We shall follow the development of couple relationships, beginning with the partners’ choice of each other, understanding their “hidden contract”, continuing with the conflicts they get into, and showing the way they can resolve these conflicts and create a life-long satisfying new contract. The course will include lectures, discussions and demonstrations. (German translation by the instructor when necessary.)

Metaphor is the heart of language and our communal existence on this planet. Metaphors help us to understand that heart and to live a richer life, by creating and enacting vivid images of what we would not be able to see, touch, smell, hear and taste without metaphors. In this course, participants will find new movement metaphors in their language, will ignite old metaphors, and will connect their unique metaphors to psychological movement in a direction of perfecting self and others.

Adlerian psychology helps improve human relationships in all settings, including the workplace. Workplace solutions are applicable also to problems in the family and school. Participants’ own work problems are discussed. Work roles, conflict resolution, group dynamics, and personality variables are viewed within the Adler-Dreikurs framework. (1+2)

In diesem Kurs geht es unter anderem um die Analyse • der Relativität der eigenen Rolle in einem Beziehungsgeschehen, • den kausal-finalen Einsatz mehrerer projektiver Verfahren, • das Phänomen der Übertragung und Gegenübertragung, • die Ablauf-Choreografie der Analyse, • die grafische Aufbereitung der Methoden für den Klienten, • die ständige Selbstreflexion bei der Beratungsarbeit.

Promoting social equality within the workplace and in other contexts requires understanding and attending to group dynamics and group needs, as well as to individual needs and life style issues. In this interactive, experimental and experiential course, participants are invited to enact group experiences and scenarios in order to increase their effectiveness as group and team members, facilitators and leaders.

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 (introductory, intermediate) will be able to apply the incident method. Case examples provided by the participants will be used.

In this fun, experiential workshop, you will be introduced to Adlerian play therapy, a method of integrating Individual Psychology with the practice of play therapy. You will learn skills and techniques for establishing relationships with clients, exploring clients’ lifestyles, helping clients gain insight into their lifestyles, and reorienting and reeducating clients. Dress comfortably and be prepared to PLAY!!

Art Therapy was developed by Sadie T. Dreikurs as a method to approach life style. This class is for beginners and advanced participants who wish to explore themselves in creative actions as well as for counselors working with groups and single clients who want to expand their repertoire. Working in the group we will discover aspects of our own life style as well as learning how to interpret the art of others. It will be exciting and relaxing.

Through the use of Lifestyle Assessment theory, techniques and experiential exercises participants will come to understand their personal leadership approach, as well as understand personal challenges to leadership. Participants will define a personal leadership vision and learn ways to become more effective leaders.

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 intervention is essential with bullying and cyberbullying and you will get a lot of resources for prevention and intervention.

Group drumming and rhythm activities can assist individuals and groups to foster social interest and well- being. This course will review group drumming and rhythm activities that can be used for self-care and also in various settings (school, counseling, coaching, and organizational consulting). The format for this course will be highly experiential and will also include some brief lecture content.

Early Recollections (ERs) play a central role in Adlerian therapy. In Early Recollections we uncover strengths and resources alongside nonverbal messages and descriptions of how we view ourselves, others and life. This course will introduce theory and also enable learners to develop practical skills to help them work with Early Recollections. The course will include experiential and creative elements.

The instructor will offer demonstrations and the participants will be invited to work in small groups. The objective will be to help one another increase the courage and love of self and others we manifest when we spot the disjunctive emotions and thoughts that set us against fellow human beings and replace them with emotions and thoughts that help us move toward one another.