Alfred Adler: Difference between revisions

Following Adler's break from Freud, he enjoyed considerable success and celebrity in building an independent [[Adlerian|school of psychotherapy]] and a unique [[personality theory]]. He traveled and lectured for a period of 25 years promoting his socially oriented approach. His intent was to build a movement that would rival, even supplant, others in psychology by arguing for the holistic integrity of psychological well-being with that of social equality. Adler's efforts were halted by [[World War I]], during which he served as a doctor with the [[Austro-Hungarian Army]]. After the conclusion of the war, his influence increased greatly. In 1919, Adler started the first [[child guidance]] clinic in Vienna. With the collapse of the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian Empire]],the [[Social Democratic Party of Austria]] came to power in the newly-formed Austrian Republic. The Social Democrats supported welfare programs with a particular focus on childhood educational reform. The resulting climate enabled Adler and his associates to establish 28 child guidance clinics, and Vienna became the first city in the world to provide schoolchildren with free educational therapy. <ref>{{cite journal |last1=McCluskey |first1=Mary C. |title=Revitalizing Alfred Adler: An Echo for Equality |journal=Clinical Social Work Journal |date=5 March 2021 |volume=50 |pages=387-399 |doi=https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-021-00793-0 |access-date=16 November 2023}}</ref>