FRHD 3400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: The Counselor, Name Calling, Motivational Interviewing

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3400
• Professor: Tuuli Kukkonen

Document Summary

Humanistic philosophy characterizes people as capable and autonomous beings who have the capacity to solve their own problems, work toward their full potential, and make positive changes in their lives. Rogers believed a counseling relationship based on the warmth and responsiveness of the therapist. Rogers believed that in such a relationship clients would express their feelings and thoughts . Rogers: first phase: focused on differences between directive and n nondirective approaches to counseling. Clinicians should not tell clients how to change but rather to help clients express, clarify, and gain insight into their emotions. Second phase: client"s responsibility and counselors therapeutic stance. Counselors role as being more active, must communicate empathy, congruence, and acceptance to create a therapeutic alliance. Third phase: healthy and fully functioning people as those who are open to experience and appreciative of themselves. Person centred phase: rogers represented concern with all of humanity. Rogers promoted belief that people have within them resources for understanding themselves.