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Karl Rensom Rodzhers
Сarl Ransom Rogers
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Carl Rogers was born in 1902 in Oak Park, Illinois. After graduating from school, Rogers had the intention of becoming a farmer, so in 1919 he entered the University of Wisconsin to study scientific agriculture. Nevertheless, in his second year he began to be attracted to religious activities, which caused a change in the course of his future life.
In 1922, along with ten other students, he was among those sent to a conference in Beijing. He spent more than six months abroad observing cultural
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Carl Rogers was born in 1902 in Oak Park, Illinois. After graduating from school, Rogers had the intention of becoming a farmer, so in 1919 he entered the University of Wisconsin to study scientific agriculture. Nevertheless, in his second year he began to be attracted to religious activities, which caused a change in the course of his future life.
In 1922, along with ten other students, he was among those sent to a conference in Beijing. He spent more than six months abroad observing cultural and religious relationships that were quite different from his own. As a result, his views have become more liberal. In addition, Rogers was not so dependent on the religious and intellectual views of his parents.
On his return to Wisconsin in 1924, Rogers earned a bachelor’s degree in history. At the same time, he took only one course in psychology, and then in absentia. However, in 1928 he was already a master, and in 1931 – a doctor of clinical psychology.
This was followed by his work at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (1931), the University of Chicago and later the University of Wisconsin (from 1945 to 1964), and the Western Institute of Behavioral Sciences (1964).
For his contribution to the development of psychology, Rogers received many awards. He was also an active member of many scientific societies. In 1946-1947, he was elected president of the American Psychological Association, and in 1956 he received an award from this association for outstanding achievements.
His books – “Client-Centered Psychology”, “Counselling and Psychotherapy”, “Empathy”, etc. – are a huge work, on the scale of influence on psychotherapeutic practice comparable to Freud’s work.