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074 – Self-Concept – Attending – Unconditional Positive Regard<\/h1>\n\t
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In episode 74 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, Ken Kelly and Rory Lees-Oakes talk about self-concept, as written about by Carl Rogers. ‘Practice Matters’ examines attending. Last, the presenters discuss unconditional positive regard (UPR).<\/p>\n\t

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Self-Concept (starts at 2.04 mins)<\/h2>\n\t

Self-concept is an idea much discussed by both psychologists and sociologists. Carl Rogers describes his notion of self-concept in his well-known book On Becoming a Person<\/em><\/a>, originally published in 1961.<\/p>\n

In his thinking on self, Rogers was influenced by Danish philosopher S\u00f8ren Kierkegaard. Rogers believed that the self has three aspects: real self (who we truly are), ideal self (who we would like to be) and self-concept. The self-concept is all about how we view ourselves; it is like a lens through which we see the world. This lens – often invisible to us – may be warped by conditions of worth and introjects. This links to the idea of phenomenology<\/a> – i.e. the study of subjective experience.<\/p>\n

It is really important for trainee counsellors to work on identifying and understanding their self-concept, because otherwise this invisible lens can mar the ability to offer clients the core conditions. Personal development is an important part of counselling training – for example, you will probably have personal development groups, personal therapy and exercises in increasing self-awareness (e.g. the Johari window).<\/p>\n\t