Successful managers need to acquire two different abilities: to be a leader- to create and lead the organization’s vision and soul and to manage the organization’s tasks and missions effectively. This Course will focus on Adlerian approaches to optimal management that increase the organization’s productivity, social resilience, and ability to thrive and grow people

Mothering is a complex, multi-faceted role deeply affected by societal messages about women and gender. Mothers are held accountable for the success and well-being of their children, particularly of their daughters. Mother-daughter relationships are often a dance of push and pull. This course is designed to explore the intergenerational patterns and the gender messages that each woman carries and will focus on the strengths and resourcefulness of women throughout generations within an Adlerian framework. 

In dreams we process our daily experiences and unsolved past conflicts according to our lifestyle. Dreams use metaphors and symbols which require interpretation in order to be understood Dreams tone our emotions and expectations toward the future, similar to early recollections We will use participants’ dreams in order to show the meaningfulness, how we can use them in our counseling work.

In Träumen verarbeiten wir unsere täglichen Erlebnisse und unsere ungelösten vergangenen Konflikte entsprechend unseres Lebensstils. Träume benutzen Metaphern und Symbole, die, um verstanden zu werden, interpretiert werden müssen. Träume beeinflussen unsere Emotionen und unsere Erwartungen bezüglich der Zukunft, ähnlich wie frühe Kindheitserinnerungen. Wir wollen die Träume der Teilnehmer benutzen, um den großen Bedeutungsgehalt zu zeigen und wie wir sie in unserer Beratungsarbeit nutzen können. Der Kurs ist für Psychotherapeuten, Berater und für Menschen, die Träume in ihrer Profession nutzen wollen oder mehr Selbsterkenntnis durch Traumarbeit bekommen wollen.

In families, community or professional settings, people meet problems. This course will explore practical ways of helping each other find encouraging solutions to these social challenges. The language and the incident method will get special attention. Participants will be able to apply the incident method. Case examples provided by the participants will be used.

Parent-infant psychotherapy seeks to relieve emotional distresses within parent(s), the baby, and/or their interaction. Presentations of postnatal depression, anxiety, infant distress, sleep and attachment issues. Frequently unresolved trauma in parents gets reawakened in the presence of a baby or the responsibility of being care giver. An Adlerian framework for observing, and recording proximal interactions using video analysis will be demonstrated.

This is an introductory course for participants who do not have much knowledge and experience in Individual Psychology and who look for an exciting and relaxing course to learn about lifestyle. It is based on Sadie Tee Dreikurs’ teaching and her book “Cows can be purple”. No experience in painting is necessary. 

Dieser Basiskurs wendet sich an alle Teilnehmer, die nicht viel Wissen von und Erfahrung mit IP haben und die in einem zugleich spannenden und entspannenden Kurs mehr über ihren Lebensstil erfahren möchten. Der Kurs basiert auf der Methode von Sadie Tee Dreikurs und ihrem Buch „Kühe können lila sein“. Vorkenntnisse im Malen sind nicht erforderlich.

“Among all psychic expressions, some of the most revealing are individual’s memories” (Adler, 1931). Identifying and working with strengths and creative strategies for belonging in early recollections reinforces a sense of value and belonging and invites clients to connect to their courage to face life challenges, develop and grow. But are strengths evident in all early recollections? In this course we will identify creative strengths and strategies for belonging in all early recollections, as we stretch our own paradigms of how we see strengths, the other and ourselves. 

Receiving regular and restorative supervision are crucial aspects of being an effective professional. This practical and experiential class, for both new and experienced supervisors, will explore the multiple dynamics of supervision, underpinned by an Adlerian perspective. It will identify how to build a supervisory relationship that combines equality, authority and encouragement, offer practice in giving supervisory feedback in complex situations, and introduce some creative methods.

Participants will learn Adlerian techniques to working with couples in counseling and therapy. The focus will be on how to make a careful assessment of the couple’s presenting problems and the construction of the therapeutic setting and alliance in order to improve the probability of a successful therapy process. We will also discuss therapeutic interventions in specific cases such as infidelity, polyamory, and divorce counseling.  

Adler stated that therapy is a process of discovery, education, and reorientation. This course focuses on reorientation. The emphasis is on what to do after lifestyle investigation and case-conceptualization. We will focus on the development of psychological muscle, which includes recognizing and managing life responsibilities, fostering meaningful relationships through social skill and cooperation, enhancing respect for self and for others and on the development of courage.  

Bullying and Cyberbullying are still big issues in many schools. Numerous affected students don’t get help because they fear the bullying situation could become worse. In this course we will see why the way of intervention is essential with bullying and cyberbullying and you will get a lot of resources for prevention and intervention.

Mobbing und Cybermobbing sind nach wie vor große Herausforderungen an vielen Schulen. Viele betroffene Schüler holen sich keine Hilfe aus Angst, die Situation könnte schlimmer werden. In diesem Workshop erfahren wir, weshalb die Form der Intervention bei Mobbing und Cybermobbing entscheidend ist und erhalten viele Ressourcen zur Prävention und Intervention.

This course is designed for participants interested in professional development.  Adlerian interventions are designed to expand the client’s private logic and enable a more positive and flexible attitude towards life tasks and others.  To achieve that, Adlerian use a variety of creative tools in their practices, because, as Dreikurs (1973) pointed it out, “…sooner or later we arrive at a situation where the theoretical discussion of psychological problems fails to bring any further visible progress… Presentation of ideas and rationalization must be supplemented by vital experiences, by psychological action…the treatment must become (pp. 24-25).  This course will teach five creative techniques to apply in Adlerian therapy, coaching or parent education. 

This course will introduce very practical ways we can encourage ourselves and others. Through exercises and discussion we will explore specific strategies that can enable greater confidence, positive contribution and connection. We will clarify the differences between praise and encouragement. We will learn techniques to build courage to face the issues constructively in our personal and work life.

We will explore our private logic or core assumptions about ourselves, others, the world around us and how we find a way to fit in.  Some of these beliefs might have been established at a young age and through developing self-awareness we are able to identify and try out alternative choices and opportunities for the benefit of ourselves and others. 

Mindfulness, the art of conscious living, is the ability to invite the mind to the current moment – here and now – without judging. In this experiential group process, the participants will briefly learn about some contemporary theories (e.g., DBT and ACT) that are considered as Neo-Adlerian Approaches. In addition, they will gain an understanding of mindfulness in conjunction with Adlerian concepts, specifically private logic, through individual practices.

This class is designed to explain Social Justice Issues through the theory of Individual Psychology. Adlerian Theory is more than a basis for understanding and treating mental illnesses. Adlerian Theory can also be used to explain how to coexist with each other and the issues of life that lead to mental illnesses.