Techniques In Adlerian Psychology

Presenting a collection of classic and recent papers reprinted from the Journal of Individual Psychology and Individual Psychology that represent the purpose, methods and spirit of techniques in Adlerian psychology. The editors have prefaced the text with a statement of the goasl of Alderian theory, as well as the goals of the techniques presented.

Jon Carlson, Psy.D. Ed.D. is a Distinguished Professor at Governors State University and psychologist at the Lake Geneva Wellness Clinic. Steve Slavik, has an M. A. from the Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago. Currently he is a counselor with an Employee and Family Assistance Program in Port Albemi, British Columbia.

Section 1 Introduction; section 2 General Techniques; Chapter 1 I-Thou Relationship Versus Manipulation in Counseling and Psychotherapy, Chapter 2 1The author is most grateful for the constructive criticisms and editorial suggestions of Dr. Kjell Erik Rudestam and Phillip Grover., Chapter 3 Encouraging Client Responsibility, section3 Individual Adult Counseling and Therapy Techniques; Chapter 4 Life Style Assessment, Chapter 5 The Family Constellation in Personality Diagnosis, Chapter 6 The use of Birth Order Information in Psychotherapy, part A Early Recollection Analysis; Chapter 7 1 Paper read at the Fourth Brief Psychotherapy Conference, Chicago Medical School, Chicago, March 24-25, 1972 Chapter 8 Changing Mistaken Beliefs Through Visualization of Early Recollections, Chapter 9 A Practical use of Dreams, part B Questioning and Confrontation Techniques; Chapter 10 The ";Rediscovery" of Intertentive Interviewing, Chapter 11 Confrontation Techniques in Adlerian Psychotherapy, Chapter 12 Confrontation Techniques, Bernard H. Shulman; part C Use of Stories, Fables, Aphorisms; Chapter 13 The use of Parables and Fables in Adlerian Psychotherapy, Chapter 14 Religious Allusions in Psychotherapy, part D Acting ";as if"; Chapter 15 Variations of the ";as if" Technique, part E Humor; Chapter 16 Laughing Together, part F Paradox and ";Spitting in the Soup"; Chapter 17 The Relapse Technique in Counseling and Psychotherapy, Chapter 18 The Paradoxical Prescription in Individual Psychology, 19 Traps and Escapes, part G Hypnosis; Chapter 20 Incorporating Hypnotherapeutic Methods into Ongoing Psychotherapy, Len Sperry; Chapter 21 Reorientation, Chapter 22 Hypnosis, Tailoring, and Multimodal Treatment, Part II Substance Abuse; Chapter 23 Alcoholics and their Treatment, Chapter 24 Alcoholism and Drug Dependency, Chapter 25 Marital Therapy with Alcohol-affected Couples, Part H Miscellaneous; Chapter 26 Interrupting a Depression, Section 4 Child Counseling; Chapter 27 Counseling a Boy, Chapter 28 Adlerian Usage of Children's Play, Chapter 29 The Loyalty Dilemma, Belove; Chapter 30 Early Recollections as a Diagnostic Technique with Primary Age Children, Chapter 31 *The authors would like to express appreciation to the fourth and fifth grades at Glen Oaks Park Elementary School and Episcopal Elementary School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for helpful comments in the preparation of this article., Chapter 32 Adlerian Play Therapy, Chapter 33 The Mutual Storytelling Technique, section 5 Couple and Family Counseling and Therapy Techniques; Chapter 34 Adlerian Marriage Counseling, Chapter 35 First Encounters of the Close Kind (FECK), Belove; Chapter 36 Adlerian Marriage Therapy, Chapter 37 Equality In Male/Female Relationships, Chapter 38 Marital Issues of Intimacy and Techniques for Change, Chapter 39 Helping Adults Change Disjunctive Emotional Responses to Children's Misbehavior, Chapter 40 Consequences, Chapter 41 Family Lifestyle Assessment, Chapter 42 Adlerian Family Therapy, Chapter 43 Family Counseling