Person-Centered Case Study of Melissa A Conceptualization and Treatment Plan Liberty University Abstract Person-centered therapy was developed over the course of approximately 40 years by a man named Carl Rogers. Rogers believed a person experienced dysfunction when they are unable to experience themselves as the individual they perceive themselves to be. This is a person-centered case study for Melissa Reed who views her ideal self as a mother and wife. A woman who is now on her fifth marriage
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on the Person-Centered Approach/Therapy developed by Carl Rogers. Person-Centered Approach changed the nature of counseling‚ as well as the counselor-client relationship‚ making Rogers a true change agent in his profession. Prior to his approach‚ the therapist was perceived as the "expert" in the notion that "the therapist know best." The helper was assumed to know what was best for the client. Therefore‚ the therapist directed the session. Person-Centered counseling unlike prior approach‚ is a
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describe how I see my philosophy approach being based around. I have choose the theory of: Person-Centered theory. In this paper I am going to go over these theories‚ identify the skills that go along with each theory‚ and reflect on how it relates to myself. The theory I am going to go over is Person-Centered Theory. Carl R. Rogers is one of the most significant psychologist ‚ in being famous for his client-centered psychotherapy theories (Trialog‚ 2002). Rogers worked as a clinical psychologist
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Principles and Philosophy of Person-Centered Therapy. Client-centered therapy was developed more than seventy years ago by Carl Rogers‚ whom many therapists considered the most influential psychotherapist in history. In Rogers later years‚ he changed the name to person-centered therapy due to his concern with humanity; including families‚ businesses and education. In this type of therapy‚ the therapist conveys empathy‚ acceptance‚ value and unconditional support rather than providing specific
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CARL ROGERS AND PERSON CENTERED THERAPY Carl Rogers Carl Ransome Rogers‚ the most influential American psychologist of the 20th century was born on the 8th January 1902‚ in Oak Illinois‚ a suburb of Chicago. He was the fourth child out of the six children. His father Walter A. Rogers was a civil engineer and his mother Julia M. Cushing was a housewife and a
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Person-centered theory is regarded as one of the most popular theories of counseling and therapy since its development in the 1940s. Its originator‚ Carl Rogers originally labeled it as nondirective. The theory was intended to offer a distinctive option to the behavioral and psychoanalytic theories that subjugated psychology during the period. At a later time‚ Rogers expanded the concepts of the process and renamed it client-centered to de-emphasize the nondirective nature and emphasize a full understanding
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Client was a 27 y/o single‚ white‚ male who was a U.S. Army veteran. He currently resides in a residential rehabilitation program and was referred for services by his mother in order to address his alcohol addiction. He presented with problems which included: trouble falling asleep and waking up with reoccurring nightmares; feelings of anxiety and arousal when hearing loud noise‚ especially the sound of airplanes passing by; feeling agitated and irritable; having random outbursts of anger; being
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The Person-centred approach is based on the theory and developed work of Doctor Carl Rogers (1902-1987)‚ and is a non-directive counselling approach. Carl Rodgers was a humanist psychologist and the humanist approach in relation to psychology focuses on the whole person and the uniqueness of each individual. Humanistic psychology rejected other perspectives such as the behaviourist and the psychodynamic‚ and regarded them as dehumanizing. Humanist psychology expanded its influence throughout 1970s
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Introducing the Person Centred Approach and its personal meaning for me and for development for counselling skills. Roxanne Lewington Firstly I am going to outline my understanding of Carl Rogers‚ the Person Centred Approach and the Core Conditions‚ which are the three basic principles for the Person Centred Approach. Then I will continue with explaining what Carl Rogers’s theories means to me‚ referring to the person centred concepts that impact me. Next I will show how these theories have
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UNIT 305 OUTCOME 1 1.1 A person centred approach is when you take into account the care and support an individual may need or require and the quality in which u provide it. It assists people in the care sector in finding out what is important to that person and enhances the relationship that you are then able to build up by following there wants and needs. 1.2 It is important to ensure you follow the person centred plan so that you are offering the best quality of care to each individual service
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