The primary goal of the thesis/essay is to inspire participants to reflect on their own communication in light of person centered thought and to share their perceptions with colleagues in a small team (2-3 persons). Any format is acceptable, the two variants below are two (among other) ways to proceed. 

 

Submission due date: ?? April 2017. 

 

Variant A:  

Literature-related study. Team chooses one article or book chapter on the Person-Centered Approach and each participant summarizes it (about 1-2 pages) and reflects on it from their own experience (about 2 pages).  

Then the team members read each others documents and exchange thoughts and viewpoints. They document the results of their meeting in another 1-2 pages of their seminar thesis. Please, let me know how (i.e. by what means) you communicated with your team partners throughout your work. Did you meet face-to-face or by using a chat or email, etc.? 

 

Variant B:  

Experiential thesis.  

a) Participants reflect on the group process (as described e.g. in the book on Person-Centered Communication). What did I feel/observe in myself? What happened in the whole group? (How) were the person-centered attitudes of congruence, acceptance, and empathic understanding communicated and perceived? Did the group go through Rogers' 15 phases of the group process? What do I take with me (about 3 pages)?  

Then the team members read each others documents and provide feedback to each other regarding the document in connection with the group session . They document the results of their meeting in another 1-2 pages of their seminar thesis. 

 

b) Much like a) but participants engage in "Open Case" sessions, document their process in the sessions and reflect upon the sessions (e.g. by using the reflection part of the open-case handout). Then they provide feedback on the reports of their peers. 

 

Self-evaluation and final reaction due date: ?? April 2017