded by masses of immigrants. Most of these immigrants settled in large cities. Organizations such as Hull House in Chicago were founded to assist them in adjusting to life in the United States. Known as settlement houses‚ these agencies helped immigrant groups lobby for better
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Gestalt Therapy is a humanistic therapy created in the 1940s and 50s by Fritz Perls‚ Laura Perls‚ and Paul Goodman. Gestalt Therapy focuses more on the present rather than the past or future and concentrates on picking up self-awareness and practices in the present as opposed to before (Counseling Directory‚ 2015.). Therefore the counsellor does not illustrate experiences for the client. Rather‚ the counsellor and the client cooperate to offer the client some assistance with understanding him/herself
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The Therapy is the relationship In this essay I will discuss and evaluate “The relationship is the theory” Judgements are based on personal knowledge & experience as well as written material composed by others. The basic principle being “the therapy is the relationship”‚ does this imply engaging a therapist equates to therapy or does it propose more? Different approaches place emphasis on the relationship i.e. CBT-A sound therapeutic relationship is necessary for effective therapy‚ but not
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Describe person centred counselling. Carl Rogers was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. Carl Rogers was found to be the sixth most eminent psychologist of the 20th century and second amoung clinicians‚ only to Sigmund Freud. The person centred approach was his own unique approach to understanding personality and human relatinships. This found wide application in various domains such as psychotherapy and
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Comparison between Bowen Family System and Solution Focused Therapy Lennie Soo Mei Yoke Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors Comparison between Bowen Family System and Solution Focused Therapy This essay aims to compare and contrast the classical Bowen Family System Therapy to the more modern Solution Focused Therapy. Comparison will be made in the following areas (1) broad theoretical formulations‚ (2) normal family development‚ (3) development of behavioural disorder
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A Comparison of Theories Andre Carrington MFCC/556 February 18‚ 2014 Donna Clark A Comparison of Theories Introduction There are an abundance of valid theoretical orientations to choose from in family therapy. For a family therapist to be effective‚ it is important for them to choose a theory they feel comfortable using. This selection process must involve previewing the different theories to see which ones match their own unique personal style of counseling. This paper will discuss and
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