Person-Centered Therapy

P-C Therapy Challenges… Directive & ____________ Approaches An approach of ___________________ A belief that clients need___________ A focus on problems instead of_______

P-C Therapy Emphasizes… Therapy is shared by______________ The client’s striving for_______________ The therapist’s__________________ The counselor’s creation of______________ The quality of_______________

Views of Human Nature Striving toward ____________________ Having the ___________________ Having ____________________ Being______________________ Actualizing_____________________

Core concepts Empathy Congruence/genuineness Unconditional positive regard

Therapeutic Goals goals are___________________ an openness to ____________ a trust in _____________ acceptance of _____________ Being less concerned about_________________ Becoming a ___________________

Therapist’s function To be__________________ To focus on __________________ To be real____________________ Through the therapist’s genuine caring, respect, acceptance, and understanding, ____________________________

Therapist’s Role Believe in _______________________ Use of_____ Express feelings_______________________ Value__________________ Is________________ Serve as a model of____________________

Client’s Experience in Therapy Incongruence feeling understood and accepted Therapeutic relationship activate_________

Relationship Between T and C Emphasizes Therapist listening in an accepting way to their clients, _____________________

Relationship Between T and C Congruence Unconditional positive regards Accurate empathic understanding

Therapeutic techniques & procedures No techniques Not simply to restate___________ Therapeutic relationship is ____________ Therapist’s presence The best source of knowledge about the client is ________

Two Types of Research on P-C A. The importance of the Core Conditions (Genuineness, acceptance, and empathy) for Change 1. Barkhan & Shapiro (1986) 2. Bachelor (1988): four different client perceptions of empathy 3. Client Evaluation of Counselor Scale (Hamilton, 2000): an instrument for clients’ perception of core conditions

Two Types of Research on P-C B. Comparing the effectiveness of Person-Center Therapy with other theories 1. 1960-1970: most P-C research in____; most recent research on P-C in _____________ 2. P-C Therapy is_______ (Greenberg, Elliott, & Litaer, 1994) 3. But,__is more effective than P-C therapy for adults 4. _________ is more effective than P-C for anxiety ***Who benefits best from which types of therapy***

From a multicultural perspective Contributions Reached_______________ and translated to__________ Similarity b/w_________ and __________ Limitations Some may like_______________ Some may focus on_________ May be_______________

Summary and Evaluation Contributions Active role____________ Inner and _____________ Relationship__________ Focus on ______________ Focus on_______________ Value___________________

Summary and Evaluation Limitations discount___________________ Misunderstanding_________________