Unconditional positive regard

I don’t think that there is any one theory that capture’s the truth. I believe that the truth is different for everyone. It brings to mind the story of the family of four who took a vacation together. Each one was asked to write about the vacation. None of the stories sound the same, some might have believed that they really did not go together, but the reality of it was that each person had the same experience and perceived it differently. If something this simple as a vacation has four…

Both psychologists categorized self-actualization as the driving force of human needs, and in pursuing the humanistic approach they fell into the fundamental categories of believing that humans are inherently good, the notion of a positive self-concept, and an emphasis on self-reflection. They focused on the ways that “healthy” people strived for self-determination, human potential, and seeing the world through the individual’s rather than the researcher’s…

1. The three conditions identified by Rogers are authenticity, empathy, and positive regard. Authenticity is being genuine, not being a counterfeit to others, and not expecting your clients to do what you don’t do. Empathy is putting yourself in someone else’s shoes or trying to look at things out of their eyes. Positive regard is accepting the client for who they are and allowing self-determination. 2. The main goal of the first phase of the counseling session is to…

1. The ability to connect authentically which ultimately leads to trust. Connecting "authentically" means, in Dr. Cloud's terms, is dealing with the people as they are without regard to race religion, sex, age, OR WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR YOU IN RETURN. If you help someone because you genuinely want to help them, then you connect authentically. With whom have you connected authentically recently? (This does not have to be in the workplace.) What led you to make that connection? Do you think that…

There are three key qualities a patient should look for when searching for a therapist: genuineness, respect and empathy. Empathy can be seen as the ability to identify with and comprehend the patient’s situation, motives and feelings. It offers the foundation for a true therapeutic relationship since it creates the personal connection. Qualities of genuineness include being honest, sincere, and open and an absence of phoniness and defensiveness. This allows the patient to be comfortable and…

Establishing a rapport or building a relationship is difficult in any situation and can be extremely difficult in a therapeutic setting. In a therapeutic setting being about to utilizing the relationship enhancers to improve or establish a rapport with your client is key. Mark Young stated “If we like, respect, and trust someone, there is a free flow of information-no holding back-and that person’s suggestions hold no weight.” (Young, 2013) When a rapport is built between a client and the…

Clients The duty to warn not only puts these clients at risk of being denied treatment as mentioned, but it poses a threat to all clients; potential clients may deny themselves treatment for fear of a confidentiality breach and/or legal retribution. Since there are limits to confidentiality which clients are informed of, namely the duty to warn here, the most likely result is the discouragement of those that most need treatment (Spector, 2015). According to one study that was conducted 10 years…

In 2006, a pluralistic approach to counselling and psychotherapy was developed (McLeod & Cooper 2007) which embraced the concept of pluralism, where a question was deemed as having multiple truths, rather than one specific answer (Cooper, 2015). It is rooted in a pluralistic viewpoint which advocates that mental health issues stem from a number of contributing factors and no one approach works best, but instead, clients need diverse approaches at different times. Pluralistic practice then…

order to change the belief that Betty has, I will work on the idea of diversion technique. With diversion technique, it can help Betty consider different ways of addressing her negative concerns and help her make more positive decisions that can be life changing and become more positive. First, I would deal directly with her idiosyncratic thought by lifting the problem of Betty thinking that obese people like her will not have friends because of their weight. By helping Betty to change the way…

With these results, I am reminded of a incident in my childhood. When I was about eleven years old, I had just finished watching The “Karate Kid.” My mother came into the room and asked me to do something. Apparently I did not want to do it, and we proceeded to get in an argument. The argument escalated, and in the heat of the moment, I did what I had just seen on television: I karate kicked a hole in the wall. As trivial as it may sound, this is a real life example of how children often emulate…