Description:

This address includes a brief history of Reality Therapy, and explains that it is based on control theory and that it is applied to both counseling and managing clients. Case examples are used to show that it is composed of two major components: Creating the counseling environment and the procedures that lead to change.

Educational Objectives:

1. To teach the history of Reality Therapy and show why I developed it at the time I did
2. To explain the two major components of Reality Therapy: Creating the therapeutic environment and the procedures that lead to change in the client
3. To give a brief explanation of control theory, which is the theory that underlies Reality Therapy, and to show how Reality Therapy relates to this theory

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*