Friday, February 22, 2013

Adlerian Therapy

Introduced by Alfred Adler
Unlike Freud, Adler believed that humans are more motivated by social relatedness. The focus of Adlerian Therapy is consciousness and behavior is purposeful and goal-directed.
 
Key concepts include: inferiority feelings, therapist viewing client's subjective perception of reality, unity and patterns of personality, social interest and sense of belonging to community, birth order and sibling relationships.
  • The Goal of Adlerian Therapy is to form a successful relationship between therapist and client and assist in adapting behaviors that desire social interest and sense of belonging.
Techniques of Alderian Therapy:
  • Establish therapist/client relationship
  • Complete and assessment of clent
  • Insight into purpose
  • Reorientation and reeducation
kineticvideo.com - Adlerian-therapy-12749-psychtherapy-with-experts-12730.mp4

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