Person Centered Theory

RUNNING HEAD : Person-Centered Theory

The Person-Centered Theory in Practice

Introduction

Background and History

The Person-Centered approach to psychotherapy by Carl Rogers is one of the techniques most widely used . In fact , in a study by Jourdan and Kirschenbaum (2005 , their findings regarding the prevalence of the use of this technique showed that there has been a substantial increase in the use and even further study of person-centered approach . The number of applications devoted to this also significantly increased since the death of Carl Rogers (Jourdan and Kirschenbaum , 2005 . Organizations

training institutes and facilities , and associations of therapist who use this approach continue to proliferate in many parts of the world This is of course greatly attributed to the success in therapy brought about by the key components - empathy , unconditional positive regard and congruence (Jourdan and Kirschenbaum , 2005

In 1957 , Carl Rogers released a 9-page discussing his theory on this Person-Centered or Client-Centered Approach (Elliot and Freire 2007 . Theory of Personality Change was one of the key s in his . How it will be used and be influential in the future of psychotherapy were tackled and discussed lengthily , as well . Rogers , in his publications presented the conditions for therapeutic change in a very factual manner leaving out explanations (Elliot and Freire , 2007 This led to the surge in researchers and further study on his theories and approach . The fundamental concepts that were always mentioned and associated in the different studies putting Rogers ' theories to practice were empathy , unconditional positive...