"Unconditional acceptance" means fully accepting someone or something without any conditions or requirements. It means accepting them exactly as they are, without expecting them to change or meet certain criteria.
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I believe that an authentic therapist - client relationship centered
on unconditional acceptance is essential to the success of the therapeutic process.
Finally, the sixth condition for successful person - centered therapy is that the client is able to perceive the empathy and
unconditional acceptance offered by the therapist.
«I provide
unconditional acceptance in my practice and take each client where they are — doing the best they can with what they've got.
By
conveying unconditional acceptance and empathy, the therapist provides the reassurance for the client that enables her or him to see the past, no matter how debilitating, as meaningful — leading to the present and the possibility of newness of life — and a future pregnant with potentialities that otherwise might not have been envisioned.
«We may not as an organization understand everything that was involved with the teacher walkout, however we want to give that
same unconditional acceptance of the teachers, we want to honor them, just like these little doggies honor us,» Davis said.
No, because I was privileged to have myriad protective factors in my life that buffered life's challenges: parents who provided steady and
consistent unconditional acceptance, a strong spiritual identity that allowed me to look beyond current circumstances, and teachers who practiced cultural sensitivity before such a thing knew to exist.
The fact that a widely cited previous study did so does not
inspire unconditional acceptance, as that study did not obtain different results when it used AFQT scores alone.
When asked what advice she would share to her fellow graduate students, Sue stated to «build strong relationships, advocate for services, reach out
with unconditional acceptance and compassion, and empower students with the tools they need to attain their goals and fulfill their dreams.»
My role as counselor will be to provide an atmosphere of
unconditional acceptance while helping you to explore and clarify your own perceptions of yourself and of your relationships, with the ultimate goal of developing a better toolset for self - esteem, empathy, and effective communication.
Unconditional acceptance in the present moment of experience allows trust and open - heartedness to be part of the experience with others.
By
conveying unconditional acceptance and empathy, the therapist provides the reassurance for the client that enables her / him to see the past, no matter how debilitating, as meaningful, leading to the present and the possibility of newness of life, and a future pregnant with potentialities that otherwise might not have been envisioned.
Whether you snore too loudly, talk too much, overeat, or have a different sex drive than your spouse, know that these aren't faults; your partner chose you, despite your perceived shortcomings, and he or she deserves the
same unconditional acceptance from you.
The vibration of love is very, very healing and that's what Tommy experienced in Heaven, the incredible vibration of being total love, and
total unconditional acceptance, is absolutely again, it's indescribable, those feelings.
Chapter 17 A Place to Rest: Becoming Our Children's Safe Harbor offers insight into the need
for unconditional acceptance and love in childhood.
Because of this child - centered approach, I am able to accept and witness the magic that occurs when children are
given unconditional acceptance and the trust to identify and move through confusing, painful or scary feelings towards confidence and acceptance of themselves and others.
Psychologist Carl Rogers believed that we repress and even hide creative talent if our working environment is not psychologically safe or grounded
on unconditional acceptance and empathy.
This deep and very human yearning has led to the development of technologies that are moving us away from
the unconditional acceptance of the children we receive toward a perceived right not only to have a baby, but to have «the baby we want.»
We must experience
this unconditional acceptance of Christ if we are to love others just as they are.
If we are trying to revive our lives and get on track with God, there is nothing better than a sense of God's
unconditional acceptance, infinite love, and undying grace.
Indeed, in the parables and the sayings about the Kingdom, that symbol includes
the unconditional acceptance in love of those who are normally outside the religious and social mainstream.
As John Cleese sings to a house full of children about Catholicism's
unconditional acceptance, modern viewers are encouraged to guffaw.
Unconditional acceptance is usually a good thing (don't touch the stove, wash your hands, etc.) But of course when parents say faulty things, their kids have no basis to know whether to disagree with them.
We have a war brewing in our nation too: The gays want full,
unconditional acceptance.
«A sign of
unconditional acceptance and forgiveness, it was doled out and rationed to insiders; a sign of unity, it divided people; a sign of the most common and ordinary human reality, it was rarefied and theorized nearly to death.»
We can only love another to the degree that we love ourselves, and that is intrinsically linked to
unconditional acceptance of both parties.