Gives history of Adlerian psychology, describing it as an often neglected yet significant precursor to many psychologies of the 1980s. Reviews Adlerian principles and their relationship to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition, Revised, 1987. Describes different therapeutic techniques and present practices.…

Group participation enables individual to alter goals and attitudes while maintaining status. Counselor acts as a guide in facilitating group and individual development. (CJ)

States that counselor education programs should provide more opportunities for demonstration and observation. Suggests that counselor educators and counselors-in-training meet in multiple-counseling sessions with clients and that curriculum include comprehensive theory courses and opportunities to have in-depth training in a specific counseling…

Discusses the competencies basic to Adlerian therapy--including influencing psychological movement, working with the family communication system, focusing on the real issue, aligning goals and dealing with resistance, stimulating social interest, encouragement, and tentative hypotheses, and antisuggestion. A specific process for helping the family…