The rationale for CCPT is derived from Carl Rogers (1951), whodeveloped a philosophy of personality development including the originof psychopathology, and a system of nondirective or client-centeredtherapy completely consistent with the philosophy—the latter of whichhe developed and researched primarily on adolescents and adults. As astudent of Rogers and a professional trained in child development,Virginia Axline (1947, 1969) extended client-centered therapy forapplication to children. She believed that the Rogerian approach wasvalid with children as well as adults and saw the phenomena on whichRogers based his theory as present in infants and children, as Rogershimself recognized. Since the underlying principles are Rogerian, itwould seem to make sense to take a little space to lay those out beforemoving onto Axline's child-centered application.
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