Carl Rogers Scientist

Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8, 1902 – February 4, 1987) was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach (or client-centered approach) to psychology. Rogers is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research and was honored for his pioneering research with the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions by the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1956.The person-centered approach, his own unique approach to understanding personality and human relationships, found wide application in various domains such as psychotherapy and counseling (client-centered therapy), education (student-centered learning), organizations, and other group settings. For his professional work he was bestowed the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Psychology by the APA in 1972. In a study by Haggbloom et al. (2002) using six criteria such as citations and recognition, Rogers was found to be the sixth most eminent psychologist of the 20th century and second, among clinicians, only to Sigmund Freud.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 08, 1902
Birth place	Oak Park Illinois
Date of death	February 04, 1987
Place of death	California , San Diego
Education	Teachers College Columbia University University of Wisconsin–Madison
Known for	Student-centred learning Rogerian argument Person-centered therapy

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Scientist

awards	American Humanist Association American Psychological Association
Field of study	Psychology
influenced by	Friedrich Nietzsche Alfred Adler Otto Rank Kurt Goldstein