does any one know the philosophical back ground of the person-centred approach to counselling. Based on Carl Rogers theory. Cause am stuck on it and would aprreciate any help from you clever people

If you tell me why costs are going missing from our system (I'm 99% certain the cost roll up job CST600 is causing it) then I'll you all about counselling someone (it involves a hand ).

Problems suck don't they?

i know i got a 2000 word essay to write on this

Don't envy you there bro

hahaha i know

what exactly are you looking for?info on rogers theory? on the fact individuals have an inate tendeency to move towards self growth,maturity and positive change. the self actualising theory.

whats the essay question?

custard boy said:

the self actualising theory.

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english man! english! sounds like new age "yah, let's touch base sometime" type speak

btw mrs t might know a thing or 3 about this stuff...i'll ask her...any excuse for her to wheel out the huge brain......

turboned said:

english man! english! sounds like new age "yah, let's touch base sometime" type speak

btw mrs t might know a thing or 3 about this stuff...i'll ask her...any excuse for her to wheel out the huge brain......

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lol well rogers believed in therapy centred on the patient.rather than following schools of though such as behaviourism that concentrates on changing behaviours. rogers approach focuses on the 'patient' and the therapist would 'guide' them into finding the root of there problems etc.
eg if someone is deperessed then find the root cause rather than say drug therapy as the biological approach would use

custard boy said:

.rather than following schools of though such as behaviourism that concentrates on changing behaviours.

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so hitting someone with an electric cattle prod till they happily agree to dress as saddam hussein in a pink tutu, whistling dixie on a log floating in the thames is not on?

lol well nowadays it is considered unethical to perform such acts on individuals. mind you some experiments such as this one http://www.prisonexp.org/ are interesting reading and shows how easily we can be manipulated

i would go on the net and go to the main library and read up on this tripe.

sumplug said:

i would go on the net and go to the main library and read up on this tripe.

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And me, I am sure the library and the net will provided good and referenced information, an essay question like that will have lots of info out there relevant. THe most difficult thing is expressing it in a decent way, rather than the actual content.

Which is one reason why I wish I didn't do a degree where the answers simply aren't out there and have to always be f-ing understood!

one of the reasons i hated philosophy.just way too much theory and making arguments that lead you right back to the start.
one good thing in psychology and the like is there is no 100% correct answer and as long as you can support your view/reason then your fine.
great the way dillinger is nowhere to be seen maybe at the library

The Negotiator said:

And me, I am sure the library and the net will provided good and referenced information, an essay question like that will have lots of info out there relevant. THe most difficult thing is expressing it in a decent way, rather than the actual content.

Which is one reason why I wish I didn't do a degree where the answers simply aren't out there and have to always be f-ing understood!

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dont they teach real learning? what will all this tripe get you in the real world? nowhere.complete tripe,and you end up with a degree thats fcuking useless.no offence by the way.just telling it as i see it.

well when your years of fighting fiats has taken its toll,i'll try my best to replace the marbles

s'pose i should edit: psychology is a diverse subjet and a degree can go towards many different types of jobs

I have to do real learning, last year was very much spoon feeding (though not compared to sixth form) but this year is very different. For example, chemical thermodynamics is simply too broad a subject to teach so you have to understand or fail. We don't get taught thermo but methods to teach ourselves, it's VERY difficult when you're used to a very different method of learning. It's also very difficult that you can't just open a book and look up x and y (like you can with a subject like pysch or business) since x and y are too specific and you have to always use general ability instead.

I think I am losing my hair due to this lol. We are very much left on our own

I am not saying a subject where you can write about information you can take from books is specifically easier, just different. I always have found subjects like that much easier than say difficult maths (not A level maths but further maths) where you can't just learn methods but have to understand to be able to answer questions.

i would struggle in your type of course anyway paul. just wouldnt interest me enough to keep my attention.

but since i know this i wouldnt even try

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dont they teach real learning? what will all this tripe get you in the real world? nowhere.complete tripe,and you end up with a degree thats fcuking useless.no offence by the way.just telling it as i see it.

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I have know about philosophica back grounds and diiferent psychological approachs for my job.
We use Carl Rogers alot in individual sessions with patients along side medication.

Wish it interested me!

I guess you need real determination when they set 4 thermodynamic or chemical reaction engineering questions and you look at them and just haven't a clue...

It doesn't say: "Write about x and y" where you can do that well or badly but still do it. It doesn't give you names that you can look up and read about and write up. You actually have to take what you have and apply it in ways which are never obvious. It's done purposely that way though since specifically if I want to work in engineering, I will always have to do that. I always find my work contrived and never straight forward. There's no books that have the answers

I guess that's why chem eng grads get the 3rd highest average salary on graduation.