Social Interest Simply Put Discussion Post

Hi, I need help with discussion board-Initial Post-10 meaningful sentences-

Initial Post: Social interest is a cornerstone concept in Adlerian theory. How could you encourage your clients to develop social interest? Additionally, what are your thoughts about the emphasis that Adlerians place on encouragement as a therapeutic factor? Be sure to connect your response to something you learned in Chapter 5. (I understand you don’t know page number from the book but if you can just write page number from word document that is attached)

Attached is chapter 5.

I also need reply (5 meaningful sentences) to the following post: This does not need to be connected to content in the textbook.

POST for reply: I am a big believer in Adlerian theory. One of my favorite quotes by Winston Churchill is “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give”. According to the text, the concept of social interest simply put is “being as concerned about others as one is about oneself” (Corey p.102). We are social creatures by nature. We need to belong to something bigger than ourselves in order to feel safe and valued. I encourage my clients to do this by starting small, maybe even finding their place within their own family of origin or in their current relationships. As therapy progresses, we move on to things like taking up hobbies, being part of a group or a team, and continue on from there. I, for one, consider myself a feminist, not only in terms of simple equality, but in terms doing away with the constructs of masculinity and femininity. In our current political climate, it can be frustrating. So, I focus those passions in terms of my own role in society as well as a mother, encouraging my own children to develop their identities as individuals, and not necessarily as “men” or “women”.

I agree with Adlerians that encouragement is critical to the therapeutic process. I liken it to the idea of validation. Change is extremely difficult even under the best of circumstances, and is rarely ever linear. If our clients are willing to put in the hard work of not only gaining but reorienting insights about themselves, we need to continue to support and encourage them so that they can put their newly found perspective into action.