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Affective Approaches in Counseling

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Introduction to Affective Approaches

Focus on client's feelings over thoughts/behaviors

Introduction to Affective Approaches
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Client-Centered Therapy

  • Developed by Carl Rogers - emphasis on therapeutic relationship
  • Phenomenological approach focusing on client's self-perception
  • Actualizing tendency as core human motivation
  • Conditions for growth: congruence, empathy, positive regard
Client-Centered Therapy
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Key Principles of Rogers' Approach

  • Belief in inherent human goodness and self-direction
  • Importance of here-and-now experience in therapy
  • Rejection of traditional diagnosis in favor of self-discovery
  • Emotional focus rather than intellectual analysis
Key Principles of Rogers' Approach
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Techniques and Evaluation

  • Minimal techniques - therapist's attitude is key instrument
  • Revolutionized counseling through demystification and research
  • Strengths: Wide applicability, empowering approach
  • Weaknesses: Less effective with resistant or low-functioning clients
Techniques and Evaluation
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Summary and Conclusions

  • Affective approaches prioritize emotional experience and relationship
  • Client-centered therapy shifted counseling paradigms
  • Continues to influence diverse helping professions today
  • Balances humanistic optimism with practical therapeutic conditions
Summary and Conclusions
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