Counseling Theories

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The paper explores the concepts and techniques in Carl Rogers' client-centered approach to therapy and in cognitive-behavioral theory. The paper also highlights the main differences between these two theoretical approaches to therapy.

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"Person centered theory has been established by Carl Rogers inside the humanistic approach in psychotherapy. Humanism has been termed by Bugental (1964) the 'Third Force' of therapy views, along with the psychoanalytic and behavioral views. Humanism is essentially concerned with emphasizing the worth of the individual and the centrality of human values. The most important theorists of this approach are: Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow, Frederick Perls, Victor Frankl and so on."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Demorest, A. (2005). Psychology's Grand Theorists: How Personal Experiences Shaped Professional Ideas. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Mahwah, NJ. p. 172
• Seligman, L. (2006). Theories of counseling and psychotherapy: Systems, strategies, and skills. (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Ltd.
• Wilkins P., Bozarth J., (2000) Introduction to Volume 3: Unconditional Positive Regard in Context, Retrieved from http://www.pccs-books.co.uk/pdf/Wyattvol3int.pdf
• Plante T. G. (2005) Contemporary Clinical Psychology, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons
• Messina J.J., Person-Centered (Humanistic)Therapy, Retrieved from www.coping.org/write/C6436counselther/lectures/C6436-5th-Humanistic.ppt

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