Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Characteristics of master therapists and the influence of Carl Rogers: A discussion. |
| Authors: |
Crisp, Ross |
| Source: |
Counselling Psychology Review. Sep2014, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p55-64. 10p. |
| Subjects: |
Interpersonal communication, Behavior therapists, Counseling, Human behavior research, Cognitive ability, Mental health |
| Abstract: |
In this article I discuss some of the most salient issues that face counselling psychologists in their quest to grasp the ambiguous and paradoxical characteristics of their work. In doing so, I compare and contrast the Master Therapist (MT) model, that was constructed from the self-reports of peer nominated MTs aligned to different theoretical orientations, with Carl Rogers' person-centred theory. While the universality of Rogers' work is reflected in the MT prototype, many of the self-reports of MTs indicate that they do not entirely embrace Rogers' seminal ideas. Their similarities and differences and the experience of being a counselling psychologist are discussed within the framework of eight paradoxical characteristics of MTs delineated by Ronnestad, Skovholt and colleagues. Support for the MT prototype and person-centred theory, that comes from evidence-based research reported in recent meta-analytic reviews, will be discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
