Adlerian Therapy
The main reason why the Adlerian Therapy came to be was essentially because of the impact that Alfred Adler had on his own life. According to a recent article (Corey, 2012, p. 127) "Adler was far ahead of his time, and most contemporary therapies have incorporated at least some of his ideas." The event's early in Alfred Adler shaped his theories and approaches to pull together Adlerian Therapy. Alfred Adler was a sickly, done poorly in school, pampered child (at least by his mom), and very jealous of his siblings and soon his co-workers. However, with all of the elements stacked against him, he sought out to strive for excellence and went on to study medicine at various medical universities and became a doctor and eventually choose the path of psychiatry/psychology. Thus, through many approaches, countless hours of work the Adlerian Therapy Approach was born. Adler had a passionate concern for the common person and was outspoken about child-rearing practices, school reforms, and prejudices that resulted in conflict (Corey, 2012, p. 102). Alfred Adler had been influenced by several people during his lifetime, however; Hans Vaihinger a philosopher greatly influenced him. By finding out some of the key facts about Alfred Adler and the Adlerian Therapy Approach i chose this approach for my extra credit blog.
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Out of the 11 approaches that have been studied, reviewed, and quizzed upon i would have to choose Adlerian therapy as the most interesting approach that i have previously studied. The Adlerian therapy approach was founded by Alfred Adler. According to a recent article (Corey, 2012, p. 11) "Adlerians focus on meaning, goals, purposeful behavior, conscious action, belonging, and social interest." Several key elements have influenced my decision for choosing the Adlerian therapy such as the key figure/founder, history of how the approach came to be, what exactly the approach is, how the approach is helpful and lastly why i thought this particular approach was interesting.
Sketch of Alfred Adler
"Alfred Adler (February 7, 1870 – May 28, 1937) was an Austrian medical doctor and psychologist, founder of the school of individual psychology. He examined human development in the context of the whole—how the person exists and interacts within the family, society, nation, and the world" according to (http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Alfred_Adler).I feel that Alfred Adler's background has contributed to his key concepts of the Adlerian therapy method. According to (Corey, 2012, p. 102) "Adler's early childhood experiences had an impact on the formation of his theory. Adler is an example of a person who shaped his own life as opposed to having it determined by fate." My understanding on Alfred Adler was that he grew up sickly, not the best educated, and did not get along to well with his father. However, through time he was able to turn his life around for the better. He spoke and wrote in simple, nontechnical language so that the general population could understand and apply the principles of his approach in a practical way, which helped people meet the challenges of daily life (Corey, 2012, p. 102). According to a recent article (Corey, 2012, p. 103) "After Adler's death in 1937, Rudolf Dreikurs was the most significant figure in bringing Adlerian psychology to the United States, especially as its principles applied to education, individual and group therapy, and family counseling."
What exactly is the Adlerian therapy approach? This particular type of therapy approach is a therapy of teaching, informing and encouraging the client, in order to help the client repair/heal mistakes in their personal life, and the therapeutic relationship is a collaborative one. Adler taught that we must successfully master three universal life tasks: building friendships (social task), establishing intimacy (love-marriage task), and contributing to society (occupational task) (Corey, 2012, p. 107).
The Adlerian therapy approach is very helpful because this type of approach helps to build up the client's self-esteem through encouragement and by doing so the client will then build a positive outlook on their life making changes for the good. According to a recent article (Corey, 2012, p. 109) "This is followed by a reeducation or reorientation of the client toward the useful side of life. The main aim of therapy is to develop the client's sense of belonging and to assist in the adoption of behaviors and processes characterized by community feeling and social interest." Ultimately the main goal of the Adlerian therapy is for the clients to make changes in their lives. This is a growth model that stresses assuming responsibility, creating one's own destiny, and finding meaning and goals to create a purposeful life (Corey, 2012, p. 10),
Lastly the main reason why i chose this approach is because i find the Adlerian therapy approach to be the most interesting approach of the 11 different types of approaches. Birth order, social interest, and sibling relationships all stick out in my mind when i think about the Adlerian therapy approach and really i feel there is a link to this psychological information and life. The Adlerian approach is unique in giving special attention to the relationships between siblings and the psychological birth position in one's family (Corey, 2012, p. 107). If one thinks about all of previous key points that i have mention a lot of therapeutic approaches can be used to help clients in many areas such as in education field, marriage counseling, and family counseling, The Adlerian therapy sessions would tend to be brief and help gather clear plans of action for helping the client start rebuilding their life for the better.
References
Corey, G. (2012). Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (9th edition). Belmont,
CA: Brooks/Cole.
Alfred Adler. (no date). New World Encyclopedia. Retrieved June, 10, 2012, from
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Alfred_Adler
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