Adlerian Psychology
Learn about Adlerian Psychology, a psychotherapy approach based on the work of Alfred Adler. This course is ideal for therapists and students interested in understanding the importance of nurturing feelings of belonging within the context of an individual’s community. Explore Adler’s theory of Individual Psychology and gain insights into how human nature is shaped by life experiences. Enhance your knowledge of Adlerian therapy approaches with this comprehensive course.
What you’ll learn
- Adlerian Psychology
Adlerian psychology is a psychotherapy approach based on the work of Alfred Adler. His individual psychology approach has been adopted in many areas of counseling, education, and community work. Adler’s approach focused on the importance of nurturing feelings of belonging in the individual within the context of his community. Adler also focused on the effects of feelings of inferiority and inadequacy on an individual’s mental health.
Alfred Adler was an ophthalmologist in 1895 when he began studying the works of Sigmund Freud and delving into psychology. By the early 1900s, Adler had gained such prominence as a psychiatrist that he was invited to be a member of Sigmund Freud’s exclusive discussion group. This group met weekly in Vienna to discuss prominent psychology and psychiatric theories, and these talks went on to be the very foundation of the future psychoanalytic movement. As time passed, Freud and Adler found they had irreconcilable differences of opinion. Adler broke from the group and created his own theory of Individual Psychology. His approach later became institutionalized as the Society for Free Psychological Thought.
Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations.
–Alfred Adler
Adlerian Psychology is Adler’s approach that focused on the importance of nurturing feelings of belonging in the individual within the context of his community. He believed that a person’s human nature – their feelings, emotions, thinking, and behavior can only be understood in the context of that person’s life experiences.
Who this course is for:
- Therapists and students who wants to learn about Adlerian therapy approaches
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