| − | '''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. |
| | PCT is predominantly used by psychologists and counselors in [[psychotherapy]]. The therapist's role is that of a facilitator and to provide a therapeutic relationship.The therapist does not treat any illness. | | PCT is predominantly used by psychologists and counselors in [[psychotherapy]]. The therapist's role is that of a facilitator and to provide a therapeutic relationship.The therapist does not treat any illness. |
| | 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> |