First Week
Monday, July 21
The current relevance of IP – Eva Dreikurs Ferguson
Examples are given of how Adlerians understand behavior, thinking, and emotions. Goals and private logic are important concepts, as are Social Interest, Life Style, and ‘the need to belong.’
Adlerian views: values for present and future -Theo Joosten
In Adlerian psychology a human being is always seen in relation to others. Relationship is the base of wellbeing and development. Which values contribute to a democratic attitude and behaviour in our life tasks? Investing in encouraging interactions is a value for now and tomorrow.
This plenary is sponsored by Adler University for 1.5 continuing education hours for psychologists. The plenary is open to psychologists and non-psychologists.
Tuesday, July 22
The art to be happy (demonstration)– Marina Bluvshtein
Are some people just born happy, and nothing can sway them from feeling upbeat and joyful? Is there a set of tools to turn off an overwhelming misery? Is it possible (or permissible) to feel happy when the world is in such turmoil? Does happiness actually exist on this planet in any tangible way, or is this a common delusion? In the plenary, we will dive into the epigenetics of happiness. We will check on Alfred Adler’s, Rudolf Dreikurs’s, and others’ secrets of happiness. The mini-lecture and a large group discussion will prompt you to answer the above and other questions holistically in a way that would feel right in your heart’s mind. The live demonstration will allow you to practice and experience the art of happiness.
This plenary is sponsored by Adler University for 1.5 continuing education hours for psychologists. The plenary is open to psychologists and non-psychologists.
This plenary is sponsored by Adler University for 1.5 continuing education hours for IL marriage and family therapists. The plenary is open to all.
Wednesday. July 23
Psychodrama in action (demonstration) – Bilge Uzun
Psychodrama is a therapeutic tool to foster emotional healing, self-awareness, and personal growth.
This plenary talk will demonstrate how role-playing, dramatization, and group interaction can help individuals. The session will include real-life case examples, highlighting the transformative potential of psychodrama in understanding the core principles and techniques of psychodrama and how they facilitate emotional healing.
Thursday. July 24
Bibliotherapy: including literature in counseling & therapy – Christelle Schläpfer
Bibliotherapy operates on the principle that reading can have a profound psychological impact. By engaging with texts that mirror personal experiences or challenge perspectives, individuals can process emotions, gain insights, and explore potential solutions to their problems. In this lecture, you will learn the fundamentals and psychological benefits of Bibliotherapy, how to select suitable literary materials for clients and practical examples illustrating these approaches.
Friday, July 25
Family demonstration – Anda Pacurar
ICASSI has a long tradition in teaching IP through live demonstrations using volunteers who wants to learn more about how they can see a situation or find new solutions. This time a family will help us to understand more about family dynamics, parenting challenges nowdays and children or adolescents reality.
Second Week
Monday, July 28
Does Mindfulness complement Individual Psychology? – Bruce Greenhalgh
There are so many misunderstandings about mindfulness such as, ‘it’s just a technique’, ‘it’s a religious practice’, or ‘it’s useful to help teach our clients to calm themselves’. My aim is to dispel the myths and demonstrate the breadth and depth of mindfulness and how it complements Adlerian Psychology even at a philosophical level.
People often see ‘mindfulness’ as just techniques or even wrongly a ‘religious practice’. My aim is to demonstrate the breadth and depth of mindfulness and to how it complements Adlerian psychology.
Tuesday, July 29
Bridging the past and present: The Methaphoric Power of ER’s (demo) – Mia Levitt-Frank
According to Individual Psychology, early recollections reflect individuals’ lifestyle, beliefs and strengths. The early recollections are also metaphors for what the individual is feeling, thinking and experiencing in the present. This presentation will highlight the metaphoric nature of early recollections, and the importance of focusing on strengths in any intervention. In the demonstration we will focus on the connection between the early recollection and current life experience, and emphasize the importance of encouragement and a strength based approach when working with early recollections.
Wednesday, July 30
Encouragement – Yoav Shoham
A case-study of treatment after an traumatic event. In this presentation Yoav will present a process of one person in three meetings as part of group sessions, with people that survived the “NOVA” Nature Party.
Thursday, July 31
Life is movement – Bruce Tate
Adler stressed the importance of ‘trusting’ movement. The concept of movement is central to core aspects of Individual Psychology. This presentation will identify the importance of movement in Individual Psychology and offer practical applications of working with this concept.
Friday, August 1
Adlerian Psychology in Films – Calvin Armerding
Adlerian Psychology has been widely applied to mental health treatment, parenting, and community health, to good effect. However, unlike Freudian and Jungian Psychoanalysis, Adlerian theory has not been widely used to analyze and understand art, literature, or- in our modern context- film. This plenary will explore the merits of expanding the application of Individual Psychology into art criticism, and demonstrate this application to films.
Adler University is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Adler University is registered with the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Division of Professional Regulation as a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Continuing Education Sponsor (license no. 168-000207).
