Series Preface
How to Use This Book With APA Psychotherapy Videos
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: History
Chapter 3: Theory
Chapter 4: The Therapy Process
Chapter 5: Evaluation
Chapter 6: Suggestions for Future Developments
Chapter 7: Summary Appendix: Lifestyle Questionnaire Inventory
Glossary of Key Terms
Suggested Readings and Resources
References
Index
About the Authors
Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD, ABPP, is the Distinguished Professor
of Adlerian Psychology at Adler University, Chicago, and a
psychologist with the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Dr. Carlson is also Professor Emeritus at Governors State
University in the Division of Psychology and Counseling, University
Park, Illinois. He is a fellow of APA, the American Counseling
Association, and the Wisconsin Psychology Association. Dr. Carlson
has written 62 books and more than 180 articles and book chapters,
and created more than 300 professional training videos that are
being used in universities and training centers around the world.
Five of the videos and seven of the books are on Adlerian
psychotherapy. He has served as the editor of several periodicals,
including The Journal of Individual Psychology and The Family
Journal. He holds diplomates in both family psychology and Adlerian
psychology, received a Certificate of Psychotherapy from the Alfred
Adler Institute (now Adler University), and received the Lifetime
Contribution Award from the North American Society of Adlerian
Psychology. He received the Distinguished Psychologist Award
(lifetime contribution to psychotherapy, APA Division 29 [Society
for the Advancement of Psychotherapy]) and the 2011 Distinguished
Career Contributions to Education and Training Award from APA.
Matt Englar-Carlson, PhD, is a professor of counseling and
the director of the Center for Boys and Men at California State
University–Fullerton. He is a fellow of APA (Division 51 [Society
for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity]). He was raised
Adlerian and is interested in promoting culturally responsive
Adlerian practice. As a scholar, teacher, and clinician, Dr.
Englar-Carlson is focused on training clinicians to work more
effectively with their male clients across the full range of human
diversity. He has more than 40 publications and 65 national and
international presentations, most of which are focused on men and
masculinity, social justice, diversity issues in psychological
training and practice, and on theories of psychotherapy. Dr.
Englar-Carlson coedited the books In the Room With Men: A Casebook
of Therapeutic Change, Counseling Troubled Boys: A Guidebook for
Professionals, Beyond the 50-Minute Hour: Therapists Involved in
Meaningful Social Action, and A Counselor's Guide to Working With
Men. He was named the Researcher of the Year and Professional of
the Year by the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and
Masculinity. As a clinician, he has worked with children, adults,
and families in school, community, and university mental health
settings.
2017 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
“Straightforward, succinct, and provides the fundamental blueprint
in which it defines Adlerian therapy, its philosophies, and
techniques.” —The Journal of Individual Psychology
“A brief, clear, and accessible introduction to classical and
contemporary Adlerian theory and psychotherapy that will be of
great value to readers who wish to familiarize themselves with this
important but relatively obscure and neglected theoretical and
clinical orientation.” –PsycCRITIQUES
“What is most significant about this material is that Adlerian
psychotherapy stands at the forefront of innovative and effective
psychotherapy practice with many of the components incorporated by
major theories of today. As such, it is essential reading for
practitioners and students of all persuasions.” —Choice
A brief, clear, and accessible introduction to classical and
contemporary Adlerian theory and psychotherapy that will be of
great value to readers who wish to familiarize themselves with this
important but relatively obscure and neglected theoretical and
clinical orientation.
*PsycCRITIQUES*
What is most significant about this material is that Adlerian
psychotherapy stands at the forefront of innovative and effective
psychotherapy practice with many of the components incorporated by
major theories of today. As such, it is essential reading for
practitioners and students of all persuasions.
*Choice*
Straightforward, succinct, and provides the fundamental blueprint
in which it defines Adlerian therapy, its philosophies, and
techniques.
*The Journal of Individual Psychology*
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