Choice Theory® and Reality Therapy Training. (CT/RT)

(Rob Stones is a Faculty Member of the William Glasser Institute and the William Glasser Institute, Australia. He is an accredited Instructor with both Institutes.)

Choice Theory®, developed by Dr William Glasser, offers a clear and profound explanation of human motivation and behaviour. Reality 'Therapy', is a process for addressing the key questions that can promote personal change and transform our approach to life and work.

Participants in CT/RT Training come from a wide range of vocations, but chiefly from areas in which the understanding of behaviour is crucial to effectiveness, such as business, education, counseling, or service occupations.

Training in Choice Theory® and Reality Therapy can empower you to:

• Understand your own motives.
• Set and attain goals.
• Manage others effectively.
• Improve relationships and interpersonal skills.
• Understand other people in the workplace.
• Develop skilful questioning to promote change.

FutureShape offers 3 levels of training in CT/RT

Basic Intensive 'Week' (BIW)

By participating in this three-to-four day introductory course, you will obtain a working knowledge of Dr. Glasser's ideas and learn how to apply reality thinking, choice theory and lead-management in your professional and personal life.
The training is very experiential, with constant application and practice, and participants are expected to apply the learning to their own context right from the beginning.
Basic Intensive Week Training Content:

• A basic grounding in Choice Theory, Reality Therapy and Lead-management practices.
• Training in the application of Choice Theory.
• Practice of Reality Therapy and questioning processes.
• Application of lead-management principles to your own workplace.
• Experimentation with applications of the ideas.
• Discussion and reflection on Dr Glasser's ideas.

Basic Practicum (BP)

The basic practicum follows the BIW, and enables participants to practise and consolidate what they have learned in the initial training.

• Emphasis is placed on practice and practical casework emanating from participants' experience.
• The use of Journaling and self-evaluation tools.
• Reading and discussion.
• Participants will be required to submit case studies demonstrating their utilization of these ideas in their everyday life situations.

FutureShape can assist those who wish to pursue the next phase of training, The Advanced Intensive Week (AIW), to enroll in and complete this phase. Following this, a further practicum can be pursued.

Advanced Practicum (AP)

In this training phase, Rob will assist you through the stages required to attend a certification week, at which successful participants will achieve the award of RTC (Reality Therapy Certified).

• Participants prepare for Certification Week.
• Participants read more of Dr Glasser's works.
• Participants concentrate on more intensive practice.
• Participants learn to coach each other and develop constructive feedback skills
• Participants develop and practise their own 15-minute presentation, which will teach some aspect of Dr Glasser's concepts.