The Cycle of Awareness The circle represents the self/the person/the organism. Outside the circle is the environ-ment, i.e., everything which is not the person. The perimeter of the circle represents the boundary between the self and the environment, often referred … Continue reading →
Collusion in Therapy When you find yourself getting caught up in agreeing with the client, being fascinated by the content and asking questions for you own interest, making comments on the other people and the situation; then you are communicating … Continue reading →
The Organismic Self In considering behaviour, personality and development, Rogers highlighted a true or organismic self – the total sum of a person’s experiences and predispositions on all levels. A person is suggested to react not “atomistically”, but as an … Continue reading →
Rogers’ Self Theory All aspects of Rogerian theory tend to be encompassed by the general term “self theory”. Others have presented many variants on the “self” theme, but Rogers’ version appears to be one of the most advanced. It ought … Continue reading →
Spotlighting Having heard the story and checked on its accuracy, both therapist and client are ready for the next stage. It should be remembered, however, that this story is almost certain to be altered, modified, enlarged upon during the course of therapy. But, … Continue reading →
THE PSYCHIATRIC EXAMINATION A contrast to the psychotherapeutic interviews, is the heavily structured psychiatric examination. The psychiatric examination includes a thorough case history, and an examination of the physical and mental state of the client. The taking of the client’s history is an … Continue reading →
CARL ROGERS’ NONDIRECTIVE INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUE Carl Rogers’ interviewing technique is one in which the therapist takes a very definite back seat. It is less structured than free association and is underpinned by a philosophy that is scornful of all who would be … Continue reading →
Freudian Treatment Schedules Freud (1856-1939) was the founder of the modern psychotherapeutic interview. After abandoning hypnosis, he adopted a technique called ‘free association’. This was a technique in which he encouraged his clients to ‘talk’ with the minimum interruptions to their outpourings. Initially, … Continue reading →
Treatment Schedules There is no, single, agreed approach to how a therapist establishes his or her treatment schedule. What follows, therefore, is by way of recommendation, based upon clinical experience. Given the importance placed upon the Consultation by the National College, this aspect … Continue reading →
How psychotherapy works The BIG question! And one to which there is no one answer. Followers of different schools would give different answers, but as an integrative training, let’s give an integrated answer! Here are some of the factors which may contribute … Continue reading →
