REALITY THEORY

REALITY THEORY

KEY CONCEPTS:

“The basic focus is on what clients are doing and how to get them to evaluate whether their present actions are working for them.  People are mainly motivated to satisfy their needs, especially the need for significant relationships.  The approach rejects the medical model, the notion of transference, the unconscious, and dwelling on one’s past” (Gerald & Corey, 2013).

PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE THEORY:

“William Glasser (b. 1925) became convinced that it was of paramount importance that clients accept personal responsibility for their behavior” (Gerald & Corey, 2013).

 

“Robert Wubbold, EdD (b.1936) extended the theory and practice of reality therapy with his conceptualization of the WDEP system” (Gerald & Corey, 2013).

GOALS OF THE THEORY:

“To help people become more effective in meeting all of their psychological needs.  To enable clients to get reconnected with the people they have chosen to put into their quality worlds and teach clients choice theory” (Gerald & Corey, 2013).

TECHNIQUES USED:

“This is an active, directive, and didactic therapy.  Skillful questioning is a central technique used for the duration of the therapy process.  Various techniques may be used to get clients to evaluate what they are presently doing to see if they are willing to change.  If clients decide that their present behavior is not effective, they develop a specific plan for change and make a commitment to follow through” (Gerald & Corey, 2013).

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