Humanistic Approach
Weaknesses
Difficult to demonstrate core conditions fully day-to-day
Long time for effects to take place
Model of counselling
Strengths
Able to develop + demonstrate core conditions with little training
Looks at all aspects of a person
Focus on uniqueness of the person
Helps develop internal locus of evaluation
Focus on the service user
Experienced immediatly
Ties in with care values
Promoting independance
Individualisation
Phenomenological
Person is expert in their own life
Unique viewpoint of the individual
Personal Agency
We always have a choice about how we can act and respond to a situation.
Holistic
All aspects of a persons life
Person as a whole
Carl Rodgers
Born 1902, died 1987
Trained in the psychodynamic approach.
Abraham Maslow
Born 1908
Died 1970
Hierarchy of needs