Content: Reality Therapy and Self-Evaluation : The Key to Client Change
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1: Human Motivation: "In General Why Do People Do What They Do?"
Reality Therapy Develops
The Anchor and Mainstay of Reality Therapy
Reality Therapy Finds a Validating Theory
Principles of Human Motivation
Chapter 2: Human Motivation: "Specifically Why Do People Do What They Do?"
Quality World: Mental Picture Album, Wants and Desires
Specific Characteristics of Wants
Comparing Place: Scales
Behavior as Chosen
Total Human Behavior: Four Components Purposes of Human BehaviorCognitive Behavioral Therapy
Chapter 3: The Counseling Environment: "How Do I Set the Stage for Self-Evaluation?"
Societal Limitations
Empathy and Trust
Therapeutic Alliance: What Is It?
Establishing the Environment: Helpful Behaviors-Tonics
Initial Establishment of Trust
Deepening the Relationship
Advancing and Widening the Relationship
Establishing the Environment: Unhelpful Behaviors-Toxins
Chapter 4: What Is the WDEP System?
Choice Theory and Reality Therapy: What Is the Difference?
Use of Reality Therapy: The WDEP System Overview
Using Acronyms Practicing Reality TherapyExploring the Quality World: W
Exploring Perceptions: W
Exploring Total Behavior: D
Exploring the Core Principle of Reality Therapy: E
Types of Self-Evaluation
Example of Behavioral Change
Self-Evaluation Regarding Actions and Purpose of Behavior
Planning for Change: P
Evaluating the Action Plan as Effective or Ineffective
Preliminary Comments About the Dialogues
Case Example: Self-Evaluation of Behavior as Langu age
Expanding and Extending Reality Therapy Procedures
More Than Questioning
Chapter 5: Career Concerns Case Example: Self-Evaluation of Quality World Wants-Employer/EmployeeCase Example: Counselor as Consultant
Case Example: Employee Evaluating Wants and Actions
Case Example: Helping a Client Explore Wants
Exploring Wants or Goals
Exploring the Client's Level of Commitment
Chapter 6: Cross-Cultural Applications
Case Example: Evaluation of Behavioral Choices and Direction
Case Example: Evaluating Self-Talk More Explicitly
Case Example: Exploring Need Satisfaction by Discussing "What Do You Really Want?" or "What Are You Longing For?" Exploring the Client's Perception of What Other People Want From HimCase Example: Evaluation of Perceived Locus of Control
Two Ericksonian Principles
Case Example: Incorporating Two Ericksonian Principles
Chapter 7: Dealing With Loss, Posttraumatic Stress, Self-Injury, Conflict, and Anger
Evaluating Perceptions: Couples Counseling
Case Example: Cross-Cultural Application
Case Example: Posttraumatic Stress
Case Example: Integrated Use of Self-Evaluation
Subsequent Sessions
Case Example: Self-Evaluation of Stated Values Versus Behavior
Case Example: Evaluation of Plans Of Subsequent Sessions