Carl Rogers is associated with Person-Centered Therapy. Person-Centered Therapy focuses on an optimistic view of people. According to this theory, humans genuinely want to maximize their potential. For this to occur, clients need to experience self-actualization. The client needs congruence between self and experiences. It is the counselors role to provide the right atmosphere for self-actualization to occur. Counselors must portray trust, safety, empathy, and unconditional positive regard.
This theory would apply well to all students PL-12. I closely follow the Person-Centered approach in my work as a school counselor. I believe that students really do want to be the best they can be. I try my best to be genuine and in the moment. I think a specific scenario that this approach would work best with would be with students who are getting over substance abuse. Often, professionals are quick to judge students who suffer from an addiction. With unconditional positive regard, the student may gain confidence in themselves. Also, if the student believes that the counselor believes he/she can do it, the student will eventually believe that too. I truly believe that if a student has one person who provides unconditional positive regard, and empowers students to make positive changes, the students will rise up to the challenge.
Video: Youth: Empathy
The counselor starts out by reassuring the client that whatever she draws will be fine. She then affirms the clients feelings of being nervous, and explaining how it is an unusual situation. It is obvious that the counselor is building a rapport with the client and trying to create a trustful and safe environment. The counselor also discloses that she too likes and has animals. It is important to note that in this video the counselor isn't prodding or interrogating the client, she is simply displaying unconditional positive regard.
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