Client Centered Counseling

In my early professional years, I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?

- Carl Rogers

Humanism
Humanistic psychology focuses on each individual's potential and stresses the importance of growth and self-actualization.

The fundamental belief of humanistic psychology is that people are innately good and that mental and social problems result from deviations from this natural tendency.

Psychology 101

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HIERARCHY OF NEEDS: RATATOUILLE

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• Biological and Physiological needs - air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep.
• Safety needs - protection from elements, security, order, law, limits, stability, freedom from fear.
• Social Needs - belongingness, affection and love, - from work group, family, friends, romantic relationships.
• Esteem needs - achievement, mastery, independence, status, dominance, prestige, self-respect, respect from others.
• Self-Actualization needs - realizing personal potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak experiences.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

WHAT IS MEANT BY PERSON CENTERED APPROACHES, THINKING AND PLANNING?

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Bad Listening

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ACTIVE LISTENING
Active listening is a structured form of listening and responding that focuses the attention on the speaker.

The listener must take care to attend to the speaker fully, and then repeats, in the listener's own words, what he or she thinks the speaker has said.
The listener does not have to agree with the speaker--he or she must simply state what they think the speaker said. This enables the speaker to find out whether the listener really understood. If the listener did not, the speaker can explain some more.

Why Listen?

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It's NOT ABout the Nail

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ACtive Listening SkilLS

• Minimal Encouragements
• Paraphrasing
• Emotion Labeling
• Mirroring or Reflecting
• Open-Ended Questions

Active Listening: Katie Owens

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Everybody Loves Raymond

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Reflecting

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Reflective Listening

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Paraphrasing

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Active Listening Activity