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2 unusual facts about Carl Rogers


Ellen West

Carl Rogers, humanistic psychologist, felt upset that Ellen West was regarded as an object and suggested that she would be better if she treated with client-centered therapy.

Joseph Weizenbaum

Weizenbaum modeled its conversational style after Carl Rogers, who introduced the use of open-ended questions to encourage patients to communicate more effectively with therapists.


Self-concept

Psychologists Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow were the first to establish the notion of self-concept.

Stonesoup School

Linton Hutchinson provided an integration of current learning theory, drawing upon Carl Rogers, Jean Houston, John Lilly, humanistic psychology, information from Jane Roberts and alternative education models.

Western Behavioral Sciences Institute

WBSI became best known, perhaps, as the place Carl Rogers, considered by many to be the most influential psychologist in American history, developed his theories of group behavior, or the place famed psychologist Abraham Maslow wrote his most important book, Toward a Psychology of Being, or the place that produced the winner of the Academy Award for Documentary Feature, Journey Into Self.


see also

Play therapy

Virginia Axline adapted Carl Rogers's theories to child therapy in 1946 and is widely considered the founder of this therapy.