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William Glasser Control Theory (1970) Choice Theory (1998) Reality Therapy

William Glasser Control Theory (1970) Choice Theory (1998) Reality Therapy. William Glasser. Glasser - choice theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZA0zAgOl60 Glasser interview. 5 Basic Needs of Choice Theory. Survival:

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William Glasser Control Theory (1970) Choice Theory (1998) Reality Therapy

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  1. William GlasserControl Theory (1970)Choice Theory (1998)Reality Therapy

  2. William Glasser • Glasser- choice theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZA0zAgOl60 • Glasser interview

  3. 5 Basic Needs of Choice Theory • Survival: • Physiological needs (eating, drinking, etc.), stay alive and reproduce • Non-Survival: • To belong (to love, to share and to cooperate) • To gain power (uniquely human) • To be free • To have fun • Very early, Dr. Glasser came to the conclusion that genetically we are social creatures and need each other and that the cause of almost all psychological symptoms is our inability to get along with the important people in our lives.

  4. Reality Therapy: Basic Process • Existence- here & now • Control/Choice theory • Rejection of medical model - no labeling • Success identity and positive addiction - successful picture album • Emphasis on responsibility/choice • de-emphasis on exploration of past or unconscious • de-emphasis on transference/working through with therapist

  5. Reality Therapy – Basic Process https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZWGzWPqja0&index=1&list=PLF6483219B912D418

  6. Glasser’s concept of Total Behavior

  7. Assessment in Reality Therapy • Ask client what they want, to determine Doing Thinking Feeling Physiology • Listen for choices that client makes • Assess how client needs are being met

  8. Therapist Role • Develop a relationship with client • Warm • Genuine • nonjudgmental • Function as a teacher by being active, co - relationship • Helping clients develop plan, directive • Offering behavioral choices and guidance • Confronting and demanding

  9. Eight Steps to Reality Therapy- Glasser (1965)

  10. Common Reality Therapy Strategies

  11. Applications • Individual counseling • Marriage counseling • Family counseling • Group counseling • Social work • Education and teaching • Crisis intervention • Corrections and rehabilitation

  12. Reality Therapy One final note on therapy…… Two and a Half Men- Charlie in therapy

  13. Class Exercise Good Will Hunting Failed Therapists SuperPhilosophy Park Scene What Do You Want To Do? When Did You Know? It's Not Your Fault

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