The Institute For Reality Therapy UK
‘....The new psychology must be easy to understand, so that it can be taught to anyone who wants to learn it, and it must be easy to use once we understand it. Our present psychology [External Control Psychology] has failed. We do not know how to get along with each other any better now than we ever have. Indeed the psychology we have embraced tends to drive us apart...’
(Dr William Glasser)
European & International Conference 2009
The Institute is hosting the 4th European & International Reality Therapy Conference in Edinburgh 23rd - 29th June 2009. Our dedicated conference website is now open. You can register and even arrange payments on line.
The 2009 certification week will be held the week before the conference.
Go to Conference Web site
International Links
Go here for links to other Choice Theory and Reality Therapy organisations around the world
European Association
The Institute is a member of the European Association for RealityTtherapy.
Go to their website
European Status
The European Certificate in Psychotherapy can now be acheived using Reality Therapy as a direct route.
Reality Therapy Training (RTC)
Certification in Reality Therapy is modular and is an 18 month (minimum) programme. Click here for more info
Practitioners
Download a list of practioners who use Reality Therapy in their parctices. (pdf )
Click here to
DVD Clip 
Watch an 8 minute video clip taken from 'Reality Therapy with Families'
Applications of Reality Therapy
The practical skills, ideas and approaches of Reality Therapy have been successfully applied to many areas, including teaching, coaching, mentoring, managing, supervising, relationships and self development (most notably in the areas of stress management, anger management and self esteem programmes).
About Reality Therapy & Choice Theory.......
Individual, Relationship and Group Work
Reality Therapy is principally a method of counselling, based on Choice Theory, that is highly focused, interactive and applicable to almost every area where counselling or psychotherapy is practiced.
Schools & Education
The idea and approaches of Choice Theory and Reality Therapy are also applied extensively with organisations, including schools, to replace external control psychology with Choice Theory as the psychology that underlies the whole operation or 'system'..
Supervision, Managing & Coaching
They can be effectively applied with organisations to replace external control psychology with Choice Theory as the psychology that underlies the whole operation or 'system'.
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