Goals in Adlerian Counseling & Therapy

    Classical Adlerian Psychotherapy (Stein)
    • A model for Adlerian Therapy by Pat Gray, 4/5/97

    Goals in Adlerian Counseling & Therapy
    by Henry Stein, 4/7/97

    The main goals, in Adlerian interventions are:

    • reducing the feeling of inferiority
    • re-directing the striving for significance
    • increasing the feeling of community
    Because Adlerian treatment addresses the uniqueness of the individual, any objectives and strategies would be created to fit the specific style of life of each client, not an age, gender, or symptom group. We do not generally focus on a symptom, like "low self esteem," but rather on the hidden fictional final goal that is the root cause of the symptom. We prefer to "put out the fire" instead of "blowing away smoke."

    The "measurement" of Adlerian personality constructs, and their change in treatment, is best achieved with artistic empathy rather than quantitative scales.

    If you would like to gain an overview of Adlerian psychology, read Classical Adlerian Theory and Practice, at http://www.themall.net/~adler/theoprac.htm . Also look at the first six stages of Stages of Classical Adlerian Psychotherapy, at http://www.themall.net/~adler/stages2.htm . If, after reading this material, you have other questions, you may return to this forum and post them.

    It is possible that you will find more of what you are looking for in behavioral approaches.


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