This qualitative study considered whether the provision of a framework of potential goals based on Rogers’ idea of the fully functioning person would be of any benefit to therapy clients in their goal setting process. It also considered addressed whether client goal setting was methodologically acceptable to integrative therapists who used Rogers’ non-directive principles as the foundation to their approach. We provided a goal setting instrument to 9 therapists and 23 of their clients, enabling them to define therapy goals, and feedback on the process. The clients set their goals using the instruments, before having at least six sessions with their therapist. We then sought joint views on the process from the therapists through a questionnaire or an interview. The data from the responses were analyzed using Thematic Analysis. The majority of the therapists considered that guided goal setting using a description of the ‘fully functioning’ individual was helpful. In terms of the applicability of goal setting to an integrative approach based on non-directive, person-centered principles, the results were mixed and in some cases contrary to those expected. For example, some of the more directive therapists disliked guided goal setting processes, whilst the more non-directive therapists appreciated the approach.

这项定性研究考虑了基于罗杰斯对全职人士的想法提供潜在目标框架是否对治疗客户的目标设定过程有任何好处。它还考虑了使用罗杰斯的非指导性原则作为其方法基础的综合治疗师在方法上是否可接受客户目标设定的方法。我们为9位治疗师和23位客户提供了目标设定工具，使他们能够定义治疗目标并就过程进行反馈。在与治疗师进行至少六个疗程之前，客户使用仪器设定目标。然后，我们通过问卷或访谈的方式寻求治疗师的共同意见。来自答复的数据使用主题分析进行了分析。大多数治疗师认为，通过描述“功能全面”的个体来指导目标设定是有帮助的。在将目标设定适用于基于非指导性，以人为本的原则的综合方法方面，结果是喜忧参半，在某些情况下与预期的结果背道而驰。例如，一些更具指导性的治疗师不喜欢指导性的目标设定过程，而更多的非指导性治疗师则赞赏这种方法。