ADLERIAN THERAPY
Notes: Psych online class
By Joshua Ogarte, MaED, Major in Counseling
Alfred Adler Aim or Focus
KEY CONCEPTS to develop the client's sense of belongingness and assisting in adaptation of the desired
behaviors.
View on Human Nature Life Tasks
•social relatedness is the motivation of humans
•Inferiority is a normal feeling or condition Humans strive for significance and superiority
•Humans develop a unique way of style for striving for competence. Building friendship, establishing
intimacy, and contributing to the society
THERAPEUTIC PROCESS
Therapists Tasks
1. Comprehensive Assessment - gathering information about the client
2. Lifestyle Assessment - understanding goals and motivation of the client
• Early Recollection Clients Experience Private Logic - concepts about self the
HEART OF THE THERAPY
➢ is to help the clients discover the purposes of behavior and symptoms
THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION
PHASE 1: ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIP
➢ To have a solid positive therapeutic relationship.
The counselor RECOGNIZES AND DEALS with the personal issue of client, and WILLING to explore and
change
PHASE 2: ASSESSING THE INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL DYNAMICS to take a deep understanding
• SUBJECTIVE INTERVIEW
• OBJECTIVE INTERVIEW
• Family Constellation
o Early Recollection
PHASE 3: ENCOURAGE SELF-UNDERSTANDING AND INSIGHT
➢ To interpret the findings of the assessment as an avenue in promoting SELF-UNDERSTANDING
and insight
• INSIGHT
