If we value independence, if we are disturbed by the growing conformity of knowledge, of values, of attitudes, which our present system induces, then we may wish to set up conditions of learning which make for uniqueness, for self-direction, and for self-initiated learning.
Carl Rogers Quotes
Unconditional positive regard.
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| Birth: | 8th January, 1902 |
| Death: | 4th February, 1987 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Psychologist, Professor, Psychotherapist |
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Carl Rogers was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He was an American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. He is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research and was honored for his pioneering research with the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions by the American Psychological Association in 1956. He graduated from University of Wisconsin and enrolled at Union Theological Seminary. After two years he left the seminary to attend Teachers College, Columbia University, obtaining an MA in 1928 and a PhD in 1931. In 1947 he was elected President of the American Psychological Association. While a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago.
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