This investigation of Carl Rogers's work explores the current status of the client-centered/person-centered approach within the United States and internationally. The status is revealed 1st by the volume of person-centered literature that has been published since Rogers's death in 1987. The prevalence of Rogers's work is also measured in the number of professional organizations, institutes, and journals dedicated to the person-centered approach. Finally, recent research on therapy outcomes, common factors, the working alliance, and therapeutic relationships has validated 2 or 3 of Rogers's core conditions-empathy, unconditional positive regard, and, possibly, congruence-as being critical components of effective psychotherapy.

In this qualitative study of 5 multiethnic college students, the findings indicate that family environment played a significant role in the participants' ability to develop secure ethnic identities. The participants who described their family members as supportive of their multiple ethnic backgrounds also felt confident about their ethnic identity, whereas the participants who described their family members as unsupportive of their multiple ethnic backgrounds maintained that they often felt insecure about their ethnic identity.