1. Lecture 9
Humanistic Approach
Chapters 3 and 5

2. Often Adheres to Medical Model
Antideterministic View Has Belief in the Ability of the Individual to Change
Types of HS Theories
Deterministic View Asserts That There is Little Ability for the Person to Change
Early Childhood, Biology, Genetics Determine Later Psychological Makeup
Often Adheres to Medical Model
Directive View Believes Clients Need Guidance in the Change Process
Humanistic
Nondirective View Has Trust in the Client's Own Ability to Make Change
Few Are Strictly Deterministic, Antideterministic, Directive, or Nondirective or Indiv or Systems
Most People Today Take On an Integrative Approach
In contrast to individualistic approaches, the "Systems" approach to counseling assumes that individuals' lives are affected by family dynamics and the impact of social conditions.

3. Problems are Relative
Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Multicultural Perspective Fourth Editionby Allyn & Bacon
by Allen E. Ivey, Mary Bradford Ivey, Lynn Simek-Morgan

4. Major Theoretical Orientations
Existentialism is a philosophical concept which posits that individuals create the meaning and essence of their lives, as opposed to it being created for them by deities or authorities or defined for them by philosophical or theological doctrines.
Major Theoretical Orientations
Phenomenology is the study of phenomena (from Greek, meaning "that which appears") and how they appear to us in a first-person perspective.)
Four Orientations Have Dominated
Psychodynamic
Behavioral
Humanistic
Cognitive
Fyodor Dostoevsky
views human nature as essentially positive
Having choices and believing in the client’s subjective reality are cornerstones of this theoretical approach
had its origins in existential philosophy and phenomenology
Friedrich Nietzsche

5. Eigenwelt refers to our relationship with our self or our own-world.
Three German terms often used together in existential theory to represent different aspects of our existential reality.
Eigenwelt refers to our relationship with our self or our own-world.
Mitwelt refers to the world of fellow people or relational context.
Umwelt refers to the world-around or our environment, particularly our biological environment (as opposed to the people in our environment, which is Mitwelt). It can also be thought of as referring to being-in-the-world or culture.
Uberwelt: refers to the spiritual.

6. The Theory of Existentialism: we live in a meaningless universe, but we need meaning in our lives so we are responsible for creating it ourselves.
Overview of Existentialism historically 2.5 min (Kierkergaard Nietzhe et al.

7. Humanistic- Existential
Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Multicultural Perspective Fourth Editionby Allyn & Bacon
by Allen E. Ivey, Mary Bradford Ivey, Lynn Simek-Morgan

8. Just as you experience a radical shift in perspective in viewing this picture, so too can existential humanist counseling – change your perspective not just on your problems but on life in general.

9. But can it help with something as heavy as Hospice?

10. Hospice – Humanist Existentialist
Faces of Social Work: Lisa on hospice
Visiting Shane- I have accepted that this is my life…dying is not the end of the person that you love…it’s a continued story..
Faces of Social Work: Maureen on trauma sensitive yoga

11. Handout: Victor Frankl Logotherapy
Video on conditions (play in background without sound):
Handout: Victor Frankl Logotherapy

12. Search for meaning of life – logotherapy 4min

13. The humanistic approach:
Carl Rogers
Abraham Maslow
The humanistic approach:
emphasizes the belief that people can increase awareness, change, and grow
asserts that abnormal behavior may be a healthy response to an unhealthy situation

15. Choices Safety Love/Relationships Self Actualization Physiological
Esteem
Maslow studied healthy people to learn from them!

17. Joins with the Humanistic Values of:
Maslow's Hierarchy: A way of understanding the development of the person
Joins with the Humanistic Values of:
Empathy, Being Nonjudgmental, & Being Genuine: Essential Qualities & Skills
Importance of the Helper/Client Relationship has Become Key

18. Maslow's Hierarchy: A way of understanding the development of the person
A client has trouble being spontaneous and does not feel good about him or herself. However, she feels a sense of community with her peer group. On which level of Maslow's hierarchy is she?
Love and belonging

19. Carl Rogers
believed that individuals have a “self-actualizing” tendency when placed in empathic and congruent environments
a self-actualized person is characterized by :
spontaneity.
high self worth.
being in touch with one's feelings and spirituality.
Carl Rogers

20. Introjection: the "swallowing whole" of the values of others
Carl Rogers
when individuals only love another if they act in a certain way, they are Setting up conditions of worth
we sometimes act in ways to please others in order to obtain a sense of acceptance--even if the "pleasing self" isn't who we really are
Introjection: the "swallowing whole" of the values of others
we sometimes act in an incongruent manner because we have conditions of worth placed on us. In these cases, we are not showing our Real Self

21. Person‑centered Approach of Carl Rogers
Necessary and Sufficient Conditions:
Empathy
Unconditional Positive Regard
Genuineness

22. Survived Trauma- Humanist
Anxiety and Trauma
Faces of Social Work: Barbara on building on clients' strengths

23. Handout: Reviewing the Meaning of One’s Being in the World
Notice the references to Carl Rogers in this Therapy example

24. Video Clip: Humanist Existential Approach to Psychology

25. Humanistic Therapist talks about her practice (includes a healing and nonjudgemental space- meditation body mind) 3.5 min

27. Often Adheres to Medical Model
Antideterministic View Has Belief in the Ability of the Individual to Change
Types of HS Theories
Deterministic View Asserts That There is Little Ability for the Person to Change
Early Childhood, Biology, Genetics Determine Later Psychological Makeup
Often Adheres to Medical Model
Directive View Believes Clients Need Guidance in the Change Process
Humanistic
Nondirective View Has Trust in the Client's Own Ability to Make Change
Few Are Strictly Deterministic, Antideterministic, Directive, or Nondirective or Indiv or Systems
Most People Today Take On an Integrative Approach
In contrast to individualistic approaches, the "Systems" approach to counseling assumes that individuals' lives are affected by family dynamics and the impact of social conditions.

28. Viktor Frankl Interview