Off the top of my head, in my opinion client centeredness is a value laden approach of viewing individuals whom we (health care providers) provide our services to. I don't see it as a conceptual framework. The idea of client centeredness is derived from the ideas of Carl Rogers, the humanist Psychologist. The original idea behind it was to prevent health care professionals from viewing individuals from a prescriptive and passive role of patients, but rather as individuals whose needs, values and participation are integral to their care both in interventions and recovery - thus he gave precedence to the use of the term clients. Later Carl Rogers went a step further and re-named the idea of client-centeredness as person-centeredness.
With regards to the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance (CMOP), this conceptual model is substantively informed by the values of client-centeredness and has its heart the client-centered approach.
Hope this is helpful,
Biraj
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Hello everyone,
I have a question and was hoping to receive some input. I am doing a research study and need to have a specific conceptual framework to guide the study. Client-centered; Is this just a treatment approach or is this considered a conceptual framework. I would really appreciate any input.
Thanks,
Sam
