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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…

I got acquainted with Rogers’ thought at the same time I started up plunging into the field of conflictology, and thoroughly learned that how you do things strongly affects what you do. And the how’s are more often than not much more crucial than the whats. Since the onset of my professional life I have been concerned about…

Μy journey with the Person-Centered Approach started in 2009 with meditation. Sitting quietly with myself, letting go of the many thoughts that inundated me, I started discovering who I was, and understood the power of self-compassion. I also further developed my awareness of being connected to everyone and everything. Until I read A Way of…

President and CEO of Camelot-USA, Inc. She teaches competence in Leadership and Management, training leaders to become competent in work relationships. She is a linguist using language and PCA to prize and maintain differences in relationships and to build new community. She is currently working on a conference for CSP of its past, present and…

In a past life, Bob was a teacher, counselor, and administrator in the San Diego Unified school district. He became acquainted with Carl Rogers and Client-Centered Therapy and the encounter group in 1963. This took place in a Counseling Institute held at San Diego State University in San Diego, California, USA. He thought that what…

My interest in the Person Centered Approach began while I was failing at a new job. I had an office mate named Barbara Bonnice who had been studying PCA in organizations for some time, and was a CSP member. I noticed that she excelled in the areas where I was failing, and with the influence…

Silvia C. Dubovoy, is the great grandmother of Olivia, grandmother of 11 grandchildren and 4 children. Has a M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Universidad de Barcelona and is a lecturer, consultant and teacher trainer for Montessori teachers from birth to six years of age for Association Montessori Internationale. Started as a teacher since…

My name is Jay Downing. In my professional life I am a university administrator, a Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology at a regional college in Texas. In my personal life I am a spouse and a father of two daughters. I earned my Ph.D. in psychology from the…