The following chart is from the handouts included in the Alfred Adler Institute of San Francisco's Distance Training Program in Classical Adlerian Psychotherapy, Courses: DT302A and DT302B, Individual Adult Psychotherapy - Parts I and II. The "Therapeutic Spiral" represents an abbreviated series of therapeutic activities in Classical Adlerian treatment. The tasks do not necessarily occur in the order illustrated.

• For another perspective of the therapeutic process, see the Stages of Classical Adlerian Psychotherapy table, offering five major phases, and twelve detailed stages of individual adult treatment.
• This chart is a work in progress -- your comments and suggestions are invited. Please respond to HTStein@worldnet.att.net .
• For a textual introduction to Alfred Adler's ideas, read Classical Adlerian Theory and Practice.

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