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Adlerian Individual Psychology Counselling Theory: Implications for the Nigeria Context

Kingdom Umegbewe Goodluck, Justin M. Odinioha Gabriel

Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · pp. 1–9 · Published 3 Apr 2017

10.9734/BJAST/2017/31087

Abstract

Counseling is a helping relationship involving a client or clients and a professional counselor; while a counseling theory is a postulation put forward to guide the counselor in the process of helping a client with a maladjustment problem. Thus, this paper has x-rayed Alfred Adler’s “Individual psychology” counseling theory; covering issues such as concepts and view of human nature; Adler’s explanation of abnormal behaviours, goal of therapy, therapeutic techniques as well as the criticisms and merits of the Adlerian individual psychology and concluded with the implications and applicability of the theory  to Nigeria life situation.  

Adlerian psychology counseling theory Nigeria context

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