THE STRATEGIES OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Abstract

The strategy of encouragement is one of the most original approaches in I.P.C. (Individual Psychology Compared). This strategy is far from being eclectic, and can be inserted as a therapeutical project within the context both of a model of a network and of a network of models. In the case of a pulsation model an interindividual one is to be prefered. And this is in complete accordance with present-day neuro-scientific research, and it is in correlation with phenomenological/existentialist thought. The special, unique, nature of I.P.C. can be realised in an interdisciplinary bio-psycho socio-cultural paradigm in which the individual is in the middle of the therapeutical interaction. This therapy must be “made to measure”. An association with pharmaceutical drugs and with other rehabilitating aids is possible. In the present “post-modern” period which recognizes the plurality of cultures, complementarity among various disciplines is fundamental for an esplicative-comprehension approach that utilizes empathetic involvement, “enactment”, “disclosure” and transmotivational research. Encouragement methods are applicable to various types of treatment (educational, counseling, analytical). In conclusion, to encourage means to attempt, to create a genuine, authentic Social Feeling