Harry Potter and the Adlerian Quest: Turning Mistakes into Resilience and Significance

This workshop leverages Harry Potter's transformative journey to illustrate how Adlerian psychology can help clients view mistakes as opportunities for growth, emphasizing the importance of courage, community, and resilience in overcoming struggles with inferiority, belonging, and identity.

Description

What if we treated mistakes like stepping stones instead of shame traps? In this workshop, we’ll follow Harry Potter’s journey from “the boy under the stairs” to the courageous, connected young leader who ultimately triumphs—not because he’s perfect, but because he keeps choosing growth. Using Adlerian psychology, we’ll explore how Harry’s struggles with inferiority, belonging, and identity mirror real-life client experiences. Together, we’ll highlight how courage, social interest, and community help transform failure into resilience and guide clients toward lives of significance and meaning.

4 Hours Only NBCC CE

League of Extraordinary Adlerian Play Therapists (LEAPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7402. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. League of Extraordinary Adlerian Play Therapists (LEAPT) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Agenda

9:00 am - Start

10:00 am - Break (15 minutes)

1:15 pm - End

Objectives

  • Identify how Adlerian principles, including overcoming inferiority and striving for significance, are demonstrated through resilience and personal growth.
  • Explain the role of mistakes and missteps in fostering emotional maturity and belonging, using Adlerian theory as a foundation.
  • Demonstrate strategies for helping clients shift from shame to self-encouragement, using relatable metaphors and storytelling.
  • Describe various  Adlerian techniques that reframe failure as a path to connection, courage, and long-term emotional resilience.