Reality Therapy



William Glasser

 

Robert Wubbolding

"Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment."
- William Glasser







William Glasser and Robert Wubbolding are the fonders of Reality Therapy. Control theory is the basis of this therapy. It states that there are five basic needs that we have to have met to be happy. Those needs are survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.

The goals of Reality Therapy are to teach people the concept of choice theory and to connect with the people they have chosen in their lives to meet these five basic needs. Therapy methods help clients become more effective at meeting these needs.

The key concepts of Reality Therapy are basicly to get clients to focus on what they are doing presently to have their psychological needs met, and if it is working. Clients are motivated to satisfy their needs, especially where relationships are concerned.

The techniques of Reality therapy are active, directive, and didactic. Questioning is a central technique, and if the client realizes their current methods ar not working, then a plan is developed to make changes to their current behavior and the client is required to make a committment to follow through with this new plan.

Reference

Corey, G. (2013). Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy. Belmont, C.: Brooks/Cole,
Cengage Learning.