Alfred Adler

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Alfred Adler
Adlerian Child Guidance

• Melissa Turner
• EDE 702
• Summer, 2002

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Table of Contents

• Biography of Alfred Adler
• Overview of Adlerian Psychology
• Child Guidance Principles
• Four Goals of Misbehavior
• Classroom Applications
• Additional Links

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Biography
Born in Vienna, Austria
Eye Specialist Neurosurgeon
Worked with Sigmund Freud
Established Child Guidance Clinics in
Vienna and New York
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Overview
Adlerian Psychology Individual
Lifestyle Based on individuals view of
self, others, and world
Challenges of Social Living
Met based on lifestyle
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Child Guidance Principles

• Mutual respect is a right of all humans.
• Encouragement implies faith and respect for the
  child as he is.
• Feelings of security are subjective.
• Reward and punishment are outdated.

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Child Guidance Principles

• Natural and logical consequences are techniques
  which allow the child to experience the actual
  result of his own behavior.

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Natural Consequences

• Direct result of the childs behavior
• Usually effective

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Logical Consequences

• Established by the parents
• Direct and logical - not arbitrarily imposed
• Only applied if there is no power contest

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More Guidance Principles

• Acting instead of talking is more effective in
  conflict situations.
• Take time for training and teaching the child
  essential skills and habits.

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Goals of Misbehavior

• Attention
• Power
• Revenge
• Display of Inadequacy

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Classroom Applications
Developing Positive Attitudes Toward
Self
Difficulties
Others
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Additional Links
Resources for Parents
Basic Adlerian Assumptions
Behavioral Change
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The End