One of the hallmarks of good therapy is known
as unconditional positive regard.
Not exact matches
A study reported by Carl R. Rogers points to three components which are a part of what I am describing
as the therapeutic attitude: Congruence, empathic understanding, and
unconditional positive regard.
Unconditional positive regard means warm, human regard for the individual as a person of uncondi
Unconditional positive regard means warm, human
regard for the individual
as a person of
unconditionalunconditional worth.
Even without coordinating specific strategies, a common mindset toward the child goes a long way — see
Unconditional Positive Regard or Kids Do Well If They Can
as examples.
Modern therapy largely embraces the practice of
unconditional positive regard, meaning that the therapist is expected to accept the client
as he or she is and show them respect and understanding at all times, no matter what they have done.
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As a counselor, my goal is to establish a warm and supportive relationship, free of judgment, and full of
unconditional positive regard.
My approach includes
unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and empathetic understanding
as I focus on the best interest and welfare of my clients.»
As he always said, the important thing about psychotherapy is the relationship and the empathy, the genuineness, and the
unconditional positive regard that the therapist brings to it.
However, most people don't perceive the
positive regard of others
as being
unconditional.
As a professional Christian counselor, I offer empathy and an
unconditional positive regard for others.
Many therapists advocate giving their clients
unconditional positive regard as part of the therapeutic process.
As well I provide
unconditional positive regard.
I work in a collaborative manner and address clients with
unconditional positive regard as we create therapeutic relationships.
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As a therapist, I believe that each human being deserves to be treated with respect and
unconditional positive regard.
The reconceptualization entails (a) genuineness being viewed
as a therapist state of readiness that enables the therapist to better experience the client with empathic understanding of the client's internal frame of reference and to experience
unconditional positive regard towards the client; (b) empathic understanding being viewed
as the action state of the therapist in which the client is accepted
as he or she is at any given moment.
The understanding of the client's internal frame of reference by the therapist is viewed
as the most optimal way for the client to experience
unconditional positive regard; and (c)
unconditional positive regard being viewed
as the primary change agent in which the client's needs for
positive regard and
positive self
regard are met and the actualizing tendency of the individual is promoted.
In this paper,
Unconditional Positive Regard is presented
as the primary condition of therapeutic personality change.