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(2026 Exam) Rogers' Client-Centred Therapy A2 only

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Carl Rogers

Another humanistic theorist was Carl Rogers who, like Maslow, emphasised the potential for good that exists within all people.

Client-centred therapy

Client-centred therapy

  • Rogers used a therapeutic technique known as client-centred therapy in helping his clients deal with problematic issues that resulted in them seeking psychotherapy.
  • Unlike a psychoanalytic approach, where the therapist interprets what conscious behaviour reveals about the unconscious mind, client-centred therapy involves the patient taking a lead role in the therapy session.
Rogers' therapy

Rogers' therapy

  • Rogers believed that a therapist needed to display three features to maximise the effectiveness of this particular approach: unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and empathy.
  • Unconditional positive regard refers to the fact that the therapist accepts their client for who they are, no matter what he or she might say.
    • Provided these factors, Rogers believed that people were more than capable of dealing with and working through their own issues.

Gibbard and Hanley (2008) - Person-Centred Therapy

Gibbard and Hanley (2008) conducted a five-year evaluation of the effectiveness of person-centred therapy.

Procedure, results & conclusion

Procedure, results & conclusion

  • Procedure
    • Core Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) was administered at referral and at the beginning and end of therapy.
  • Results
    • A pre-post therapy effect size for 697 individuals over a 5-year period was 1.2.
  • Conclusion
    • This indicates that person-centred therapy is effective for common mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.
Evaluation

Evaluation

  • Strengths
    • CORE-OM is a standardised measurement.
    • Reliable.
  • Limitations
    • Hello/goodbye effect – clients exaggerate symptoms at the start to ensure treatment and minimise them at the end to express gratitude to therapist.
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