Limitations and Criticisms

Limitations and Criticisms

- Fritz Perls focus on confrontation and cognitive factors

- Discourage teaching client but facilitating the client on process of self-discovery and learning

- Therapist must have high level of personal development

Do not interfere with clients

Being present

Be nondefensive

Self-revealing

- Potential danger of abuse power

- Therapist are highly active and directive

- Therapists should have sensitivity, timing, inventiveness, empathy, and respect for the client and respect for the client

- Incept therapist would easily damage the relationship and cause detrimental

- Therapists should be well trained and supervised; read, learn and practice more

- Clients express their feelings openly = sign of weakness

- Display one’s vulnerability

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