RECORDING – Adlerian Series Part 2: Social Embeddedness and Social Responsibility

SESSION TWO
2021 ADLERIAN SERIES

Deepening Our Adlerian Understanding

Session Title: Alfred Adler – Social Embeddedness and Social Responsibility

Session Description 
Social Embeddedness and Social Responsibility are the cornerstones of Adlerian theory and practice. We cannot understand ourselves and others without exploring our social context and the meanings we ascribe to our movement from the infant’s feeling of dependency and insignificance to a subjective sense of personal significance. This presentation will discuss Alfred Adler’s recorded childhood memories, interviews with his children and granddaughter, external biographies, an examination of his genogram containing five generations as well as the influence on his perspectives of his wife, Raissa Epstein, and his personal relationships with Sigmund Freud and Victor Frankl. The focus is on the roots of Adler’s emphasis on social embeddedness in his time and the significance of that emphasis in contemporary social life and professional activities of Adlerian practitioners and educators.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the concept of social embeddedness as developed by Alfred Adler. 
  
• discuss the influence of Individual Psychology as developed by Alfred Adler and Rudolph Dreikurs on the development of Positive Discipline. 
  
• describe Alfred Adler’s belief in the importance of modeling social responsibility as a vital function of parent education leaders. 
  

Presenter Bio

Marion Balla, Diplomate in Adlerian Psychology, has been involved in the counselling field since 1969. She has completed a Master's degree in Education (Counselling) and a Master's Degree in Social Work (Direct Intervention). In addition to her therapy practice, Marion presents workshops and training throughout North America on constructive approaches to human relationships in the family, schools, workplaces, and community. She has been President of the Adlerian Counselling and Consulting Group in Ottawa, Canada for the past 40 years and has served several years on the governing bodies of both NASAP and the IAIP. She is a faculty member of Adler Graduate Professional School in Toronto, Canada. She has also been on the faculty of ICASSI (International Committee for Adlerian Summer Schools) since 1992.

Registration:

Continuing Education Credits

2 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.