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A Review of 200 Birth-Order Studies: Lifestyle Characteristics by Daniel Eckstein, Kristen J. Aycock, Mark A. Sperber, John McDonald, Victor Van Wiesner, III, Richard E. Watts, and Phil Ginsburg
About Alfred Adler – Sage Encyclopedia of Theory in Counseling and Psychotherapy by Richard Watts
Adler as a Sherlockian by Michael S. Nystul [Journal of Individual Psychology v. 15 #1 March 1978]
Adler Can Change The World! with Paul Fitzgerald
Adler is in the Gym: Adlerian Psychology for Healthy Living with Sonia Nicolucci
Adlerian Concepts Apply Well in a Time of Pandemic: Social Interest, Feeling Belonging, Social Equality Presentation by Dr. Eva Dreikurs Ferguson [ICASSI 2020]
Adlerian Counseling by Caroline W. Kern and Richard E. Watts
Adlerian Counseling: A Viable Approach for Contemporary Practice by Richard E. Watts
Adlerian Psychology on Focus: An Interview with Dr. Thomas Edgar by Thomas Edgar, Gary Napier, John B. Nield & Gretchen Torres [Journal of Individual Psychology v. 15 #4 December 1978]
Adlerian Psychology, Leadership and Organizational Development Part 2 of 2
Adlerian Psychology, Leadership and Organizational Development with Dr. Jay Colker and Dr. Paul Fitzgerald
Adlerian Summit March 23, 2018. Chapter 3: Social Interest
Adlerian Therapy as a Relational Constructivist Approach by Richard E. Watts
Alfred Adler on Film (1929)
An Action Glossary by Harry A. Olson [Journal of Individual Psychology v. 16 #3 September 1979]
Being a Therapeutic Chameleon by Richard Watts
Being a Therapeutic Chameleon: An Encouragement-Focused Perspective by Richard Watts
Belongingness as a Goal of Personality Development and Social Evolution – Arts & Issues SIU Edwardsville presented by Dr. Marina Bluvshtein
Biblical Agape as a Model of Social Interest by Richard E. Watts
Building Social Interest – An Adlerian in Private Practice: An Interview with Dr. Nicholas Ionedes by Hal V. McAbee [Journal of Individual Psychology v. 14 #1 May 1977]
Bullying and Cyberbullying – Don’t make it worse! with Christelle Schlapfer
Classical Adlerian Quotes- Private Logic and Common Sense
Classical Adlerian Quotes- Superiority Striving
Classical Adlerian quotes: The fictional final goal. Developed by Henry Stein, PhD
Classical Adlerian Quotes: The Style of Life from the Adlerian Translation Project Archives
Communal Feeling, Movement & Boundaries with Pauline Hofstra
Comparative Lifestyles in Two Sexually Homogenous Environments by Daniel G. Eckstein & Judy Pettigrew Eckstein [Journal of Individual Psychology v. 15 #3 September 1978]
Comparison of Self-Psychology and Neo-Adlerianism by Michael Maka
Coronavirus: Overcoming Sensory Challenges in a Most Useful and Enjoyable Way Possible
Creativity and the Crucial C’s Presentation by Dr. Betty Lou Bettner [ICASSI 2020]
Creativity in Problem-Solving: The Double-Dialogue Technique by Robert L. Powers & JoAnne M. Hahn [Journal of Individual Psychology v. 14 #1 May 1977]
Creativity with Dr. Jennifer La Civita, Dr. Mark Bilkey, and Dr. Jay Colker
Democratic Leadership Presentation by Dr. Karen John [ICASSI 2020]
Deutsch: Dr. Marina Bluvshtein über Motivation
Developmental Conceptualization of Symptoms and Diagnoses of Children and Youth With Karen John
Digitized Archival Videos (Adler University Login Required)
Early Recollections and Adlerian Psychology
Early Recollections and Social Interest Presentation by Dr. Mia Levitt-Frank for ICASSI 2021 (English)
Early Recollections presented by Jane Griffith
Early Recollections presented by Jane Griffith
Elementary School Counseling: An Adlerian-based Model by Don C. Dinkmeyer [Journal of Individual Psychology v. 15 #3 September 1978]
Encouragement with Dr. Lew Losoncy
Encouragement-Focused Supervision: Benefits, Challenges, and Interventions by Reade Dowda and Richard Watts
Expanding the Acting As If Technique: An Adlerian Constructive Integration by Richard E. Watts, Paul R. Peluso, and Todd F. Lewis
From homo sapience to homo communis: Belongingness, personality development, and social evolution
Gemeinschaftsgefuhl and Social Interest: history, theory, and use.
Growth Model with Dr. Jay Colker, Dr. Jennifer La Civita, and Dr. Mark Bilkey
Guilt Feelings And Guilt-Evoking Behavior by Robert J. Martin [Journal of Individual Psychology v. 16 #4 December 1979]
How to Get Kids to Behave at the Restaurant Using Positive Discipline
I am an Adlerian: Applications of Adlerian Psychology featuring students of Adler University
Implications of Personality Priority Assessment for the Counseling Process by Donald E. Ward [Journal of Individual Psychology v. 16 #2 June 1979]
Individual Psychology and Brief Therapy by Thomas G. Schramski [Journal of Individual Psychology v. 18 #3-4 Sept./Dec. 1981]
Integrating Adlerian and Constructive Therapies: An Adlerian Perspective
Introduction to Adlerian Therapy by Richard Watts
Introduction to Adlerian: Striving for Superiority
Kurt Adler’s Presentation About Depression to the Alfred Adler Institute of Minnesota in 1977
Lifestyle by Theo Joosten [ICASSI 2020]
Making Sense of Feelings Through Early Recollections with Dinko Aleksandrov
Mistaken Goals – Positive Discipline Online Parenting Class with Dr. Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.
Motivation by Dr. Marina Bluvshtein [ICASSI 2020]
Motivation Presentation by Dr. Marina Bluvshtein [ICASSI 2020]
On the origin of striving for superiority and social interest
Parenting in the Digital Age with Alyson Schafer
Phenomenology with Dr. Jennifer La Civita, Dr. Jay Colker, Dr. Paul Fitzgerald, and Dr. Mark Bilkey
Psychology of Use with Dr. Jay Colker, Dr. Jennifer La Civita, and Dr. Mark Bilkey
Psychopathology: An Adlerian Perspective – An Overview and Fundamental Principles with Marina Dr. Bluvshtein
Reflecting “As If”: An Integrative Process in Couples Counseling by Richard E. Watts
Reflecting As If with Richard Watts
Reflecting As If: A Brief, Integrative, Encouragement-Focused Counseling Process by Richard Watts
Roots of Contemporary Cognitive Theories in the Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler by Richard E. Watts and Joseph W. Critelli
Social Equity Presentation by Dr. Zivit Abramson at the Virtual ICASSI 2020 (English)
Social Interest and Counselor Effectiveness: An Exploratory Study by Richard E. Watts and Jerry Trusty
Socially Responsible Practitioner by Dr. Raymond E. Crossman, Dr. Jay Colker, Dr. Tiffany McDowell, Dr. Jennifer La Civita, Dr. Paul Fitzgerlad, and Dr. Mark Bilkey
Something Old is Something New: Adler’s Humanistic and Positive Psychology Approach to Counseling by Richard Watts
Spanish: Motivación presentado por Marina Bluvstein
SUPERIORITY STRIVING/GOAL STRIVING/SUPERIORITY COMPLEX
Teleology with Dr. Jennifer La Civita, Dr. Jay Colker and Dr. Mark Bilkey
The ACA Encyclopedia of Counseling: Individual Psychology by Richard E. Watts
The Application of Adlerian Principles: A Discussion with Eva Dreikurs Ferguson on Encouragement
The Application of Adlerian Principles: Encouragement – A Discussion with Eva Dreikurs Ferguson
The Art of Encouragement Presentation by Yoav Shoham [ICASSI 2020]
The Characteristics of Healthy Families as a Model of Systemic Social Interest by Richard E. Watts, Jerry Trusty, and Mee-Gaik Lim
The Life Task of Vocation: A Review of Adlerian Research Literature by Richard E. Watts and Dennis W. Engels
The Power of Vulnerability by Brené Brown
The predictability of Adlerian lifestyle themes compared to demographic variables associated with college drinking by Todd Lewis and Richard Watts
The remarkable parallel between Rogers’ core conditions and Adler’s social interest by Richard E. Watts
The Triad Model for Counseling Couples in Groups by Merle M. Ohlsen [Journal of Individual Psychology v. 15 #2 June 1978]
Two Interpretations of Birth Order Positions by John B. Neld, Donald E. Ward & Thomas Edgar [Journal of Individual Psychology v. 14 #2 November 1977]
Useless to Useful: Moving Family Members from Discouragement to Belonging, with Calvin Armerding. Moderated by Marina Bluvshtein
Using Children’s Drawings to Facilitate The Acting As If Procedure by Richard Watts and Yvonne Garza
Using imaginary team members in reflecting “As If” by Richard E. Watts and Jerry Trusty
Using the Reflecting As If Intervention to Reduce Bullying Behaviors by Gerald A. Juhnke, Brenna A. Juhnke, Richard E. Watts, Kenneth M. Coll, and Noréal F. Armstrong
What is Adlerian Philosophy? with Dr. Colker, Dr. Bilkey, Dr. Crossman, Dr. Fitzgerald, and Dr. LaCivita
Where’s Adler?
Why Continue to use “Fictional Finalism?” by Richard E. Watts and Janice M. Holden
Why I’m an Adlerian by Efrem Feld [Journal of Individual Psychology v. 14 #1 May 1977]

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