Authentic Counselling Training
Diploma in Counselling
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Assignment D: Person Centred Theory
Chronology
The text of this assignment is final only at the start of the term in which it is intended that the report be written. It is intended that this report be written during the second term of the course. The target submission date is the final teaching session of the second term of the course.
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is for you to engage with the main features of person-centred theory, and to demonstrate your understanding. You are expected to show your accurate understanding of key aspects of person-centred theory, an early involvement of that understanding in your counselling practice, an awareness of the applications of person-centredness outside counselling, and your preparedness to engage reflectively with this material.
Preparation
Before putting pen to paper, it is important that you read a number of
published texts (books, book chapters, monographs, journal articles) of direct
relevance to person centred counselling theory, including any material supplied
by the course in support of this assignment, which may include chapters of
books written by Carl Rogers’, and
Report
Making extensive use of material drawn from appropriate
theoretical sources, supported by material drawn from your learning record, and
using the headings given below, write a structured report of at least
2,000 words and no more than 3,000 words, regarding your understanding of
person centred counselling theory. Try to give equal weight to each section.
Wherever possible, support your assertions by referring explicitly to source
material, and try to provide illustrations drawn from your personal experience.
1. Introduction
2. Personality theory: person-centred personality theory, particularly the structure of self and the role of the actualising tendency;
3. Psychological development: stages of psychological development from a person-centred viewpoint, and how this impacts on the counselling room;
4. Core conditions: the relevance / purpose / use of the core conditions;
5. Person-centredness beyond counselling: Carl Rogers developed person-centred ideas and practice for use beyond the counselling room. (e.g. education, family therapy, feminism, group-work, nursing, persons of tomorrow, politics, relationships, training). The reading list below offers suggestions
6. Strengths and the weaknesses of person-centredness: your own personal reflections on the strengths and the weaknesses of person-centred theory and of person-centred counselling practice.
7. Conclusion:
o by which aspects of this assignment you were most challenged,
o with which aspects of your report you are most satisfied,
o with which aspects of your report you are least satisfied.
8. List of reference sources: giving full bibliographical details, including name of the author(s), year of publication, (title of article if in a journal), title of publication, name of publisher, place of publication.
Suggestions for Reading
You are not expected to consult every
book in this list.
Barrett-Lennard, G.T.
(1998) Carl Rogers’ Helping System
Bower, D. (2000) The Person-Centred Approach:
Applications for Living
Bozarth, J. (1998) Person-Centered Therapy: A Revolutionary Paradigm Ross-on-Wye: PCCS Books
Bozarth, J and Wilkins, P (eds) (2001) Unconditional Positive Regard (
Fairhurst,
Gaylin, N.L. (2001) Family, Self and Psychotherapy: A person-centred perspective Ross-on-Wye: PCCS Books
Hawkins, J. (2002) Voices of the Voiceless: Person-Centred approaches and people with learning difficulties Ross-on-Wye: PCCS Books
Hill, J. (1994) Person-Centred Approaches in Schools Ross-on-Wye: PCCS Books
Kirschenbaum, H. and Henderson, V.L. (eds.) (1997) The Carl Rogers Reader
Lago, C. and MacMillan, M. (eds.) (1999) Experiences in Relatedness: Groupwork and the Person-Centred Approach Ross-on Wye: PCCS Books
Mearns, D. and Thorne, B. (1999) Person
Centred Counselling in Action 2nd edn.,
Merry, T. (1999) Learning and Being in Person-Centred Counselling Ross-on-Wye: PCCS Books
Morton,
Patterson, C.H. (2000) Understanding Psychotherapy: 50 years of client-centred theory and practice Ross-on Wye: PCCS Books
Rogers, C.R. (1993) Client
Centred Therapy (1951-current edns.)
Rogers, C.R. (1989) On Becoming a Person: A therapists
view of psychotherapy (1961- current edns.)
Rogers, C.R.
Tolan, J. (2003) Skills in Person-Centred
Counselling & Psychotherapy,
Assignments for Diploma in Counselling: Essay preparation, Introduction, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L
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document in all parts is copyright © Peter Hughes from the date of construction
given above. Please feel free to make use of it for solely personal purposes.
However, should you wish to use it for teaching, training, commercial or other
purposes, you are required to ask me first.