This course will give in a nut shell the structure of Adlerian counseling or therapy with individuals. What does an Adlerian do that is different from other schools? What goals do we really want to achieve with our work? How do we go about it? There will be demonstrations of a typical session, and for this, participants will be asked to volunteer.

This course is designed to assist participants to identify and explore the losses and gains inherent in major life transitions, (e.g., aging, career change, retirement, graduation, marriage/partnership, empty family nest, separation/divorce). Through the use of early recollections, anniversary dates, and the exploration of life tasks, participants will gain increased insight and strategies to manage major life transitions. Open to Youth.

Gruppen werden in Therapien, bei Beratungen in Unternehmen und anderen Gelegenheiten benutzt. Gruppenarbeit kann sehr produktiv, manchmal aber auch destruktiv sein, je nach sich entwickelnder Gruppendynamik. Gruppen kreieren immer ihre besondere Dynamik, oft beeinflusst oder dominiert durch den unbewussten Lebensstil einiger einzelner Gruppenteilnehmer. Dieses Seminar will zeigen, wie die Teilnehmer und der Gruppenleiter den Gruppenprozess kreieren und wie dieser für die Gruppenentwicklung und Wachstum genutzt werden kann.

There is a power in groups. In groups we play, learn and work; we actualize our potential in a useful or useless manner. In this course we will experience how interventions operate in the family, school and workplace and learn how to empower ourselves and others. Young participants are welcome – they will teach us to see things from their perspective. Open to Youth.

Gegenseitiger Respekt und Gleichwertigkeit sind die Grundlage erfolgreicher Kommunikation. Eine Veränderung unserer Einstellungen verändert auch unsere Sprache und unsere Art zu kommunizieren, wodurch gleichberechtigte und gewaltfreie Kommunikation ermöglicht wird. In diesem Kurs werden wir effektive Kommunikationsstrategien anwenden, aber vor allem diese auch im Umgang mit Jugendlichen und Gesprächspartnern üben. Es wäre toll, wenn sich Jugendliche für diesen Kurs einschreiben, würden, damit wir gemeinsam zu einer besseren Kommunikation untereinander finden. Offen für alle, die ihr Kommunikationsverhalten hinterfragen und verändern möchten. Offen für Jugendliche.

Alle Kulturen kennen das Schreiben u.a. mit dem Ziel, dem Ich zu begegnen, es zu begreifen. Schreiben macht die Spuren des Lebensstils sichtbar und als Geschriebenes überprüfbar. So klärt das Schreiben das innere Chaos und entlastet; es kann sogar wie ein Medikament wirken. Wandel im Leben ist der zentrale Schreibanlass. “Häutungen” nennt es das Märchen. Umfinalisierung nennt es die Individualpsychologie. Offen für Jugendliche.

Alcoholics and other substance addicts are unpopular patients. They are considered difficult, being easily offended, accusing others and lying. By looking at the development of their addiction, we will try to understand how the substance is used to face the tasks of life and achieve a felt plus and why the unpopular features are logical, understandable and even make sense. Open to Youth.

As humans we are both‘a part of’and‘a-part from’the social world. We have our own psychological inner world (based on lifestyle and private logic), with psychological boundaries that separate us from the outside world and the inner world of others. This experiential course examines how self-boundary awareness and maintenance of our inner world can enhance self-esteem, autonomy, compassion and respect in our relationship with others.

So They Will Listen and Listen So Gamers Will Talk: Using the Language and Metaphors of Video Games in Play Therapy and Counseling Understand what your clients mean when they talk about the video games they play? Have a clue how to use the language and metaphors from video games in your play therapy and counseling sessions? No? Come to this workshop, and you will!

Receiving regular and restorative supervision is a crucial aspect of being an effective helping professional. This highly practical class, drawing on Adlerian principles, will be of value to both new and experienced supervisors. We will explore the multiple dynamics of supervision, identify how to build a supervisory relationship that combines equality, authority and encouragement, practice giving supervisory feedback, and use some creative methods.

To enjoy family relationships is not always an easy task, and family issues can be a source of multiple conflicts. On the basis of the classical Adler-Dreikurs model, a systemic family perspective is introduced and integrated. Problem situations presented by the participants will serve as examples for experiential learning by means of role-playing, sculpting, and enactment of the problem situation.

This program is designed to teach coping strategies in daily stressful situations. Using Adlerian encouragement principles in various creative ways, enables us to deal with daily life pressures.

Adler identified that safe guarding is often the goal of various behaviors, symptoms, and emotions. This course will examine the conceptualization of mental health disorders and emotions from an Adlerian perspective. Assessment, conceptualization, and treatment implications of various symptoms and disorders will be reviewed.

Gender is a central part of our personal identity and has individual meaning. Discomfort around gender identity may be experienced and expressed in different ways and affect relationships and areas of life. During this course we will explore different aspects of gender and personal identity using an Adlerian framework, including influences, purposeful behavior and emotional responses.

This introductory course offers a foundational model of Adlerian Coaching through a creative, interactive and hands-on approach. The course introduces principles of Adlerian Psychology along with a model and process associated with an Adlerian approach to professional coaching, and anchors students in the coaching mindset while practicing core competencies of coaching as outlined by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Open to Youth.