on a practical level, the person-centered approach is built on trust that individuals and groups can set their own goals and monitor their progress toward these goals. This has special meaning in relation to children,students, and workers, who are often viewed as requiring detailed and constant guidance and supervision. Tn the context of psychotherapy,a client-centered approach assumes that clients can be trusted to select their own therapist, to choose the frequency and length of their therapy,to tallk or to be silent. to decide what needs to be explored,to achieve their own insight, and to be the architects of their own lives. Groups are believed to be capable of developing the processes that are right for them, and of resolving conflicts within the group