1. Person-Centered Therapy

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

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

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

5. Core concepts Empathy Congruence/genuineness
Unconditional positive regard

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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

14. Two Types of Research on P-C
B. Comparing the effectiveness of Person-Center Therapy with other theories
: 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***

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

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

17. Summary and Evaluation
Limitations
discount___________________
Misunderstanding_________________