The place of values

Adlerian psychology is very much a values-oriented psychology. However, values have had a somewhat tenuous place in much of psychology. Therapists in a post-modern tradition often talk about therapy being non-judgmental, non-hierarchical, non-instructive (as much as possible), with no assumption of objectivity or truth. Some therapists argue that the therapist has no right to impose his or her values on the client. (My view, however, is that values shape much of what these therapists do even though they might not espouse this in their discussions of theory or practice.) Where do you see the place of values in Adlerian therapy? What if the therapist's values clash with the client's values?

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A Socratic Examination of Values, by Henry Stein, 2/19/96 Yes, Adler was humble and very Creative, by Carmen Knowles, 4/21/96

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