By using these techniques Rogers believes that the child can be taught to change their thinking, to use their internal dialogue to change the way they react to triggers. The key phrase here seems to be 'thinking is a kind of behaviour'. If internalised thoughts are seen as another form of behaviour then it follows logically that the techniques of behaviour modification should be as applicable to them as to any other behaviour. Rogers proposes that these techniques can be taught by the teacher or by another adult such as a learning mentor. There seems to be no acknowledgement that teachers, or others, may not feel comfortable teaching these techniques with little or no training themselves. There is no sense that using these methods may in themselves lead both child and adult into deep emotional waters. My own limited experience as a counsellor leads me to be very wary of such interventions. The power relationship between a teacher and a child who is expressing themselves through unacceptable behaviours does not seem to be an ideal one for theraputic intervention.
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