At work yesterday some of my coworkers were discussing unconditional positive regards. For those who don't know I am an office coordinator in a psych hospital. This conversation made me think about this group. Essentially unconditional positive regard man's that therapist accepts the client add they are without judging them for their choices and behaviors. It doesn't mean the therapist agrees with what the client does but just puts those thoughts aside. They don't point out the beviors but asks questions of the client to hopefully help them to see where the behaviors are probably not the best.

One of the therapists at work doesn't agree with this theory. He feels if somebody is making destructive choices then it should be pointed out to the client.

So my question is do you want your therapist to practice unconditional positive regard or do you want them to point out bad choices when they are negatively impact you?

Unconditional Positive Regard