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I first became acquainted with the Person Centered Approach during a course on Organizational Behavior in my MBA program at UCLA in the mid—60’s. One of our textbooks—On Becoming a Person was my first exposure to Carl Rogers. I remember vividly how profoundly impacted I was by Rogers’ vision about the human condition, our potential…

I live in Japan. I encountered PCA in 1973 by taking the class of my former teacher, Gisho Saiko. He tried to teach us in learner centered way. I learned the PCA attitude a lot from him. Then I started to attend workshops. At that time Rogers’ approach, so called, “non-directive therapy,” “client-centered therapy,” “person-centered…

I was born and raised in China. Mandarin Chinese is my first language. However, I have lived in the US for the last 30 years (as of 2021). I went to Chicago in the early 1990s to pursue a master degree in clinical psychology. Two things that happened in my early years in the States…

I have worked in various areas of education for the past 17 years. I started as a high school literature teacher in Georgia and now work as a college instructor in Human Services and Chemical Dependency Counseling for Aaniiih Nakoda College, a tribal community college in Fort Belknap, Montana. I hold a M.Ed. in English…

When I went to Carl Rogers workshop in Santa Cruz in 1972 I listened to Carl describe the person Center qualities and I knew that I was home and someone had verbalized the qualities I felt within myself and so often people did not understand. I knew instantly that children have these qualities within themselves…

Elizabeth Wepsic is a National Board Certified Teacher in Art Education: Young Adult to Adolescent and been an art educator in San Diego County nearing 20 years. She began her teaching career at Cortez Hill Academy, a public charter high school founded on the traits of Person Centered Psychology. Currently, she chairs the visual arts…

I was introduced to the Person-Centered Approach during an exercise in graduate school that was used to find my theoretical orientation. My values were aligned with this approach, interest developed, and I delved deeper. I later found the book “On Becoming a Person” by Carl Rogers and decided to seek connection with others who subscribe…

My professional career has been enriched over the years as a professor and researcher in educational sciences, with an emphasis in  andragogy and social gerontology of psychoanalytic orientation. At the age of 20,  (in 1966), I have read the book of Carl Rogers, ‘’On becoming a Person’’.  This man, his theory, his research, in fact, all…

I am 19 years old and I am from Colombia. I love dance and art. I’m currently studying Visual Arts.  I can describe myself as a very sensitive person, empathic, and values personal relationships like family and friends. I grew up in a Person Centred family, I remember my dad with his Foundation about the person…

I first became aware of the Center for Studies of the Person (CSP) at my place of employment in 1976. I was talking to one of my fellow workers, probably complaining about something, and she said, “I know how you feel”. No one had ever said that to me, and I was intrigued. She then told…