REALITY THERAPY IN GROUPS REALITY THERAPY IN GROUPS

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WILLIAM GLASSER
Born in 1925 and raised in Cleveland,Ohio
Was initially a Chemical Engineer but went into
psychiatry when it became apparent to him that this
was his real interest in life
He attend medical school at Case Western Reserve
University in Cleveland and took his psychiatric
training at Veterans Administration Hospital in West
Los Angeles and UCLA ( 1954-1957 )
1961-he became Board Certificed
1957-1986-he was in private practice
1965-wrote the counseling book, Reality Therapy
1969-published education book,School without Failure
Late 70s-introduced to control system through the
writing of William T. Power is now called Choice
Theory
1967-founded The Institute for Reality Therapy
B : INTRODUCTION
Based on the assumption that people strive to gain control
of their lives to fulfill their needs
RT-is active,directive,structured,psyhoeducational and
focuses on doing and active plans
RT-deals with helping clients solving problems and cope
with the demands of reality by making more effective
choices
People can improve the quality of their lives through
honestly examining their wants, needs and perceptions
From the 1960s to the late 1970s, RT was aimed at putting
a few basic concepts of the approach to work in avariety of
settings
Cont
In early 1980s,Glasser develop Control Theory as an
explanation for human behavior
In March 1996,he renamed this theory Choice Theory
Glasser he believes that the core problem most of us
experience is an inability to get along with others as well as
we want to.
RT- is the methodology for implementing the key concepts
of Choice Theory
C : KEY CONCEPTS
1.Human needs and purposeful behavior
We are motivated by innate forces and all of our behavior
is aimed at fulfilling basic needs
CT-said identity have 5 essential human needs;
survival ( self-preservation ) : maintaining life and good
health
Love and belonging : need for involvement with people
and need for loving others being loved
Power ( inner control ) : which includes achievement and
feeling worthwhile as well as winning
Freedom ( independences ) : autonomy, your own space
Fun ( enjoyment ) : pleasure
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CT- based on the premise that all our behavior is basically
an attempt to control the world around us for the purpose
of satisfying these 5 basic need. so, check out whether a
client is meeting his or her needs,the three basic questions
that are asked are; ( what do you want?;what are you doing
to get what you want?;it is working? ) CT explains that we
do not satisfy our needs directly
CT- provides an explanation for human motivation and
reality therapy is the delivery system
CT and RT are emphases on connection and
interpersonal relationships are well suited for variuos
kinds of group counseling
2. Existential / phenomenological orientation
CR- based on the existential assumption that is it possible
for people to learn to replace external control psychology
with internal control psychology
Glasser ( 2005 ) talks 7deadly habits that are based on
external control can destroy our relationship