The Courage to Be Ordinary – Vom Mut, ganz gewöhnlich zu sein – Andrea Hillenbrand
Based on the principles of Individual Psychology we will explore the efforts of individuals to assert their worth and significance by striving to be extraordinary. Individual Psychology teaches us otherwise: Each of us carries inherent value. An alternative to the overcompensation is to place the Gemeinschaftsgefühl at the center of our focus. When we free ourselves from constant self-presentation or the race for recognition, we can focus on what truly matters.
Culture and ERs – Mia Levitt-Frank
According to Individual Psychology, various factors influence individual subjectivity and lifestyle, including culture. As Shulman and Mosak (1995) suggested, culture provides perspectives on the world and fosters lifestyle tendencies. Socio economic class is a form of culture that impacts lifestyle. Early recollections, in turn, reveal individual lifestyle including perceptions, beliefs, and behavior patterns.
This presentation will highlight influences on lifestyle with a specific emphasis on the role of culture. It will introduce an innovative study on the impact of socio-economic status on individual subjectivity, through the exploration of early recollections. Results of the study illuminate class related tendencies, and emphasize the importance of cultural sensitivity in therapeutic, counseling and educational interventions.
1.Participants will gain knowledge about influencing factors on lifestyle 2. Participants will learn about the impact of social class on lifestyle 3. Introducing early recollections as a technique for identifying cultural themes
Open forum family education demonstration – Marina Bluvshtein
The Open Forum Family Education Demonstration is based on the original model developed by Rudolf Dreikurs and further expanded by the next generations of Adlerian practitioners. The demonstration focuses on the collaborative exploration of challenges experienced by a family and the collaborative search for strengths-based solutions.
- Participants will identify family dynamics reinforcing and maintaining child’s/children’s misbehavior.
- Participants will connect the presented child’s behavioral challenges (misbehavior) to the mistaken beliefs of the adult parents/caregivers.
- Participants will formulate culturally meaningful and strengths-based strategies aimed to help clients change useless dynamics.
Friday, August 2I know what I want and I want it NOW! The challenges of sustainability – Bruce Tate
The growth of human population brings with it increased demands for a variety of requirements such as land, food and other manmade and natural resources. This is happening against a growing awareness of human impact on the environment and climate and of cultural and geopolitical changes. This presentation will consider some the global challenges in light of Adlerian theory and its practical application.
