ABSTRACT

Based on a keynote speech at the PCE 2022 conference, this paper responds to the conference theme “How can I be of help?” from the perspective of person-centered therapy. I focus on the kind of help (i.e. the kind of change, or outcome) that clients can expect when participating in person-centered therapy through the lens of “congruent functioning”, a contemporary reframing of Rogers’ concept of the fully functioning person. This model of congruent functioning was developed from an ongoing research program originally focused on the study of a brief self-report instrument, the Strathclyde Inventory (SI). In this paper, I report findings from this program, including a theoretically coherent hierarchical relationship between SI items identified from the pattern of clients’ scoring that may indicate a hypothetical pathway for the development of congruent functioning. I present three different types of supporting evidence for the congruent functioning model, highlighting potential cultural differences, and a case example that considers apparent deterioration in congruent functioning by the end of therapy. Finally, I argue that the model of congruent functioning resonates not only with Rogers’ theory concerning the change process underpinning person-centered therapy, but also supports the ongoing commitment to personal development required of person-centered therapists.

摘要

本文基于 PCE 2022 会议上的主题演讲，响应会议主题“我能提供什么帮助？” 从以人为中心的治疗的角度来看。我关注的是来访者在通过“一致功能”的视角参与以人为本的治疗时可以期待的帮助类型（即改变或结果的类型），这是对罗杰斯的全功能人概念的当代重构。这种一致性功能模型是从一项正在进行的研究计划发展而来的，该计划最初侧重于研究一种简短的自我报告工具，即斯特拉斯克莱德量表 (SI)。在这篇论文中，我报告了这个项目的发现，包括从客户评分模式中确定的 SI 项目之间理论上连贯的层次关系，这可能表明一致功能发展的假设途径。我为一致性功能模型提供了三种不同类型的支持证据，强调了潜在的文化差异，以及一个考虑到治疗结束时一致性功能明显恶化的案例。最后，我认为一致功能模型不仅与罗杰斯关于支持以人为本治疗的变化过程的理论产生共鸣，而且还支持以人为本治疗师对个人发展的持续承诺。强调潜在的文化差异，以及一个考虑到治疗结束时一致性功能明显恶化的案例。最后，我认为一致功能模型不仅与罗杰斯关于支持以人为本治疗的变化过程的理论产生共鸣，而且还支持以人为本治疗师对个人发展的持续承诺。强调潜在的文化差异，以及一个考虑到治疗结束时一致性功能明显恶化的案例。最后，我认为一致功能模型不仅与罗杰斯关于支持以人为本治疗的变化过程的理论产生共鸣，而且还支持以人为本治疗师对个人发展的持续承诺。