Carl Rogers: Psychology Hall of Fame    
Welcome to the Carl Rogers page here on the All About Psychology website. From here you will be able to access detailed information and resources relating to the man who was a hugely influential figure in the humanistic movement towards person centered theory and non-directive psychotherapy. Get To Know Carl RogersLife and Legacy For over 20 years Professor Howard Kirschenbaum from The University of Rochester has been interpreting and researching the life and work of Carl Rogers. In 2007 to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Rogers, Professor Kirschenbaum discussed the life and legacy of Rogers with Dr Raj Persaud as part of the BBC radio series All in The Mind. You can listen to the broadcast in full by Clicking Here Featured in the broadcast is the following quote from Rogers, taken from an interview he gave in 1978. I thought it would be worth highlighting here because it provides such a clear and concise insight in to his person/client centered approach To psychotherapy. He said: "We regard the medical model as an extremely inappropriate model for dealing with psychological disturbances. The model that makes more sense is a growth model or a developmental model. In other words we see people as having a potential for growth and development and that can be released under the right psychological climate. We don't see them as sick and needing a diagnosis, a prescription and a cure; and that is a very fundamental difference with a good many implications." Watch Rogers Conducting Client Centered Therapy The following video is the first part of a groundbreaking production from 1965 Entitled "Three Approaches to Psychotherapy" featuring Rogers in session with Gloria, a 30-year-old recently divorced woman. See following link to watch the remaining counseling session in full. Read Rogers Classics on KindleSignificant Aspects of Client-Centered Therapy
This Carl Rogers classic is a must read for anybody interested in psychotherapy and counseling. In this landmark publication Rogers outlines the origins of client-centered therapy, the process of client-centered therapy, the discovery and capacity of the client and the client-centered nature of the therapeutic relationship. See following link for full details. Significant Aspects of Client-Centered Therapy Some Observations On The Organization of Personality
First published in American Psychologist and originally presented as an address of the retiring President of the American Psychological Association. In this classic text, Rogers presents his observations on the organization of personality around a number of key themes; including: See following link for full details. Some Observations On The Organization of Personality The Processes of Therapy
Classic article from 1940 in which Rogers outlines the conditions for successful psychotherapy. Namely; rapport, free expression of feeling on the part of the client, recognition and acceptance by the client of his spontaneous self, responsible choices, the gaining of insight through assimilated interpretation and independence with support. See following link for full details. Persons or Science? A Philosophical Question
Fascinating insight into the thinking of one of the most influential and eminent psychologists of the 20th Century. Rogers described this particular paper as "a highly personal document, written primarily for myself, to clarify an issue which has become increasingly puzzling." An issue he described as follows: As I have acquired experience as a therapist, carrying on the exciting, rewarding experience of psychotherapy, and as I have worked as a scientific investigator to ferret out some of the truth about therapy, I have become increasingly conscious of the gap between these two roles. The better therapist I have become (as I believe I have), the more I have been vaguely aware of my complete subjectivity when I am at my best in this function, And as I have become a better investigator, more "hardheaded" and more scientific (as I believe I have) I have felt an increasing discomfort at the distance between the rigorous objectivity of myself as scientist and the almost mystical subjectivity of myself as therapist. This paper is the result. See following link for full details. Persons or Science? A Philosophical Question The Development of Insight in A Counseling Relationship
Classic counseling paper in which Carl Rogers addresses the question of how an individual client may come to an effective understanding of himself/herself. See following link for full details. The Development of Insight in A Counseling Relationship Counseling: An Educational Research Review
A classic review of counseling in an educational context in which Carl Rogers addresses the general formulations of significant hypotheses in counseling, objective studies of the process involved in interviewing, research regarding outcomes, and what he saw at the time as new developments challenging further research. See following link for full details. Counseling: An Educational Research Review Essential Carl Rogers ReadingThe Life and Work of Carl Rogers by Howard Kirschenbaum
Book Description In this much expanded and comprehensively revised edition of On Becoming Carl Rogers, Howard Kirschenbaum deepens and broadens our understanding of each chapter of the eminent psychologist’s life and work and his contributions to psychology, the helping professions and society. The 10 years that followed the publication of the earlier work turned out to be one of the most important periods of Rogers’ career in which he expanded his client-centered/person-centered theory and practice into inter-cultural communication, conflict resolution and peacekeeping. Until now this work has not been widely known. On a personal level, access to recently revealed private papers tells us much more about Carl Rogers the man than was know to many of his closest associates. See following link for more details: The Life and Work of Carl Rogers Classic Articles All Psychology Students Should Read
This special Kindle collection consists of the most influential, infamous and iconic research articles ever published in the history of psychology. See following link for full details. The Psychology Classics Kindle Collection Go Back To The Main Famous Psychologists Page Go From Carl Rogers Back To The Home Page
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