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Carl Rogers: A founding father and leader in humanistic psychology
Elise French
ITGS 400-075

Background
Carl Rogers
American psychologist born in 1902.
Played a major role in psychotherapy research, the humanistic approach, and client-centered therapy.
Rogers developed his own theories and he played a significant role in advancements in counseling and psychology that is still used very commonly today.
His person-centered approach and unconditional positive regard approach to counseling focused on personality, human development, and relationships.
Rogers’s works were and still are extremely influential in the world of psychology.

Rationale
Rogers’s theory always stood for factual and effective therapy, focusing on the client as a whole, which was not something that had been previously examined as thoroughly.
In today’s world, we rely on the person-centered and humanistic approach in most healthcare settings.
This is becoming increasingly important with mental illness becoming more prevalent.

Thesis Statement
Carl Rogers was a leader and highly influential psychologist in developing humanistic psychology, integrative therapy, and person-centered therapy.

aim
This review of literature aims to provide a few perspectives on person-centered therapy, personality and relationships, and the humanistic approach to psychology.

Main points to be covered
The topic of Carl Rogers is explored through a review of literature in these areas:
The story of Carl Rogers
Person-centered therapy
The humanistic approach
Unconditional positive regard
Empathy in counseling
Rogers and human development
Personality and relationships

The story of Carl Rogers
Lived from 1902-1987 (Joseph, 2020).
Studied both psychology and phenomenology (Moreira, 2012).
Rogers was the president of the American Psychological Association in 1947.
Much of his studies and theories regarded psychotherapy and having a very person-centered attitude (Moreira, 2012).

Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers (1902-1987) (psychologia.edu.pl)

Carl R. Rogers, Psychotherapist. Image retrieved from ThoughtCo (Maguire, 2019).

1966: Psychiatrist Carl Rogers (second to the right) leading a panel discussing mental health issues (Vinny, 2019).

Carl Rogers and Person-centered therapy
Rogers developed person-centered therapy to make therapy more effective and show the upmost understanding and acceptance towards the clients (Josefowitz & Myran, 2005).
He is known as the originator of client/person-centered therapy (Joseph, 2020; Maguire, 2019).
Person-centered therapy focuses on empathy, unconditional positive regard, and full acceptance of the client (Josefowitz & Myran, 2005).
This is important because it promotes communication and openness to let the client think and feel freely without fear of judgement (Josefowitz & Myran, 2005).

The humanistic approach to therapy
The humanistic approach to counseling and psychology is a holistic approach that looks at the entire person and their experiences in life.
Rogers was an influential person and founding father in developing the humanistic approach (Joseph, 2020; Maguire, 2019).
This approach to psychology is important because it identifies and studies possible causes of human psychological disorder or disfunction (Schimmel, 2008).
This approach sees humans as unique and free-willed in their experiences and motivation (Willmott et. All, 2018).
Rogers emphasized this approach because he believed that love and genuine concern are essential to healthy development (Schimmel, 2008).

Carl Rogers and unconditional positive regard
Rogers created and emphasized unconditional positive regard, which is a therapy technique used commonly today.
Unconditional positive regard is counseling with a nonjudgmental attitude, giving the client nothing but acceptance and empathy (Clark, 2010).
In a counseling setting, unconditional positive regard helps with the client feeling heard, understood, and not judged despite any fear, pain, or negativity the clients expresses (Clark, 2010; Maguire, 2019).
Unconditional positive regard is important because it gives the client freedom to express and accept themselves and their feelings (Maguire, 2019).

Carl Rogers and empathy in counseling
Rogers focused heavily in empathy in his integrative counseling practice (Clark, 2010).
This meant that he had to become fully aware and understanding of the client’s pain and emotional experience (Clark, 2010).
This is important because it allows for the client to feel heard, accepted, and understood (Josefowitz & Myran, 2005).

Carl rogers’ core conditions

carl rogers human development

Carl
Rogers core conditions

Carl rogers and Human development
Carl Rogers also contributed to understanding human development, specifically personality and relationships.
Rogers emphasized that human development and wellness strongly depends on love and genuine concern for the individual (Schimmel, 2008).

Carl Rogers with personality and relationships
Rogers emphasized very heavily on genuine, empathetic, and positive relationships in life (Joseph, 2020).
Rogers took a holistic approach to studying personality (Willmott et. All, 2018).
His theory on personality was derived from his theory on person-centered therapy (Willmott et. All, 2018).
Through his theory on personality, Rogers encouraged healthy patient/client relationships that facilitate positive change within the client (Maguire, 2019).

Conclusion
Carl Rogers was a leader and highly influential psychologist in developing humanistic psychology, integrative therapy, and person-centered therapy.
Through Rogers’s contributions to the world of psychology, his work is still used today and has helped many people by creating and transforming the approaches to psychotherapy.

Carl Rogers

Conclusion
“The more I can keep a relationship free of judgment and evaluation, the more this will permit the other person to reach the point where he recognizes that the locus of evaluation, the center of responsibility, lies within himself.”
― Carl R. Rogers, On Becoming a Person: A Therapist’s View of Psychotherapy

References
Clark, A. J. (2010). Empathy: An integral model in the counseling process. Journal of Counseling & Development, 88(3), 348–356. DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2010.tb00032.x
Vinney, C. (2019). Carl Rogers: Founder of the humanistic approach to psychology. ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/carl-rogers-4588296
Josefowitz, N., & Myran, D. (2005). Towards a person-centred cognitive behaviour therapy*. Counselling Quarterly, 18(4), 329–336. DOI: 10.1080/09515070500473600

References
Joseph, S. (2020). Why we need a more humanistic positive organizational scholarship: Carl Rogers’ person-centered approach as a challenge to neoliberalism. Humanistic Psychologist, 48(3), 271–283. DOI: 10.1037/hum0000151

Maguire, L. (2019). Carl Rogers on therapy & reconciling internal conflict. The Creative Mind. Carl Rogers on Therapy & Reconciling Internal Conflict | by Larry G. Maguire | The Creative Mind | Medium
Moreira, V. (2012). From person-centered to humanistic-phenomenological psychotherapy: The contribution of Merleau-Ponty to Carl Rogers’s thought. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies, 11(1), 48–63. DOI: 10.1080/14779757.2012.656410

References
Schimmel, N. (2008). A humanistic approach to caring for street children: The importance of emotionally intimate and supportive relationships for the successful rehabilitation of street children. Vulnerable Children & Youth Studies, 3(3), 214–220. DOI: 10.1080/17450120802032883

Willmott, D., Ryan, S., Sherretts, N., Woodfield, R., & McDermott, D. (2018). Motivation: A critical consideration of Freud and Rogers’ seminal conceptualizations. Polish Psychological Bulletin, 49(2), 229–234. DOI: 10.24425/119490 ; ISSN 0079-2993