William GlasserDr. Glasser is an

internationally

recognized

psychiatrist who

is best known as

the author of

Reality Therapy,

a method of

psychotherapy he

created in 1965

and that is now

taught all over

the world. Reality Therapy teaches that we need not be victims of our past or our present unless we choose to be.-Dr. William Glasser

Born in 1925 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.Started out in his career as a Chemical

Engineer but then realized his true interest was psychiatric .

Attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University.

Took his psychiatric training at the Veterans Administration Hospital in West Los Angeles and UCLA ( 1954-57)

Certified in 1961

A little Background on Dr. Glasser

Two Theories

Choice Theory which revolves around satisfying five basic psychological needs.

Reality Theory is a method of educational counseling and human interaction that doesn’t

infringe on the rights of other and allows individuals to implement personal choice.

Revolves around satisfying five basic psychological needs Belonging and love Power and competence Freedom Fun Physical and Survival

Glasser believes that when choices are understood, responsibility is developed.

This theory is a set of techniques for managing classroom behaviors.

Reality Theory is based off of four questions to lead the students to understanding their actions and taking responsibility for their behavior.

What do you want?What are you doing?Is it helping you?(explanation)What is your plan now?

Reality Theory

Strengths and WeaknessEasy to implementVery straight

forwardIndividual – guidance

approaches tend to be the most effective.

In reality you gain power by giving it up. A good leader gains respect not power.

Not all teachers feel comfortable in this role.

Teachers feel this model allows the student “to get away with it” bad behavior.

It also takes time away from standardized class work.

Glasser has written over twenty books about choice and reality theory.

In 1967, he founded The Institute for Reality Therapy. Since that time, over 75,000 people worldwide have taken Intensive Training to gain knowledge on how to apply his ideas in their professional life. They have discovered that by using choice theory, their personal relationships have improved as well.

Works of Dr. Glasser

The real Reality of it…Will these theories actually work in the classroom?•Absolutely I strongly believe that if we start the students at a young age to take responsibility of their behaviors that it will reduce the problems we have with in our classroom.•It allows the teacher to step away from the role as the bad guy and put the role of the bad guy on the student and his/her actions.•It will give the students a chance to reflect on themselves and see what they can do to solve their own problems so the teacher can stick to teaching and not problem solving.

How to use Reality Theory and Choice Theory in your classroom!

This theory will work when used immediately after a misbehavior has occurred. The student might have difficulty answering all four of the questions right away. So then you would have the student think about the answers to the question and when ready they will respond.

This theory will only be affective if you the teacher are comfortable enough to let go of the control and allow the students to independently resolve the problem themselves.

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