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Nondirective Interviewing Case Study

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Carl Rogers is the primary leader and spokesperson in the humanistic approach to therapy and has greatly contributed to psychotherapy. He was one of the first psychologists to record, transcribe, and publish psychotherapy cases (Kirschenbaum & Jourdan, 2005). In addition to Rogers’ accomplishments, he is known for being the first psychologist to be awarded the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award and Distinguished Professional Contribution Award, which are amongst the highest honors of the American Psychological Association. He also went on to serve as President of the American Association of Applied Psychology, the American Association of Psychotherapists, the APA, and the APA Division of Clinical Psychology (Kirschenbaum & Jourdan, 2005). The humanistic view highly values honest emotion …show more content…

Under these conditions, children are able to positively value experiences that will promote the feeling that they are good and worthy of love thus leading to a congruent self (DeRobertis, 2006). Nondirective interviewing is one technique Rogers used in therapy to help clients uncover their true feelings. In a counseling session, the therapist avoids questions, comments, or interpretations toward the client so that the client does not feel the need to be defensive (Lee, 2011). Lee adds that the role of the therapist is to be nonjudgmental, and completely accepting to the information shared by the client while also reflecting back of the client’s feelings (2011). Rogers wanted to help clients understand that good behavior is not dependent approval (Pipes & Davenport ,1999). This approach helped clients assign significance to the topics covered in sessions. The therapist mirror responses back to clients to encourage further elaboration that leads to a greater understanding of self, which is the ultimate goal (Lee,

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