Named after Alfred Adler, Adlerian theory primarily emphasizes birth order, individual life styles, social interests, and concepts pertaining to inferiority and superiority as principle components of personality. For Adler, psychological health is determined by the level of social contribution beneficial to the greater community. To the degree, that one integrates and furthers the social context, thus the measurement of his or her mental health. Social contribution is increased through the reduction of mistaken beliefs, which frequently lead to maladaptive feelings of inferiority or superiority. This goal of combating false beliefs is attained through an understanding of family constellations, early memories, and dreams.
For psychologists, translating the goals of Adlerian theory into a therapeutic process has resulted in an approach to counseling that varies widely among practitioners. These goals are to bring about an increased social interest, modify self-destructive behavior, and solve problems more efficiently. To reach these aspirations in a clinical setting, psychotherapy provides a choice to counselors as a base for identifying and addressing incorrect thoughts and belief patterns. This influence of psychotherapy owes its’ origin to Sigmund Freud, an indirect contributor to Adlerian therapy.
Initial sessions provide Adlerian therapists with an opportunity to observe and assess clients in order to gauge their family dynamics, present lifestyle, and early childhood experiences. These assessments may be formal or informal using questionnaires or direct inquiry. Further to this, therapists also rely on dreams and the interpretive meaning for the client’s current situation and struggles.
Several practical techniques are used in Adlerian Therapy.
Early recollection- a technique in which a person’s earliest memories are assumed to reveal the individuals primary interest in life.
Paradoxical Intention- therapist encourages their clients to exaggerate, practice, or performs the symptoms or behaviors or thoughts without guilt and allows clients to pause for a moment and consider other ways of responding.
Push Button- encourages realizing they have choices in responding or reacting to stimuli in their lives.
Acting as if- requests the client to presume the successful result of a not yet attempted action.
Spitting in the clients’ soup- the counselor to make certain behaviors less attractive to the client. Once a particular behavior is seen as repulsive, it is less likely to recur.
The Question- tests the client in order to identify the existence of a psychological problem through the use of deliberately constructed questions by the counselor. If the client makes a connection between the answer to the question and another problem altogether, the therapist then presumes the root of the illness is to avoid the problem connected by the client.
FUNCTIONS OF THE THERAPIST
Adlerian therapist often functions as educators who attempt to build on strengths the client already demonstrates. Encouragement is critical as the therapist work establishes and maintains an accepting, caring, cooperative relationship with the client. The work of the therapy is viewed as collaborative, where the client and the councilor are partners, working toward mutually agreed-upon and clearly identified goals. In short, Ad;lerian councilors energy is invested not in analysis, but in encouragement.
GOALS OF THE THERAPY
Adlerian Therapy seeks to decrease a sense of inferiority in clients and help them encase their social interest. By helping people to contribute, by altering faulty motivations that underlie even acceptable behavior, by encouraging equality, adlerians seek to change the lifestyles, the perceptions, and the goals of their clients.
Facilitators:
Guitang, Vanessa
Madarang, Karen Joice
Simpliciano, Kristal Joy
Roxas, Sonny Jay
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Learning Circle Questions
(Angela Bembenuto)
INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIP
*What is the biggest problem that your family encountered and how your family overcomes with that problem?
The biggest problem that my family encountered when my father had a mild stroke, he stayed in the hospital with in three days. When he got home I felt pity to him because he cannot able to do things by his own. My mother was always on his side, guide him when he was eating, going to the CR, groom him etc. Then he cannot speak well, its hard to understand his words. He cannot tell our names, he has only pointing us, when my mother says our name. After 2-3 days among his five children, he doesn’t know me. He was asked my mother “whose that girl?” .That’s the hurtful thing happened to me. My father doesn’t know who I am. But according to the doctor that is one of the symptoms of having a stroke. My father had a therapy and we help our father to remember things. The only thing that we can do, we keep on praying to God, and help each other to overcome this problem. We are thankful because after a weeks little by little he gain weight and he recovered easily.
TRANSITIONAL DEVELOPMENT
*Are you ready to have a family in the near future? And we as a future parents also, what you are going to do to build a good relationship with in your children, are you going to establish a rules and regulations around your family?
I’m not yet ready to have a family but I will be happy if I have a family in the future, as parents to build a good relationship with in my children, I’m going to love, care, and guide my children through the right path. I will value and love them as how my parents loved us. They will grow up with w virtue in their hearts.
Yes! I’m going to establish also a rules and regulations around my family so that we know our limitations and the do’s and don’ts within our family.
(Jessica Flores)
FAMILY STRUCTURE
*How are you going to maintain good interaction within your family?
I’m going to maintain a good interaction within our family by having a daily communication, so that we are updated to each other. If there is a daily communication, each member of the family is comfortable to each other and we know what’s going on inside the house. If there is a problem I will talk to them right away so that we will find a solution, and I will not let the problem remain unsolved to the next day.
*Is it good to have a pattern of leadership and power manifest in the family?
Yes!It is good to have a pattern of leadership and power manifest in the family. leadership will come from the parents – either jointly together or from one parent. Thus, how the parent approaches his or her leadership responsibilities can have a great impact on the success and well-being of the family, because leadership in families helps to provide a common goal and this often leads to a happier, healthier family life. if there is no leadership the children could not survive and learned and they will not know who should they follow especially in the decisions inside the house.
INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES
*You as a future educator, how are you going to develop self esteem of your students?
School is one of the crucial places where self-esteem is constantly increased or decreased.As a future educators I think to develop the self esteem of my students first, I will listen to them. Whenever I engaged in any activity, I will listen and consider their words carefully, even if they are suggesting something off the wall. I will give the child earnest attention and consideration--even when I already know the answer is "no" so that they will develop the courage to make their voices heard as they move through life.
(Jocel Epino)
INTEGRATION PRACTICE
*What do you think is the reason why expertise, attitudes and as well as specific concepts are important categories for the family therapy practice?
Expertise, attitudes and as well as specific concepts are important categories for the family therapy practice because this elements are central to most theory of family therapy, and the practice of the family therapy can be based on synthesis of key principles across multiple models.
THERAPEUTIC CHANGE
*What is the difference between naturalistic change and therapeutic change?
Naturalistic change focus on the development narratives and information within the family often use the natural occurrence of change in relationship. While Therapeutic change focus solely on how change occurs in a family therapy session. It comes about through the interactional processes set off when a therapist intervenes actively and directivity in particular ways in a family system.
INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIP
*What is the biggest problem that your family encountered and how your family overcomes with that problem?
The biggest problem that my family encountered when my father had a mild stroke, he stayed in the hospital with in three days. When he got home I felt pity to him because he cannot able to do things by his own. My mother was always on his side, guide him when he was eating, going to the CR, groom him etc. Then he cannot speak well, its hard to understand his words. He cannot tell our names, he has only pointing us, when my mother says our name. After 2-3 days among his five children, he doesn’t know me. He was asked my mother “whose that girl?” .That’s the hurtful thing happened to me. My father doesn’t know who I am. But according to the doctor that is one of the symptoms of having a stroke. My father had a therapy and we help our father to remember things. The only thing that we can do, we keep on praying to God, and help each other to overcome this problem. We are thankful because after a weeks little by little he gain weight and he recovered easily.
TRANSITIONAL DEVELOPMENT
*Are you ready to have a family in the near future? And we as a future parents also, what you are going to do to build a good relationship with in your children, are you going to establish a rules and regulations around your family?
I’m not yet ready to have a family but I will be happy if I have a family in the future, as parents to build a good relationship with in my children, I’m going to love, care, and guide my children through the right path. I will value and love them as how my parents loved us. They will grow up with w virtue in their hearts.
Yes! I’m going to establish also a rules and regulations around my family so that we know our limitations and the do’s and don’ts within our family.
(Jessica Flores)
FAMILY STRUCTURE
*How are you going to maintain good interaction within your family?
I’m going to maintain a good interaction within our family by having a daily communication, so that we are updated to each other. If there is a daily communication, each member of the family is comfortable to each other and we know what’s going on inside the house. If there is a problem I will talk to them right away so that we will find a solution, and I will not let the problem remain unsolved to the next day.
*Is it good to have a pattern of leadership and power manifest in the family?
Yes!It is good to have a pattern of leadership and power manifest in the family. leadership will come from the parents – either jointly together or from one parent. Thus, how the parent approaches his or her leadership responsibilities can have a great impact on the success and well-being of the family, because leadership in families helps to provide a common goal and this often leads to a happier, healthier family life. if there is no leadership the children could not survive and learned and they will not know who should they follow especially in the decisions inside the house.
INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES
*You as a future educator, how are you going to develop self esteem of your students?
School is one of the crucial places where self-esteem is constantly increased or decreased.As a future educators I think to develop the self esteem of my students first, I will listen to them. Whenever I engaged in any activity, I will listen and consider their words carefully, even if they are suggesting something off the wall. I will give the child earnest attention and consideration--even when I already know the answer is "no" so that they will develop the courage to make their voices heard as they move through life.
(Jocel Epino)
INTEGRATION PRACTICE
*What do you think is the reason why expertise, attitudes and as well as specific concepts are important categories for the family therapy practice?
Expertise, attitudes and as well as specific concepts are important categories for the family therapy practice because this elements are central to most theory of family therapy, and the practice of the family therapy can be based on synthesis of key principles across multiple models.
THERAPEUTIC CHANGE
*What is the difference between naturalistic change and therapeutic change?
Naturalistic change focus on the development narratives and information within the family often use the natural occurrence of change in relationship. While Therapeutic change focus solely on how change occurs in a family therapy session. It comes about through the interactional processes set off when a therapist intervenes actively and directivity in particular ways in a family system.
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