"Subject Title: Personal Learning Statement You will reflect on your learning at the end of this first semester. This learning will address three areas of learning and development: You will consider the more theoretical part of your understanding as well as the development (or not) of your person-centred counselling skills, evaluating your strengths and difficulties, your qualities and motivations for doing such work. -Initial Post Professional Award in Counselling and Therapeutic Care -Module: CNB3001, Understanding the Person-Centred Approach. Your learning statement will also address your personal development (as it has or has not taken place), both within the course and outside in your personal, daily life. You are encouraged to support your discussion with the use of some literature (evidenced as referencing in the text) and to provide a bibliography."

My main understanding of person-centred counselling is the use of the 3 core conditions of Unconditional Positive Regard (UPR), Empathy and Congruence, which I will go into more detail later in this essay. Whatever the reason the client seeks counselling for, it is basically for self-improvement and self-fulfillment and with the core conditions being present in the session, it makes the client feel validated, actively listened to, important, un-judged, accepted for who they are, self-assured, comfortable, relieved and empowered. It is important for the client to feel all of these.

It is essential that the three core conditions are present and offered in a counselling, session for therapeutic growth and movement. If the client does not receive the above conditions from the counsellor, it would be difficult for the client to move forward….(short extract)