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Language and Counseling
From my perspective, it seems that many counselors tend to agree that our emotions are housed in our first language. Many Adlerians...
drwayman
Sep 26, 20224 min read
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The Two Minute Adlerian Video - On Purpose
Benjamin Rader of the Adlerian Professionals/Integrated Professionals Section of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology...
drwayman
Apr 7, 20221 min read
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My First Real Awareness of Overt Racism
Growing up in inner city Oklahoma City, I was the only white kid on my block. We had moved from a moderately suburban environment to...
drwayman
Feb 1, 20223 min read
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Human Warfare
“The prejudice between nations and races are of course the basic causes of war -- that great scourge of mankind which must be abolished...
drwayman
Jan 11, 20221 min read
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The Use of Humor as an Intervention
“No one likes to look up all the time; it makes the back of the neck tired.” -- Adler “If a child climbs on a window sill 20 stories up,...
drwayman
Jan 4, 20226 min read
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An Adlerian Christmas Carol
Alfred Adler was one of the three great founding fathers of psychoanalysis (psychotherapy) and his own Individual Psychology. Adler’s...
drwayman
Dec 24, 20215 min read
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Adler's Advice on Toy Buying and Pets
“As regards the selection of proper toys, a great deal could be said, but the principle is that we should select the type of toys that...
drwayman
Dec 20, 20211 min read
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The Creative Arts and Psychotherapy
“The study of human nature may be thought of as an art with many tools at its disposal, an art closely related to all the other arts, and...
drwayman
Oct 10, 20217 min read
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It's All About the Relationship
Again research shows its all about the relationship: Nondisclosure of imminent threats by patients: Assessment of the reasons. Levy AG...
drwayman
Oct 1, 20211 min read
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Guessing Method
Conjecture, or educated guessing, is used to narrow the field of probability in order to uncover the goal of client movement. The term...
drwayman
Sep 22, 20213 min read
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Children Often Know Best - Adler's Wisdom
As the family should be a unit, with each member an equal part of the whole, so, too, should the class. When they are trained in this...
drwayman
Sep 9, 20211 min read
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Do We See Potential or Problem?
Gillian is a seven-year-old girl who cannot sit still in school. She continually gets up, gets distracted, flies with thoughts, and...
drwayman
Aug 26, 20212 min read
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The Story of Petey
Once upon a time, there was a little lovebird named "Petey." Now, Petey was the love of his owner, Jane. Jane and Petey were...
drwayman
Aug 12, 20212 min read
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High-Context and Low-Context Cultures, Communication in
I am contracted with Sage Publications to submit this entry for their upcoming Encyclopedia on Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice...
drwayman
Jul 22, 20214 min read
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High and Low Context Cultures
I am contracted with Sage Publications to submit this entry for their upcoming Encyclopedia on Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice...
drwayman
Jul 8, 20215 min read
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Five Life Lessons for Everyone
ALFRED ADLER’S LIFE: FIVE LESSONS FOR EVERYONE - Edward Hoffman, Ph.D. “As Alfred Adler's biographer, I have learned many valuable...
drwayman
Jun 24, 20213 min read
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The Positives of Learning to Play a Musical Instrument
“Learning to play an instrument stimulates the brain, improving functions like memory and abstract reasoning skills, which are essential...
drwayman
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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Microaggressions in a Contemporary Adlerian Society
Courage takes on my forms and is a central theme within our work. From an emotive and linguistic understanding, courage holds many...
drwayman
Jun 1, 20213 min read
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The Law of the Low Doorway
This principle demonstrates the practical, natural, and sensible utility of Adlerian theory. There is a method for everything in life...
drwayman
Mar 27, 20211 min read
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Hugging: Helping Children Behave
My daughter Madisyn, who is a wonderfully strong-willed six-year-old child, didn't want to get up and get ready for school one morning....
drwayman
Feb 16, 20215 min read
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