Ep 5 Carl Rogers (Person Centred Helping)
Talking To Change - A Motivational Interviewing Podcast
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The Rogers Model of Openness
In some ways murrs the very essence of what it is we ere doing in our contacts with clients. And he's a human being, so he had his own limitations and defences. Some things he wouldn't allow a really direct challenging of like this notion of unconditional positive regard. But he was open enough to let his own students and others have access to recordings of his work,. To do their own research on them, and then to publish that contradicted his beliefs. I think that's a good modelling of the kind of openness that we need in order for things to get better rit it. The way we've done things, as good as it seems, isn't necessarily the best way
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Transcript
Chris is an associate professor, licensed clinical psychologist, and certified rehabilitation counselor. His scholarship focuses on motivational interviewing (MI) and interpersonal processes in mental health/substance abuse treatment. He has focused on expanding MI theory and practice to a broader focus than originally conceived as well as developing MI group psychotherapy. He is the lead author on the MI in Groups book that is part of the official Guilford Press series on MI. His practice and training has included outpatient, inpatient and residential treatment of individuals and groups with a variety of health, mental health and addiction problems.
