From Problem To Person To Pattern To Progress

From Problem to Person to Pattern to Progress: An Adlerian Approach is a didactic and experiential workshop based on the theory and practice of Adlerian psychology. The specific focus of this workshop will be tracing the movement of a person and a counselor through four intertwined aspects of the Adlerian counseling process. The first step in the process is to establish the scope and perception of the presenting problem and the development of goals of the work that is to be done. The second step in the process is to understand the individual and the specific assets of that person as they move toward the stated and agreed upon goals. The third step in the process is to understand and perhaps, modify, the cognitive, affective, and behavioral aspects of the individual. The fourth step in the process is to assess the progress that has been achieved through the therapeutic work. Emphasis will Be on the practical application of Adlerian psychology in an atmosphere characterized by empathy, ethics, encouragement, education, and equality.

3 CEs each day

Objectives of the workshop is for the participants to be able to:

• describe four components of an Adlerian approach to counseling and psychotherapy

• develop Adlerian-based counseling goals in cooperation the client

• assess achievements of the client during the client’s childhood and adolescent

• define positive character traits embodied in the achievements

• utilize the positive character traits to move toward the Adlerian counseling goals

• recognize the dominant cognitive, affective, and behavioral patterns of the client

• devise methods with the client to measure progress toward the Adlerian-based counseling goals

Wes Wingett, PhD, LMHP has been a counselor in private practice in Norfolk, NE since 1978. Prior to entering private practice, Dr. Wingett had been employed as a counselor in a mental health center, a university program development specialist, an elementary school administrator, and a junior high and secondary school counselor and teacher. Dr. Wingett received his bachelor’s degree of fine arts in education from Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska and his masters and doctorate degrees in guidance and counselor education from the University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming. The degrees were completed in 1964, 1972, and 1975. Additional graduate study was completed at the University of Vermont and the University of Northern Colorado.

Dr. Wingett’s private practice focuses on presenting Adlerian training in a variety of venues, consultation to educational institutions and business enterprises, and providing individual, couple, and family counseling. He has served as a consultant in the areas of early childhood education, time and stress management, domestic violence, drug and alcohol prevention and treatment, health care and wellness, adult-child relationships and training of mental health professionals. He has provided management training and personnel consultation to various institutions, agencies and industries. Dr. Wingett is an adjunct faculty member at Wayne State College in Nebraska, Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, Boise State University in Idaho, Trakia University in Stara Gazora, Bulgaria where he teaches Adlerian-based courses to educators and mental health professionals. He has conducted workshops based on the Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler in 23 of the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, three provinces in Canada and several countries in Europe including Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Malta, Romania, the Netherlands, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Wales and in Asia in India, Taiwan, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. In addition, he has conducted workshops in South America in Uruguay and Central America in El Salvador.

Dr. Wingett’s primary interests include applying Adlerian principles to the study of addictions, aging, education, individual and couple counseling, loss and healing, multigenerational families, parenting, psycho-educational and psychotherapeutic groups, and stress management. A student and teacher of Adlerian psychology for more than forty-five years, the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology has named Dr. Wingett a Diplomate in Adlerian Psychology. In addition, he has co-authored several articles that have been published in professional journals both in the United States and the United Kingdom, co-authored several chapters in books, self-published four workbooks focusing on the application of Adlerian psychology to various challenges of living, and co-authored four workbooks focusing on families.