The psychotherapies that I most support are a hybrid of two therapies, Carl Rogers’ nondirective Person/Client-Centered Approach and Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Approach. To put it simply, I call it the Person-Centered Cognitive Approach to psychotherapy. A collaboration of these two approaches is what I feel to be the most effective way to help clients achieve homeostasis and growth. I believe the client/therapist relationship is important, and this is why I support the Roger’s Person-Centered therapy and feel it is effective. If the client/therapist relationship is agreeable the atmosphere of the therapeutic relationship will allow for the client to open up, trust the therapist, and allow them to aid the client to move in a constructive direction (Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy). Beck’s Cognitive Therapy also puts great emphasis on a collaborative therapeutic relation, but the reason I support this approach opposed to behavioral approaches is because it says we are what we think (Corsini & Wedding, 2008), and in order for us to be able to change we have to become aware and evaluate our thoughts (Rosner, 2012). Carl Rogers founded the Person-Centered Approach on the idea that client/therapist relationships can only be successful if the therapist’s attitude toward the client is being built on three core conditions: Congruence which is being real and authentic, Unconditional Positive Regard which is being accepting and nonjudgmental of the client, and Empathy which is sensing feelings as well as personal meanings clients are experiencing (Corsini & Wedding, 2008). Other concepts of the Person-Centered Approach include: importance of self-awareness, self- actualization and growth, belief that humans are self-determining ... ... middle of paper ... ...g of the program, halfway through the program, and the end of the program. The evaluation is done three times so the client as well as the therapist can see the progress made, or not made, as they go through the program. Doing the evaluation three times instead of at the beginning and the end of the program may signal the client and therapist that one intervention may not be working and therefore they would have the last third of the program to either revise the intervention or try another intervention. This evaluation/ inventory scale would be a hybrid of BAI: The Beck Anxiety Inventory and the CBOCI: Clark-Beck Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy); the combination of these two scales would accurately screen for obsessive-compulsive overeating symptoms and measure the intensity of emotional cues which trigger overeating.
Proposed by Carl Rogers, person-centered therapy is a humanistic approach that sole focus is on the client, with the center of therapeutic change being on the clients’ world (Halbur & Halbur, 2015). “Carl Rogers proposed that therapy could be simpler, warmer, and more optimistic than that carried out by behavioral or psychodynamic psychologist” (McLeod, 2015, para. 1). Rogers view was that therapeutic change could occur if only a few conditions were met, with emphasis having been placed on the therapist understanding and caring for the client; instead of focusing on diagnosis, advice, and persuasion. The core components towards human behavior with the person-centered approach being that of genuineness, acceptance, and empathy (Sharf, 2016).
In a fourth study, Argas, Linehan, and Telch (2001) adapted DBT skills for the treatment of binge eating disorders. The researchers proposed that the essential problem in binge eating is underdeveloped and insufficient emotional regulation system. The researchers found that the individuals receiving treatment had significantly lower scores than the individuals that were assigned to the wait-list control group. In addition, 89% of the participants stopped binge eating by the end of the treatment. However, six months later, the number of participants that remained abstinence dropped to 56%. One limitation in this study was the sample size. There was a high rate of attrition in both the treatment group and the wait-list group. The study begun with forty-four participates, but at the end of the study only ten participants completed the study.
When thinking about being person-centred and the core skills involved which additionally apply to relationship-centred care, it is unconditional positive regard holding the person in respect, empathy and congruence or authenticity. As (Fox , 2007) proposes the skills are used, whilst listening without judgement to the story and holding the person safely in their experience of their emotion. It is additionally suggested by (Corey, 2009, pp. 164-196) that person-centred theories in counselling are supported by very existential theories that deal with the here and now of people’s experience. In addition with the core skills such as valuing the relationship between the client and the counsellor or care provider, with respect, congruence, non-judgement, empathy, and a belief that the person themselves is the one with the answers. Furthermore...
According to Shebib (2016) the therapeutic or helping relationship, the role of the counsellor and client has a significant impact on the desired outcome for the client. However, in relation to the two theoretical models of counselling under discussion, the therapeutic relationships differ among the client and therapist roles (Corey 2009). In Person-Centred Therapy, the relationship between client and counsellor is viewed as being the person in the environment and the client is the expert of into their environment. There is a repetition of equality amongst the client-counsellor relationship (Corey, 2009). This notion that focus to placed onto the client and not the problem ( Shebeb, 2017). The counsellor’s attitude has a significant role
Person-centered hypothesizes that client’s capacity to grow and self-actualize will be most facilitated and released when the therapist can create a psychological climate characterized by
Murphy and Joseph (2016) mention that this theory emphasizes the client’s capacity for self-direction which enables the client to become their own expert and to craft solutions to their problems. To get a successful solution from problem solving when using the Person-Centered therapy is that the therapist should present or preferably encourage the client to generate options without said options between the client and therapist (Knight, 2007). Knight (2007) points out that this therapy presents messages in the counseling session that options exists; which is the key movement in therapy and that more options are available then the ones presented and that clients have the ability to make tentative selection which is likely better than the
In the second part of the book Rogers speaks of his ideas of his theory of the person-centered approach to therapy. This is the part of the book that I felt really spoke to me. Person-centered theory is a lot of what I would like to do. I enjoy the ideas and concepts that Rogers presents in his theory. I think that it is extremely important to be able to take into consideration not only the diagnosis of the patient/client with whom you are working, but that it is more important to be able to take the time to sit back and to listen to them. I have realized in the year that I have been working in the psychiatric hospital how important it is for the patient/client to just sit back and listen to what it is they're saying to you. This however does not mean I am only hearing their words, but that I am listening at a much deeper level and actually he...
While CBT has many advantages, it alone does not encompass all of the concepts I believe are necessary to tackle a client’s needs. Therefore, I draw upon concepts from various theories to assist clients in achieving their goals. Pulling from Reality therapy, a key concept I utilize is focusing on what the client is doing and how to get them to evaluate whether they’re present actions are working for them. CBT does use some form of this in the sense that one must examine and establish their cognitive misconceptions; however, I prefer to extract this concept from Reality therapy because CBT tends to do so by focusing on the past. I am a firm believer that while the past can shape who you are, it does little good to remain focused on it. Focusing on overt behavior, precision in specifying the goals of treatment, development of specific treatment plans, and objective evaluation of therapy outcomes all come from Behavior therapy (Corey, 2013, p. 474). Behavior therapy is highly structured much like that of CBT. By utilizing this aspect of Behavior therapy, I am better able to closely observe where a client is currently and where they are headed. Lastly, I pull from Person-Centered therapy as the final key concept of my counseling approach. PCT focuses on the fact that client’s have the potential to become aware of their problems and resolve them (Corey, 2013). This Person-Centered therapy concept has overlap with CBT as
Carl Rogers was a psychotherapist who, in the early part of the twentieth Century, developed the concept of client-centered psychotherapy. He was a great proponent of the scientific method and was one of the first to incorporate it into psychotherapy. His person-centered approach to psychotherapy entailed an unconditional acceptance between client and counselor. And with all this said I still find it phenomenal yet suspicious that a therapist can listen to an individual without interjections and still assists in improving the individual by making them a person.
Person centered therapy was founded by Carl Rogers. Carl Rogers premise was that generally, people are good and are internally equipped with what is necessary for driving change in their life (Corey, 2013). Person centered therapy focuses on the client. Likewise, the therapist is an active participant in listening, thereby providing encouragement that will eventually assist the client in making changes in their life (Bohart & Tillman, 2010; Bozarth, Zimring, & Tausch, 2002) (Corey, 2013). Therefore, person centered therapy focuses on the client and less upon the therapist for finding solutions (Corey, 2013)
To explain, the client should not be inferior to the counselor; the environment should be two people discussing an issue and ways to make a difference. A therapist should occasionally share similar experiences; therefore, sessions should make clients feel comfortable. To add, the client should feel safe due to the positive atmosphere the therapist brings to the session. The goal is to finally give the client a chance to be heard, regularly people are muted and feel like they are insignificant to society. Similarly, to Person-centered therapy where communication with the client is unconditionally positive. The therapist needs to genuinely care about the client needs for them to fully express themselves successfully. Furthermore, clients should be encouraging to make their own choices which model how to identify and use power responsibly. Hence, this will help the client feel more confident in everyday life when making a meaningful
Empathy, respect, unconditional positive regard, and honesty are described as fundamental techniques to CBT. The article specifies that CBT focuses on subjective connections within a client’s feelings, beliefs, and actions, regardless of their basis in reality (Kingdon, Turkington, & Weiden, 2009). “By focusing on why the beliefs are important to the individual and empowering him by teaching him what he can do if beliefs are causing distress… the therapist can improve collaboration and begin constructive behavioral change.” (Kingdon & Price, 2009, p. 53). A book titled, The Therapeutic Relationship in the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies also explains the therapeutic relationship as vital to all theories and further denotes its connection to CBT as a means to client empowerment. This book exemplifies how an empowering therapeutic relationship is a two-way street and critical to providing effective therapy (Gilbert, P. & Leahy, R. L.,
The counseling approach I most identify with is Cognitive Therapy (CT) by Aaron Beck. It concentrates on the part a person’s thought process has in dysfunction and intervention. I agree with Albert Ellis 's Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) and some aspects of the existential approach to counseling, but CT is my choice therapy. One of the primary beliefs in cognitive therapy is that a person 's perspective can influence emotional and behavioral reactions. I believe that if a person is able to reevaluate attitude and beliefs about a situation, the person can improve wellbeing. The person 's wellbeing can improve by altering the reactions he or she has to the situation and learning more
Reflecting on the Person-Centered Therapy, it is similar to the Existential Therapy because it focuses on the client/therapist relationship, where the therapist needs to be totally genuine, empathetic and non-judgmental toward their clients in order to gain the client’s trust. I like the fact that the Person-Centered Therapy views the client as their best authority on their own experience, and being fully capable of fulfilling their own potential for growth. I also like the fact that the therapist is non-directive, does not give advice and there is no specific technique involved. Person Centered Therapy can basically develop their own technique as their relationship develop with the client.
...entation, or several, in which they choose to practice in their professional career. Psychoanalysis and Person-Centered Therapy are just two, out of over four hundred types, of counseling approaches in use today. The constructs and theories are extremely different, however, neither can be considered right nor wrong. They are simply based on different beliefs, assumptions and viewpoints of human development and their behavior. Although, however different and unique, there are still similarities between the two types of therapy approaches. Through case examples, such as the case of D and the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, the techniques and outcomes of different treatment approaches can be see in real life examples. Past research and writing support brings about contradictions, criticism and treatment outcomes to the theories and those who developed them.