PERSON-CENTERED THERAPY (ROGERIAN THERAPY)

Course overview

PERSON-CENTERED THERAPY, ALSO REFERRED TO AS NON-DIRECTIVE, CLIENT-CENTERED, OR ROGERIAN THERAPY, WAS PIONEERED BY CARL ROGERS IN THE EARLY 1940S. THIS FORM OF PSYCHOTHERAPY IS GROUNDED IN THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE ARE INHERENTLY MOTIVATED TOWARD ACHIEVING POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING. THE CLIENT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE EXPERT IN THEIR LIFE AND LEADS THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THERAPY, WHILE THE THERAPIST TAKES A NON-DIRECTIVE ROLE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS PERSON-CENTERED THERAPY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO PERSON-CENTERED THERAPY.