The Challenges of Applying Humanity Therapy in Saudi Arbia from Perspective of Psychological Counsellor Qualitative Study of the Emerge Of SCVET

Document Type : Original Article

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Associated Professor, Department of Psychology, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.

10.18576//ijlms.2022.340676

Abstract

Abstract: The aim of this research was to examine the challenges of existentialism and person-centered therapy for counselors in Saudi Arabia. The researcher was the main sample, and she worked with 10 clients, 5 male and 5 female, in both group and individual therapy sessions.
The challenges identified by the researcher who was the counsellor: The researcher found that understanding the "why" of existentialism was more important than understanding the "how". The researcher believes that this is because existentialism is a philosophy that focuses on the individual's search for meaning and purpose in life. The "how" of existentialism is less important because it is different for everyone.
However, the researcher also found that tools and techniques were important for future work which has to be bult according to humanity theory not any other kind of theories.  The researcher believes that these tools and techniques could be used to help clients to understand the "why" of existentialism with the person-center therapy which gives the therapeutic relationship the perfect environment.
In collectivistic cultures, the individual is less important than the group. This means that the terms of existentialism which bulled the clients value of life and hem self is important to be with the person-center therapy.
The categories of this study showed that the clients were able to understand and accept the existentialist and person-center terms, which were thought to be Western terms but logic to help the clients to start evaluating every thing. Previous research done by researcher who applied person-center only and came up with categories that helped counsellors to run person-centered therapy (Yacoub 2000), however, in present research the researcher used existentialism theory to create an integrated therapy useful to help clients and counsellors to start empowering Self Core Values as a journey throw seven stages. The researcher introduces the stages of Self Core Values Empowerment therapy.
Heuristic and grounded theory have been used to analyze qualitative data.

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