Carl Rodgers was an humanistic thinker and was born in 1902 and died in the year of 1987. He was considered the most influential psychologist of the 20th centaury. Carl focused on person centred therapy as he believed that the clients had the answers within themselves and needed to self actualise. His beliefs differed from the psychodynamic and behavioural approaches in which he suggested that clients would be better helped if they were encouraged to focus on their current subjective understanding rather than their unconscious motive or another 's interpretation of the situation. (McLeod, 2014)
Carl Rodgers believed that the key to the person centred therapy was the three core conditions; Empathy, Congruence and Unconditional positive regard. …show more content…
These conditions are something that come naturally to everyone and sometimes they don’t always realise that they are practicing the core conditions. However in some cases we may find our selves lacking in one or more of these conditions which can lead to care being affected as Carl Rodgers says that “these are the key to a healthy relationship between you and the client.” (McLeod, 2014)
Below I have explained what the three core conditions are and have given a brief example of how they are used within a care setting. For further information on the core conditions click on any of three conditions on the slide and it will show a short video of Carl Rodgers explanation of each of the …show more content…
(Timetotalk-counselling.co.uk, 2014) It is important that not only the therapist is congruent but also any health practitioner in order for them to gain trust from their clients. Carl Rodgers says that congruence is “that what you are feeling on the inside is honestly and openly communicated on the outside, as your verbal and non verbal language accurately represent what your feeling and thinking”. (Hendry, 2009 pg 65 -66) An example of this would be if a service user was crying and shouting bad language at you whilst saying “ I 'm not upset”, this would immediately be classified as that person being incongruent as the communication is not it sync with the verbal communication. Within my work place Its important that I convey congruence with the service users in order for them to trust me to carry out their specific needs via positive verbal and non verbal communication for example nodding, proximity, encouraging and supportive words. All these simple communication skills above show congruence towards the client. However if I didn’t show congruence the service may feel uncomfortable, unappreciated, poor self esteem
Carl Rodgers believed that the key to the person centred therapy was the three core conditions; Empathy, Congruence and Unconditional positive regard. …show more content…
These conditions are something that come naturally to everyone and sometimes they don’t always realise that they are practicing the core conditions. However in some cases we may find our selves lacking in one or more of these conditions which can lead to care being affected as Carl Rodgers says that “these are the key to a healthy relationship between you and the client.” (McLeod, 2014)
Below I have explained what the three core conditions are and have given a brief example of how they are used within a care setting. For further information on the core conditions click on any of three conditions on the slide and it will show a short video of Carl Rodgers explanation of each of the …show more content…
(Timetotalk-counselling.co.uk, 2014) It is important that not only the therapist is congruent but also any health practitioner in order for them to gain trust from their clients. Carl Rodgers says that congruence is “that what you are feeling on the inside is honestly and openly communicated on the outside, as your verbal and non verbal language accurately represent what your feeling and thinking”. (Hendry, 2009 pg 65 -66) An example of this would be if a service user was crying and shouting bad language at you whilst saying “ I 'm not upset”, this would immediately be classified as that person being incongruent as the communication is not it sync with the verbal communication. Within my work place Its important that I convey congruence with the service users in order for them to trust me to carry out their specific needs via positive verbal and non verbal communication for example nodding, proximity, encouraging and supportive words. All these simple communication skills above show congruence towards the client. However if I didn’t show congruence the service may feel uncomfortable, unappreciated, poor self esteem