Mornings (11:00 – 13:00)
A401, Balla, Marion – Managing Life Transitions
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.
A402, Bluvshtein, Marina – Using Metaphors in Transforming Traumatic Experiences
The workshop will explore the power of therapeutic metaphors in addressing traumatic experiences that hinder the well-being of individuals, families and communities. Participants will learn about the therapeutic potential of metaphors, and about the evidence supporting that potential. Participants will practice using metaphors in working through traumatic experiences, including immediate personal trauma, acute mass trauma, and multigenerational trauma.
A403, Ferguson, Eva Dreikurs – IP in the Workplace
Adlerian Psychology helps improve human relationships in all settings, including the workplace. Workplace solutions are also applicable to problems at home and at school. Participants’ own work problems are discussed. Work roles, conflict resolutions, group dynamics, and personality variables are viewed within the Adler-Dreikurs framework. (1+2)
A404, John, Karen – Leadership in Action
Social equality and democracy require new ways of leading and relating, yet ambivalence about leading and being led prevail. Egalitarian counselors, psychotherapists, supervisors, group facilitators, and managers, acknowledge their own and others’ authority. They use whatever power they have to support, inspire and lead ethically and responsibly. Through interactive presentations of theories and research, working in teams and small groups, you are invited to reflect upon current and past dilemmas concerning authority and leadership and find positive ways forward.
A405, Joosten, Theo – Cooperative Problem-solving
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.
A406, Landscheidt, Uti – Advanced Art Therapy/Kunsttherapie für Fortgeschrittene (English/ German)
This course is for participants who have taken prior art therapy courses and look for an opportunity to enhance creative skills. Within the framework of Adlerian theory and by means of directed art activities, participants can increase personal self-awareness and learn how to interpret the art pieces of others. Based on Sadie Tee Dreikurs’ methods.
A407, Lee-Own, Kim – Five Secrets to Happy Children
Raising children isn’t easy. Sometimes it seems like a complete mystery! The five ‘secrets’ covered in this Workshop (clear communication, understanding basic needs, understanding behavior, discipline, and encouragement) can bring clarity, calm and encouragement to parent-child interactions. Understanding how these principles work together means we can provide children with opportunities to learn how to become responsible, contributing members of our family and the wider community.
A408, Levitt-Frank, Mia – Working with Challenging Early Recollections – Stretching our Paradigms
“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
A409, Oberst, Ursula – Fundamentals of Individual Psychology/Grundlagen der Individualpsychologie (English/ German)
This course provides an introduction to the basic tenets of Adlerian Psychology and is targeted both to newcomers to IP and to people who already have some theoretical or practical background. Participants will be presented a systematic overview, accompanied by practical and experiential exercises intended to consolidate the learning outcomes. Participants will also be invited to relate these concepts to their personal life.
Participants will be able to
A410, Pollak, Peter – Die zwei persönlichen Lebensaufgaben nach Dreikurs und Mosak (German)
Wir beschäftigen uns in dem Kurs mit den zwei persönlichen Lebensaufgaben „gelungener Umgang mit mir selbst“ und „Kosmos bzw. der Sinnfrage“. Ein guter „Umgang mit mir selbst“ – warum gelingt er oft nicht und was können wir tun, damit er uns häufiger gelingt? Erkennen, dass der „gute Umgang mit mir selbst“ die Basis für die gelungene Erfüllung der sozialen Lebensaufgaben ist. Wir arbeiten die Bedeutung der Sinnfrage in der Individualpsychologie heraus und beschäftigen uns mit dem Sinn in der Erfüllung der Lebensaufgaben und der Entwicklung des Gemeinschaftsgefühls. Wir stellen uns der Frage einer angemessenen „Sinnverteilung“. Wir würdigen Rudolf Dreikurs und Harold Mosak für die Weiterentwicklung der Individualpsychologie.
A411, Sperry, Jon – Mental Health from an Adlerian Perspective
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.
Participants will:
A412, Tate, Bruce – Personal Growth and Development
Adlerian Psychology views personal growth and development as tasks that we all face in dealing with the challenges of life. Throughout his writing Adler highlights striving to overcome a sense of inferiority. Identifying personal strengths and courage is therefore important for practitioners in helping people to achieve goals and handle challenges for us all in developing choices and opportunities that in turn lead to an improved sense of well-being.