NU-646: Week 4 Discussion 1: Rogers, Person-Centered Therapy
NU-646: Week 4 Discussion 1: Rogers, Person-Centered Therapy
Value: 100 points
Due: Create your initial post by Day 5, and reply to at least two of your classmates by Day 7.
Grading Category: Discussions
Initial Post
This week’s discussion deals with Carl Rogers and his patient-centered approach to therapy. The core of Rogers’ therapeutic approach involves 1) trying to genuinely understand the client, 2) genuinely and unconditionally caring about the client, and 3) being authentic in the therapeutic relationship. NU-646: Week 4 Discussion 1: Rogers, Person-Centered Therapy
- What do you think of these conditions for change, growth, and drawing out the potential of the client?
- Are there aspects of his approach you have concerns about or disagree with?
- What do you like and dislike most about his approach?
- How is empathy, therapeutic communication, and positive regard integrated into this therapy modality?
- What diagnoses would you correlate best with this therapy modality, and why?
Reply Posts
Reply to at least two of your classmates. In your reply posts, you should compare and contrast your own viewpoints with your peer’s post.
Your response should include evidence-based research to support your statements, using proper citations and APA format.
Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.
The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations. NU-646: Week 4 Discussion 1: Rogers, Person-Centered Therapy
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Posting to the Discussion Forum
- Select the appropriate Thread.
- Select Reply.
- Create your post.
- Select Post to Forum.
Week 4: Learning Materials
Readings
Required
- American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.).
- Scan pp. 155–233
- Corey, G. (2016). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed.). Cengage.
- Chapter 7: Person-Centered Therapy
- Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.). Elsevier.
- Chapter 7: Assessment Perspectives and the Human Matrix: Bridges to Effective Treatment Planning in The Initial Interview
- Chapter 9: Mood Disorders: How to Sensitively Arrive at a Differential Diagnosis
- Chapter 10: Interviewing Techniques for Understanding the Person Beneath the Mood Disorder
Lectures/Videos
Carl Rogers and the Person-Centered Approach (02:11 Minutes)
Existential Therapy Transcript
Carl Rogers Therapy Session (09:57 Minutes)
Carl Rogers Therapy Session Transcript
Recommended
- Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.). Elsevier. (These videos are found on the textbook companion website.) NU-646: Week 4 Discussion 1: Rogers, Person-Centered Therapy
- Video Module 9.1: Sensitively Uncovering the Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder
- Video Module 9.2: Sensitively Exploring the Diagnostic Criteria for Other Psychiatric Disorders such as Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Adult Attention-Deficit Disorder
Presentation
Recommended
Corey, G. (2016). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed.). Cengage.
View this PowerPoint presentation to review key points from the Corey chapter:
