Client Centred Approach Analysis

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Within this essay I will be explaining how effective the client centred approach is in dealing with clients who suffer from psychological distress. The aim of this essay is to successfully explain the concept of client centred approach, founded by Carl Rogers and how we use his approach in modern psychology and how it’s used to help clients who suffering from psychological distress. In addition I will be critically evaluating the strengths and limitations of this approach. Furthermore, I will also be explaining the core conditions of client centred approach, and what the ethical issues are regarding this approach. Client centred counselling is a non-directive approach on counselling this approach was developed by Dr Carl Rogers. His approach…show more content…
At the heart of the client centred approach is the basic trust in human beings and in the movement of every organism toward constructive fulfilment of its, his, or her possibilities Rogers (1980) This approach is seen to be effective as it allows clients that suffer from psychological distress an opportunity to talk about their problems. Client centred approach focuses on ‘an actualising or growth tendency in every living organism is characterised by the central importance places on the counselling relationship in order to achieve change and growth. (Ursula, O’Farrell, 2004)’ by doing this Rogers approach forms an open environment for the client to speak freely. For this approach to work effective roger has put in place rules and conditions that ensure the effectiveness of the growth of the client. Also the behaviour of the counsellor and how they hold themselves in these short counselling sessions, Rogers encouraged genuine and honest attitude that the counsellor should display to that the counsellor fully accepts the client while they are expressing themselves. Rogers enforced this by the introduction of six core conditions that the counsellor should…show more content…
‘Roger saw an effective therapeutic relationship as denoted by the presence of a systematic series of counsellors attitudes in conjunction with certain factors primarily linked to the client if each of these dimensions were in place, he argued it was inevitable that psychological growth can occur’.* By enforcing a process where each counsellor would need to follow Roger has thus created a reliable process of helping clients overcome psychological distress. It has proven to be effective in modern psychology. The client is viewed as acting to fulfil two primary needs. The first is the need for self-actualisation. The second is the need to be loved and valued by others. Following (Maslow, 1943), seen as being independent of biological survival needs. Essentially, that everyone is capable of sensing what is right and wrong. This approach is helpful as when the counsellor is encouraging clients to look within themselves to find what it is that they are looking for, to find a solution to their current problem. Most likely the client is able to find their own answer while the counsellor remains attentive and accepting to the
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