This paper should be at least 10 pages in length, not including the title and references pages and have 2-4 references. References can be from texts and seminal works by the Person Centered theorist. This paper would not typically include current research in the field. The papers should be written in formal academic style. Use third person (she, he, the writer, it, one) when writing a formal paper. Do not use the first person (I, we) or second person (you, they). Do not use contractions in formal writing unless directly quoting a source. Do not allow your sentences to wander. Paragraphs should be at least three sentences in length including a topic sentence and other sentences clarifying and/or expanding ideas in the topic sentence. DO NOT use bulleted information or large direct quotes in paper. Three or four citations per page are generally considered adequate for a well-developed paper.
USE AT LEAST 2-3 SOURCES AND NOT MORE THAN 10.
You will need to seek out respected, preferably refereed, journals and books. Popular magazines or newspapers are not considered professional academic sources.
Website information is not acceptable unless it is an on-line refereed journal. DO NOT use or cite websites, including Wikipedia.

The paper should contain an introduction, a body and a conclusion. The introduction should specify/introduce Person Centered theory. The body of the paper should include research ORGANIZED WITH APPROPRIATE HEADINGS. The conclusion should provide a brief summary of all of the foregoing parts.

Please remember to check spelling and grammar. Also, check the final draft for style to assure that academic style is used as appropriate.

This topic paper should include the following sections in addition to introduction and conclusion:
Counseling theories are distinguished by several key concepts, each overlapping with the others.
1. Person Centered theory’s view of Human Nature: The distinguishing characteristics, including ways of thinking, feeling and acting that humans tend to have naturally, i.e. independently of the influence of culture.
2. Theory of the Healthy Personality: Person Centered theory’s definition of the personality in terms of what a healthy person is, what makes us whole, integrated, and develop as a coherent self.
3. Person Centered Theory of Conflict (Dysfunction): Each theory describes how it is that the healthy person becomes conflicted, including what the conflict involves, in terms that are consistent with the theory of personality.
4. Theory of Counseling (Central Constructs of the Person Centered Counseling Process): Explain how Person Centered counseling helps restore the conflicted person to the state of the healthy (or integrated, or cohesive) person, including the nature of the counseling relationship and the dynamics that go on in it between the counselor and the client.