1. Does Adler’s concept of social interest resonate with your life experience? How, or
why not?
2. Do you like the idea of the counselor being encouraging? What strengths do you see
with this approach? Do you see any potential problems?
3. What strengths does this approach have for working with diverse clients? What
limitations?
4. What challenges do you see in conducting a lifestyle assessment with a client who is
significantly different than you (e.g., gender, age, ethnicity, race, etc.)? How might
you overcome these differences?
5. Where are you in the birth order of your family? Do you see yourself and/or your
siblings fitting into Adler’s description of birth order roles in some ways? In what
ways may they not be accurate for you?
6. Do you like Adler’s approach to helping all clients improve functioning in multiple
areas of life? In what ways might this be a strength? In what type of situations
might this be a problem for clients?
