Corrective Reactions to Client Negativism Using a Combined Facilitative and Adlerian-Based Approach

In most correctional settings—both institutional and in the field—the practitioner is often at a loss in dealing productively with negativism, hostility, resentment, aggression, etc. A combined approach utilizing psychiatrist Alfred Adler’s life style concept and a facilitative-response framework can possibly enhance communication in the many phases of correctional rehabilitation.