Public Lecture by Professor Marina Bluvshtein

Mapping Your Early Memories: An Experiential Introduction to Adlerian Practice

Prof. Bluvshtein has devoted nearly three decades to the study, teaching, and practice of Adlerian psychology. At Adler University, she directs the Centre for Adlerian Practice and Scholarship (CAPS) and serves as professor, teaching courses in Adlerian psychotherapy, assessment, family counselling, and counselling with older adults. Through CAPS, she has expanded Adlerian resources for faculty, students, and the wider community — overseeing Adlerpedia, supporting archival work, organizing clinical trainings, and building connections with Adlerian organizations worldwide.

Her leadership extends well beyond Adler University. In 2024, she was re-elected to a second term as president of the International Association of Individual Psychology (IAIP), the oldest Adlerian organization in the world. She also serves on the boards of the International Committee of Adlerian Schools and Institutes (ICASSI) and the Alfred Adler Institute of New York, and is an ICASSI faculty member. Her scholarship has appeared widely, including as author, reviewer, and guest editor for the Journal of Individual Psychology and the Journal of Humanistic Psychology.

This lecture will be held on Tuesday 11 November 2025 at LC217 at UM Msida Campus.

Prof. Bluvshtein’s areas of expertise include early recollections, dreams, metaphors, the history of Adlerian psychology, and cross-lingualism in mental health, with a special interest in neurocognitive development in older adulthood. She has mentored countless practitioners who have gone on to collaborate with her as colleagues in teaching, writing, and presenting. In 2016, she founded the Adler Academy of Minnesota. Earlier in her career, and before immigrating to the United States as a refugee, she worked as a high school teacher and assistant principal, librarian, chemical lab technician, and construction engineer.