Self centered Therapy

Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers (8^th Jan.1902-4 Feb.1987)was in influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. Rogers is widely Considered to be one of the  Founding  Fathers of psychology research and was Honored for his Pioneering research with the Award for Distinguished Scientific.Contributions by the American psychological Association in 1956.

The person  centered approach his own unique approach to understanding personality and human relationship found wide application in various domains such as psychology and counseling (client-centered therapy) Education (student centered leering). Organizations and others group settings. For Gis professional work he was bestowed the award for distinguished professional conurbations to psychology by the alp. In 1972.

To wards the end of  life Carl Rogers was iodinated for the noble peace prize for his work with national inform group conflict in south Africa and northeast Ireland. in  Study by hag bloom etc. all (2002) using six criteria such as citations and recognition .Rogers was found to be the site most unbent psychologist the 20^th century and second.among cliuciaus.onlyto simulated Freud

Biography

Rogers was born January 8—1902.in the suburbia oak park ,Iuiuis,Chicago,his father .Walter H, Rogers, was  a civil engineer and his mother .Julia .M Cushing was a louse wife mother ,Julia ,M Cushing was  a louse wife and devour Pentecostal Christian,carl was the fourth of their six children.

Rogers was intelligent and could read well before kinder gartered, following an educations in a strict religious and environment  as an alter boy at the vicarage of limply he become a rather isolated.indepandent and disciplined person, and appreciated a knowledge and are appreciation, for the sciatic method in a poetical world .this first care ever choice was agriculture, at the university of Wisconsin Madison. Followed by

history and them religion. At age 20,following his 19922 trip to Peking ,china.  For an interuatioreal Christian (our framed us started to doubt his religious couvitious. to help   him clarity his career choice, he attended a sum miner entitled why are I neutering  the ministary after which us decided to change his

after two years he left the seniority to attend textures college Columbia university obtaining an M.A in 1928 and a pho. In M A in 1928 and a pho in 1981. While his completing doctoral work, he engaged in child study in 1930.rogers served as direction of the society for the presentation of cruelty to children in rochesfar,new York.

From 1935to 1940 he lectured at the university of Rochester and wrote  the clinical treatment of the problem child (1939), based on his experience in working with troubled children. He was strongly influenced in constructing his client-catered approach by the post Freudian psychotherapeutic practice of offs rank in 1940Rogers become professor of clinical psychology at Ohio state university where he wrote his second book, course ling and psychology (1942).In it Rogers suggested that the client. by establishing a relationship with an understanding, accepting therapist, can resolve difficulties and go in the insight unnecessary to restructure

            In 1945.he was invited to set up a course selling canter at the university of Chicago .while a professor of psychology at the university of Chicago (1945-57) Rogers helped to establish a counseling centre connected with the university and there conducted studies to determine the effectiveness of his methods. his finding and theories appeared in client-centared therapy1951 and             psychotherapy and personality  changes (1954). One of his graduated in client-centered the suddenly at the university of Chicago.Thomus Gordon, established the parent effectiveness training movement. In 1956.Rogers become the first president of the American academy of psychotherapy pists.He taught psychology at the university of Wisconsin. Madison (1957-63). Coloring which time he wrote one of his best –known books. On becoming a person (1961). He was elected a fellow of the American academy of arts and science in 1961. Carl Rogers was also one of the people who questioned.

            The rise of McCarthy sun in 1950’s though articultures.He criticited society of its back word looking offinities.Rogers continued teaching at university of wisconsinuntil 1963.when he become a resident at the new centre for studies of the person in La jolla. Rogers left the WBSI to help found the canter for studies of the person in 1968. His later books include Carl Rogers on personal power (1977) and freedom to learu for the 80’s (1983).He remained a resident of La Jolla for the rest of life. Doing therapy. giving speeches and writing until his sudden death in 1987.Rogers suffered a fall that resulted in a fractured pelvis he had life alert and was able to contact paramedicls.He had a successful operation but his pancreousfailed the next right and he died a few days later.

Rogers last years were devoted to applying his theories in situations of political oppression and national social behavior is not “owned” by the individual.

Client centered Therapy

What is client centered therapy ?

Addictions such as alcoholism and eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia are treated with medical psychological therapies so that healing is long –term and comprehensive. One effective therapy used to fight eating disorders in eating disorder  residential programs and depression in depression treatment facilities is called client centered or person, centered therapy

            Client centered or person centered therapy was established by Carl Rogers in 1940 as an alternative to the existing orientations that relied on guidance or interpretation. Through this non-directive approach to therapy a therapist is able  to relay back to the patient what they have expressed so that the patient can identify the changes they would like to make in life Rogers provided evidence that                                                                     

Process of client self –discovery and actualization accrued in response to the therapist supplying a consistent empathic understanding of the client’s experience. Based on the attitude of acceptance and respect. This self –discovery  has proverb to be especially beneficial to those in eating disorder treatment clients trauma recovery. Treatment for alcoholism and cocaine  rehab.

This was later refined Rogers defining the therapeutic qualities of “empathy,congruence,and unconditional positive regard”. Those qualities have become the basis of today’s therapeutic approaches client-centered own the expansion of self awareness the enhancement of self esteem , and grater  self reliance ,some the positive out comes for client include a greater sense of freedom.spoutaneity,and openness.   

client centered therapy has prevue to  be particularly useful where treating dual diagnosis or low self-esteem in depression  treatment  facilities. Addictions in drug and alcohol rehab centers  and disorders   in eating disorders treatment clients by allowing the individual to connect with his/her inner –self one is better  equipped to trcnscured the limitations of addictions and other compulsions

who can benefit from client centered

Therapy ?

This type of therapy benefits people  with the following conditions:

·         Depression (beneficial to people enrolled in depression treatment facilities)

·         poor relationship

·         schizophrenia

·         Axial

·         Substance abuse  for any enrolled in treatment for drug abuse center

·         personality disorders

·         feeling of panic

·         stress

·         Eating disorders helpful to ant one seeking bulimia help, anorexia treatment or

·         assistance for binge eating

·         Phobias

Benefits of client centered therapy

·         Greater ability to trust one self

·         Decrease in anxiety and feeling of panic

·         Healthier relationship

·         Open to new ideas and experiences

·         Depression recovery

·         Infrared self –esteem

·         Ability to express personal feeling and opinions

·         Lessened guilt over  past mistakes

·         Decreased feeling of stress

·         Over all healthy sense of change

References

Internet material

Psychology Applied to modern life

WAYNE WETTEN

University of Nevada, Los venous

MARGARET A.LLGYD

Georgia Southern University

Theories of personality

Fourth Edition

Calvin .s Hall

Garduar Lindzey

John B.Campbell

(New Delhi)