RECORDING – Adlerian Series Session 2: Bridging the Cultures, Adlerian Psychology and Positive Discipline

2024 ADLERIAN SERIES

Deepening Our Adlerian Understanding

Session Title: Bridging the Cultures - Adlerian Psychology and Positive Discipline

Session Description 

The session will focus on exploring basic Adlerian Theory concepts through the lens of my journey into Adlerian Psychology as a professional counselor, educator, and a parent. The session will provide information on foundational Adlerian concepts with scholarship and personal reflections. I will discuss how Adlerian theory can be understood in a more collectivist cultural context. The session will also provide information on raising children as immigrants in the light of Adlerian theory and Positive Discipline.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

Presenter Bio 
Bengü Ergüner-Tekinalp, Ph.D, is Professor of Counseling at Drake University. She is a cultural nomad, native of Turkiye who values interconnectedness with all beings, land, nature, and the cosmos (gemeinschaftsgefühl). She’s passionate about creating we-spaces, avoiding othering, and promoting healthy and safe dialogue for everyone. She integrates contemplative practices in her teaching and work. She is a Diplomate in Adlerian Psychology, has the certificate of Adlerian Studies, Honorary Certificate in Adlerian Psychotherapy and she is a Licensed School Counselor, Certified Laughter Yoga Leader, and Intercultural Development Inventory Qualified Administrator. Her research interests are Adlerian and humanistic theory and therapy, mindfulness, positive psychology, multicultural counseling, and school counseling. She has written many journal articles and book chapters, has an edited book in press and has written four books in her native language, Turkish.

Registration

Continuing Education Credits

1.5 CE credits for this session. The Positive Discipline Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6723. 

Special Needs/Accommodations: If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact onlinelearning@positivediscipline.org in advance.