CARL RANSOM

ROGERS
To answer the following questions:

Who is Carl Ransom Rogers?

What are his theories?
How are these theories used in
Educational Practice?
 CARL RANSOM ROGERS:
 Born on January 8, 1902
 Received his Bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin in
1924.
 Received his Master’s degree from Columbia University in 1928
 Received his Ph.D. In Psychotherapy from Columbia University in
1931.
 Award for Distinguish Scientific Contribution by American
Psychological Association in 1956.
 Award for Distinguish Professional Contributions to Psychology
by the APA in 1972
 Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with National
Intergroup Conflict in South Africa and Northern Ireland.
 CARL RANSOM ROGERS:
 Humanistic Approach
 Wrote sixteen books and many articles about his theories
 Began his Personality Theory while working with abused children
 Ranked #6 of top Psychologist
 Was a psychology professor at Ohio State University and
University of Chicago
 Died on February 4, 1987 at the age of 85
SELF-ACTUALIZATION:

 Rogers followed very similar to the beliefs of

Maslow
 Believed that individual could grow
 In order to grow, the environment needs to
provide genuineness, acceptance, and
empathy
 Need to achieve goals, wishes, and desires in
life in order to achieve self-actualization.
THE FULLY FUNCTIONING PERSON:

 Once a person was able to self-actualize, Roger

would refer to them as a fully functioning person.
 There are five characteristics of a fully functioning
person:
1. Open to experience
2. Existential living
3. Trust feeling
4. Creativity
5. Experiential Freedom
THEORY OF PERSONALITY:

 Defined as the “organized, consistent set of

perceptions and beliefs about oneself”.
 The self is our inner personality
 Influenced by experiences throughout life
 Self-concept is influenced by childhood
experiences and the evaluation of others.
 Self-concept has three components.
Components of self concept:

 Self Worth – also known as self esteem

 Self-Image – How we see ourselves

 Ideal-Self – the person we would like to be

Congruence VS Incongruence
CLIENT CENTERED APPROACH:

 Roger describes his therapy as “supportive, not

reconstructive.
 Uses the analogy of learning to ride a bicycle to
also explains his theory
 Uses the strategy of reflection
 The purpose of this approach is to help the person
become self aware so that he can change his own
behaviour and improve his self-concept. It reduce
anxiety, tension and defensiveness by providing a
non-judgemental environment.
 How Rogers Theories May Be Used in
Educational Practice:
 As educational Counselors, Roger’s theory of
Person Centered Therapy” may be very helpful in
guiding students to pursue their strengths
 By using Roger’s technique in “Humanistic
Psychology” counsellors can help students help
themselves
 Through creating a positive relationship with the
students the counsellor has the opportunity to
instill, “conditions of worth” in his/her students.