ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an activity, which assists therapists and their clients in obtaining increased insight into the role that early experiences have played in their present view of spirituality. This activity allows therapists to assess, through the use of primed early recollections, adult and/or adolescent clients' views of spirituality and their influence on clients' present view of self, others, and the world. The activity is especially useful for clients who are experiencing significant life transitions including loss of job, career transitions, divorce, and grief. Individual psychology (IP), created by Alfred Adler, is a theory of psychotherapy that embraces the holistic, creative, social, and striving nature of people. Although Adler originally identified three life tasks: social, work, and love, more contemporary Adlerian psychologists have posited two additional life tasks: spirituality and self. Prior to introducing the activity, therapists should have spent some time discussing with clients the relative importance that they place upon exploring one's perspective on spirituality.
