Person centered theory history and application

The theory is applied in the case of Rona, a woman facing family and professional issues after her divorce with her husband who even supports the family after the divorce. A step to step approach to Rona's condition proves that the theory is precisely applicable even with the cultural restraints that come with it. It is thus a human-centered theory that can be used to solve multivariate conditions in multivariate environments. Introduction The person-centered theory also known as the Rogerian theory is a theory that diverts from the traditional treatment of people to a way that is more empathetic of their situations and which seeks to create an understanding of background information regarding them before conducting the actual therapy. The person-centered approach aims to empower the client with a non-directive empathetic touch that makes them feel acknowledged in the struggles that they undergo making them feel exempted from the struggle for a while to a position where they are more capable of coping with issues that affect them.

In the first phase, Rogers described a suggestion for direction, persuasion, and direction of the client. He advocated of making the client have a conviction that the person they are speaking to is considerate of their condition even before addressing any of their queries (Corey, 2010). The process would range from involving them in a face to face deal where they are left believing that they are not under prejudice at all. The second phase of the therapy would concentrate on the non-directive methods that unearth how they feel about themselves. The non-directive approaches seek to create a point of understanding between the client and the therapist. Research and Evidence Current studies show that the Rogerian theory is applicable among divergent populations.

Six factors are necessary for the exact application of the approach to be successful. The very first essential factor for growth includes the therapist-client psychological contact. It is the establishment of connection between the client and the therapist such that a decisive personal encounter is established between the client and the patient. The second factors involve client incongruence. Goals while Working with Rona The case of Rona is one that can be articulately solved using a blend of the Rogerian theory and the existential theory. Rona is a woman who is growing old and facing multiple conditions that affect her psychological health. She faces family issues as well as those of achieving her dreams to become a certified medical assistant (MacDougall, 2002).

Rona is, therefore, a quite disoriented woman who is living in despondency and is facing critical issues of concerns. The problems she faces take two extreme sides, her human self, and her professional self. There are at least four goals that need to be addressed. One of the goals is to alleviate Rona's condition such that it looks like a normal issue that is faced by other human beings. The second goal is to find Rona a way to balance her thinking such that she acknowledges that she is facing different issues which yet she lacks a way to balance and hence she needs not care about them anymore. The third goal should be about finding the healing process. This goal will be about considering what is more reasonable between maintaining a family and pursuing her dream.

After making her understand that her issues are conventional, the therapist makes the very first step towards finding a lasting solution to the problems she is facing. The second part is finding her a way to strike a balance between the problems she is facing. The balance can only be established after making her strike a balance to understand that there are issues that cannot be solved and hence facing them as they are is the only remedy (Raskin et al. Since she already has a divorce in place already, the therapist should make her understand that the divorce is irrevocable and hence there is no need to feel guilty about it. It is rather a living reality and she should not be guilty of it since it is her livelihood since its establishment.

Her cultural setting as a single woman should therefore be put in place while in the application of the therapy process. Limitations There are also various limitations facing the applicability of the approach on Rona as it may be hard to convince her to forfeit her academic goals for family. With a person-centered theory application and existential understanding however, it will be possible to convince her to forfeit her professional goal. There is also a limitation of time that may not be enough to have her healed due to her constrained resources as she presently is in a financial crisis. Conclusion In conclusion, the application of the person-centered theory on Rona will definitely bear fruits given the fact that she is facing humane issues that can only be solved with a critical understanding of the human nature.