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Assignment 4 Theory Presentation Person-Centered Slides
Assignment 4 Theory Presentation Person-Centered Slides
Presentation
Beatrice Mackay, Melissa Fuentes, Farrah Martin
(McLeod, 2019)
Key Points & Concepts
● Therapist and client are:
○ equal partners
○ Not expert and patient
● Client’s responsibility:
○ change and improve
● Therapist should:
○ Be a friend or counselor
○ Listen empathetically
○ Be encouraging
○ Not solve client’s problems
○ Help client focus on their future
● Focus on the future instead of the past
○ facilitates person growth & self-actualization.
● Quality of the relationship is very important as it determines the
outcome of the therapy.
(McLeod, 2019)
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Techniques & Methods
(TheraPlatform, 2023)
Methods
● Child-Centered Play Therapy (Individual and group)
Examples: Ball Play (group), Plush Doll Play (individual), Medical Play
(individual), Magic Wand Play (individual) (Selva, 2017)
● Students
● Parents
Developing
● Teachers
Relationships
● Administrators
● Community Partner
Valuing Academically
Understanding Behaviorally
= Socially
Connecting
Emotionally
with each individual student
● Congruent
● State of ● Person-Centered
incongruence ● Genuine
Therapy: Theory of
● State of Anxiety ● Show Unconditional Change
Positive Regard
- Developmental Capabilities
Young children naturally express
themselves through play and
- Cultural Processes
behavior
Understanding How do
adolescents: adolescents engage
in relationships?
- Unique Developmental
Concerns Adolescents naturally base
- Importance on
needs on understanding, value,
acceptance and freedom.
Independence
- Peers