| − | '''Person-centered therapy''' (PCT) is also known as '''person-centered psychotherapy''', '''person-centered counselling''', '''client-centered therapy''' and '''Rogerian psychotherapy'''. PCT is a form of talk-[[psychotherapy]] developed by [[psychologist]] [[Carl Rogers]] in the 1940s and 1950s. It is one of the most widely used models in [[mental health]] and psychotherapy. In this technique, therapists create a comfortable, non-judgmental [[Frame (therapy)|environment]] by demonstrating [[wikt:congruence|congruence]] (genuineness), [[empathy]], and [[unconditional positive regard]] toward their patients while using a non-directive approach. This aids patients in finding their own solutions to their problems.<ref>[http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2004-11013-001&loginpage=Login.asp&site=ehost-live]</ref> | + | '''Person-centered therapy''' (PCT) is also known as '''person-centered psychotherapy''', '''person-centered counselling''', '''client-centered therapy''' and '''Rogerian psychotherapy'''. PCT is a form of talk-[[psychotherapy]] developed by [[psychologist]] [[Carl Rogers]] in the 1940s and 1950s. It is one of the most widely used models in [[mental health]] and psychotherapy. In this technique, therapists create a comfortable, non-judgmental [[Frame (therapy)|environment]] by demonstrating [[wikt:congruence|congruence]] (genuineness), [[empathy]], and [[unconditional positive regard]] toward their patients while using a non-directive approach. This aids patients in finding their own solutions to their problems. |
| | Although this technique has been criticized by [[behaviorists]] for lacking structure and by [[psychoanalysts]] for actually providing a conditional relationship <ref>Prochaska, J. O., & Norcross, J. C. (2007). Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis, Sixth Edition. Belmont, CA: Thompson Brooks/Cole.</ref> it has proven to be a vastly effective and popular treatment. <ref>Cooper, M., Watson, J. C., & Hoeldampf, D. (2010). Person-centered and experiential therapies work: A review of the research on counseling, psychotherapy and related practices. Ross-on-Wye, UK: PCCS Books. </ref> <ref>Ward, E., King, M., Lloyd, M., Bower, P., Sibbald, B., Farrelly, S., et al. (2000). Randomised controlled trial of non-directive counselling, cognitive-behaviour therapy, and usual general practitioner care for patients with depression. I: Clinical effectiveness. ''British Medical Journal, 321'', 1383-1388.</ref><ref>Bower, P., Byford, S., Sibbald, B., Ward, E., King, M., Lloyd, R., et al. (2000). Randomised controlled trial of non-directive counselling, [[cognitive-behaviour therapy]], and usual general practitioner care for patients with depression. II: Cost effectiveness. ''British Medical Journal, 321'', 1389-1392.</ref><ref>Shechtman, Z., Pastor, R., 2005. Cognitive-behavioural and humanistic group treatment for children with learning disabilities: A comparison of outcomes and process. ''Journal of Counseling Psychology 52'', 322-336.</ref> | | Although this technique has been criticized by [[behaviorists]] for lacking structure and by [[psychoanalysts]] for actually providing a conditional relationship <ref>Prochaska, J. O., & Norcross, J. C. (2007). Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis, Sixth Edition. Belmont, CA: Thompson Brooks/Cole.</ref> it has proven to be a vastly effective and popular treatment. <ref>Cooper, M., Watson, J. C., & Hoeldampf, D. (2010). Person-centered and experiential therapies work: A review of the research on counseling, psychotherapy and related practices. Ross-on-Wye, UK: PCCS Books. </ref> <ref>Ward, E., King, M., Lloyd, M., Bower, P., Sibbald, B., Farrelly, S., et al. (2000). Randomised controlled trial of non-directive counselling, cognitive-behaviour therapy, and usual general practitioner care for patients with depression. I: Clinical effectiveness. ''British Medical Journal, 321'', 1383-1388.</ref><ref>Bower, P., Byford, S., Sibbald, B., Ward, E., King, M., Lloyd, R., et al. (2000). Randomised controlled trial of non-directive counselling, [[cognitive-behaviour therapy]], and usual general practitioner care for patients with depression. II: Cost effectiveness. ''British Medical Journal, 321'', 1389-1392.</ref><ref>Shechtman, Z., Pastor, R., 2005. Cognitive-behavioural and humanistic group treatment for children with learning disabilities: A comparison of outcomes and process. ''Journal of Counseling Psychology 52'', 322-336.</ref> |
| | Person-centred therapy, now considered a founding work in the [[humanistic]] school of psychotherapies, began formally with Carl Rogers.<ref name="Prochaska, J.O 2007. p.138">Prochaska, J.O & Norcross, J.C. 2007. Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis. Thompson Books/Cole:New York, p.138</ref> "Rogerian" psychotherapy is identified as one of the major school groups, along with [[psychodynamic]], [[Psychoanalysis|psychoanalytic]] (most famously [[Sigmund Freud]]), [[Classical Adlerian psychology|Adlerian]], [[Cognitive behavioral therapy|Cognitive-behavioral therapy]], and [[Existential therapy]] (such as that pioneered by [[Rollo May]]).<ref>Prochaska, J.O & Norcross, J.C. 2007. Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis. Thompson Books/Cole:New York, p.3</ref> | | Person-centred therapy, now considered a founding work in the [[humanistic]] school of psychotherapies, began formally with Carl Rogers.<ref name="Prochaska, J.O 2007. p.138">Prochaska, J.O & Norcross, J.C. 2007. Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis. Thompson Books/Cole:New York, p.138</ref> "Rogerian" psychotherapy is identified as one of the major school groups, along with [[psychodynamic]], [[Psychoanalysis|psychoanalytic]] (most famously [[Sigmund Freud]]), [[Classical Adlerian psychology|Adlerian]], [[Cognitive behavioral therapy|Cognitive-behavioral therapy]], and [[Existential therapy]] (such as that pioneered by [[Rollo May]]).<ref>Prochaska, J.O & Norcross, J.C. 2007. Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis. Thompson Books/Cole:New York, p.3</ref> |