Adlerian Therapy

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This paper reviews and discusses Adlerian therapy, one of several psychotherapeutic models that were developed and applied in the early 1900s. According to the paper, the Adlerian approach serves as a model for growth, placing its emphasis on a positive view of human nature and finding that the human being is in control of his or her own fate instead of being a pawn of that fate. The paper reports that the Adlerian therapy approach was developed by physician, Alfred Adler.

Outline:
Introduction
Background
Theory
Application of the Theory
The Therapy Situation

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"Watson makes the process appear separate from the adult world so that the child must act out these issues on his or her own, but Lieberman (1994) considers the value of play in child-parent psychotherapy situations as a way of enhancing the quality of the emotional relationship between a young child and his or her parents. Such approaches can give importance to the factors that contribute to the clinical condition of the child and can also include the unresolved psychological conflicts of the parents as these may be reenacted in the relationship with the child. Lieberman describes parent-child psychotherapy as a relationship-based treatment approach applicable to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers experiencing mental health problems or whose relationship with the parent has been negatively affected because of parental factors, including mental illness, characteristics of the child that interfere with the formation of a secure attachment, or discordant temperamental styles between parent and child."

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