Carl Rogers

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Carl Rogers was an influential American psychologist and one of the founders of humanistic psychology, best known for developing client-centered (person-centered) therapy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic
author
human
psychologist
psychotherapist
almaMater Teachers College, Columbia University
Union Theological Seminary
University of Wisconsin–Madison
APA_PresidencyYear 1947
approachEmphasizes client’s subjective experience
non-directive therapy
self-directed growth
therapeutic relationship
awardReceived American Psychological Association Distinguished Professional Contribution Award
American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
birthDate 1902-01-08
birthPlace Oak Park, Illinois, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1987-02-04
deathPlace La Jolla, California, United States
developedConcept congruence in the therapist
empathic understanding
fully functioning person
unconditional positive regard
educatedAt Teachers College, Columbia University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
employer Center for Studies of the Person
Ohio State University
University of Chicago
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Western Behavioral Sciences Institute
familyName Rogers
fieldOfWork counseling psychology
psychology
psychotherapy
fullName Carl Ransom Rogers
givenName Carl
influenced Abraham Maslow
counseling psychology
humanistic psychotherapy
person-centered education
influencedBy John Dewey
Kurt Goldstein
Otto Rank
knownFor actualizing tendency
client-centered therapy
conditions of worth
humanistic approach to psychotherapy
person-centered therapy
theory of self-concept
unconditional positive regard
marriageStart 1924
movement humanistic psychology
notableWork A Way of Being
Client-Centered Therapy
Counseling and Psychotherapy
Freedom to Learn
On Becoming a Person
numberOfChildren 2
occupation psychologist
psychotherapist
university professor
positionHeld President of the American Psychological Association
religion Protestantism
residence La Jolla, California, United States
spouse Helen Elliott
theoreticalOrientation humanistic psychology


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