Dr. Marina Bluvshtein
Dr. Marina Bluvshtein
“Belongingness as a Goal of Personality Development and Social Evolution”
Friday, October 1, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
Dunham Hall Theater
This lecture is free but tickets are required. Seating will be limited. There are pods of 2, 3 and 4 seats together, as well as single tickets. Please provide a name, email and phone number for each attendee. Masks will be required. Contact gandree@siue.edu before 4:00 p.m. Oct. 1 for tickets.
Sponsored by the Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs Visiting Scholar Fellowship.
Dr. Marina Bluvshtein, Director of the Center for Adlerian Practice and Scholarship at Adler University in Chicago, is the recipient of the 2021 Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs Visiting Scholar Fellowship at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She will deliver a free public lecture on the topic of belongingness as promoted by psychologists Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs on October 1, 2021. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Dunham Hall Theater.
Psychologist and physician Alfred Adler promoted the concept of Individual Psychology a century ago. Adlerian Psychology places strong focus on counseling and social dynamics, and applies to all areas of social relations, especially in the workplace, schools, and the practice of psychotherapy. Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs expounded upon Adler’s work and founded the Alfred Adler Institute of Chicago in 1952, which is now known as Adler University.
Bluvshtein’s lecture is titled “Belongingness as a Goal of Personality Development and Social Evolution.” In Adler's and later in Dreikurs' writings about the direction of individual development and the fate of humanity, the theme of feeling of belongingness is constantly present. It is tied to the Adlerian concept of social interest and is a key to human striving to contribute. This lecture will address the origins and the development of the Adlerian concept of belongingness, its implications for mental health, and the role it plays for individuals, families and society as a whole. Guidance on how to promote belongingness for oneself and others will also be discussed.
The Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs Visiting Scholar Fellowship was established at SIUE in 2017 by Dr. Eva Dreikurs Ferguson and her family. She is the daughter of Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs, and retired in 2019 as a Professor and Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Psychology after more than 54 years at SIUE.
A recording of Dr. Bluvshtein's presentation on October 1st can be found here.
