Enjoy this illuminating documentary about the life and teachings of Carl Rogers by internationally known expert and Rogers’ biographer Howard Kirschenbaum. Heralded as one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research, in a career spanning six decades, Carl Rogers developed an understanding of the human psyche and an approach to psychotherapy that fundamentally changed the field of counseling and psychotherapy. This remarkable film examines Roger’s personal life and career, and sheds light on the experiences that shaped his revolutionary ideas about psychotherapy – including his departure from the medical model and popularization of the term “client,” his skepticism about expert theories, his belief in the strength of the human will and the client’s knowledge of what hurts, and the importance of the therapeutic alliance.
Rogers was a man ahead of his time and many of his insights about the therapeutic relationship have been repeatedly validated by current scientific research. Indeed, the data overwhelmingly demonstrates that successful therapeutic outcomes are the product of a strong therapeutic alliance with the client (a concept developed by Rogers), rather than any particular therapeutic method or technique. This video provides viewers the opportunity to develop a richer understanding of the genesis of the concept of therapeutic alliance, as well as a greater understanding of the man whose theoretical understandings have been highly influential in the development of current popular approaches like motivational interviewing (MI) and emotionally focused therapy (EFT).
This comprehensive video contains examples of Rogers’ counseling clients and working with groups as well as over 100 archival photographs.
