Experience in training counselors indicates that the basic operational philosophy of the individual (which may or may not resemble his verbalized philosophy) determines, to a considerable extent, the time it will take him to become a skillful counselor. Individuals who have maintained an orientation which stresses the significance and worth of each person can learn readily client-centered techniques. The counselor's function is to assume, as far as he can, the internal frame of reference of the client, to perceive the world as the client sees it, to perceive the client himself as he is seen by himself, and to lay aside all perceptions from the external frame of reference while doing so. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)