Adlerian work / ADL-A19-1
Belonging after Setbacks — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind belonging after setbacks and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Morgan misses a volunteer shift and assumes the group no longer wants them.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A setback does not automatically remove a person's place in community.
The idea
A setback does not automatically remove a person's place in community.
An ordinary example
Morgan misses a volunteer shift and assumes the group no longer wants them.
What this can look like
Identify a disappointing event, the belonging story it triggered, and evidence of continuing connection.
Check the fit
What can be checked directly rather than inferred? You may disagree with the framing, use fiction, or decide that this approach is not useful today.
A useful distinction
Encouragement is not reassurance that everything will work out, and contribution does not determine human worth.
Prompts for this resource
- What part of this idea makes sense to me?
- What can be checked directly rather than inferred?
Conceptual background
Alfred Adler: Theory and Application — Adler Graduate School
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.