ABSTRACT
Participation in one of the educational groups described in this chapter is an effective way to help the family learn those skills as an adjunct to or as a follow-up of the therapy. Alfred Adler was a social psychiatrist more concerned about educational approaches and prevention than in the treatment of sick people. Adler believed that most of the problems that parents and children were having were a direct outgrowth of poor relationships. He believed that the disintegration of family was largely a result of the changes in society which had moved us from a traditional, autocratic posture to a democratic base. Adler had hoped that someday these centres would be established in the United States. His hopes were realized when one of his most energetic and enthusiastic followers, Rudolf Dreikurs, emigrated to Chicago in 1937. Therapists frequently think of therapy as a process to be clearly differentiated from education.
