An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including an integrative approach to Adlerian family therapy, the value of applying an Adlerian model to the special needs of adopting families, and the use of art therapy when working with families.

Self-disclosure and storytelling have been part of Adlerian family therapy and counseling since Adler's public work with families and educators in Austria. The benefits of both—as well as the cautions for use—have been well documented in the literature. Still, those who are recently trained and/or new to the profession often seem reluctant to engage clients in the kind of human, person-to-person (and person-revealing) conversations that let clients know they are not alone in the world and that encourage them to be imperfectly human. The use of self-disclosure and storytelling occurs less in training programs that put a premium on "taking a professional stance" and with practicum/internship students who are still unsure of how to use themselves in the therapeutic process. The authors describe the purposes and constructions of effective self-disclosure and storytelling in Adlerian family therapy and suggest guidelines for therapeutic decision-making and use.

Adlerian Summer School, Green Park, Wendover, Bucks., England, August, 1999, 1997, 1996; Adlerian Summer Workshops, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, June, 1986, 1984, 1982; Adlerian Summer Training Institute, Charleston, West Virginia, June, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982; Adlerian Counseling Center, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July, 1984; NASAP Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May, 1984; University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, October, 1980; Alfred Adler Institute of Cleveland (AAIC), Cleveland, Ohio, April, September, & November, 1980; Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, January, 1979; AAIC, Cleveland, Ohio, October, 1978.

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