The Pros And Cons Of Adlerian Therapy

Portfolio Essay Two Several weeks have passed in this semester. Every week there is a book club and skill group activity. During a book club activity, every group will share and exchange ideas about the therapy we learn from the textbook and the related readings; then we will be the therapists and apply the therapeutic techniques to a case with analyzing the ethics and approaches. From these book clubs, I have figured out the most appropriate therapy for school counseling. In the skill group activities, each group member will share his/her self-explorations and ideas about different perspectives, and then we will practice counseling within the group. From these activities, I have a clearer view of myself as well as my strengths and weaknesses. The mock …show more content…
Adlerian therapy emphasizes the whole person and the consciousness of the person, and that individual is driven by interpersonal relationship in the social context instead of sexuality (Tan, 2011). Adler believed that for human beings, the feeling of inferiority can generate the motivation of striving for superiority which "resulting in creative and successful achievements in life" (Tan, 2011). Most importantly, his ideas about social interest and community feeling are the best approach to help middle school students to adapt the school transition. If a student learns to be empathetic and ambitious, improved the "sense of belonging and social connectedness" with other students in the school, he/she must be more positive when he 's/she 's facing challenges, and has less risk to get depression. Similarly, humanistic therapy, person-centered therapy, and Gestalt therapy also provide positive viewpoints that they see human natures positively, let the therapists encourage and empower the clients, and what therapists should pay attention to for the therapist-client