Reality Therapy

The course syllabus is structured as follows:

• Introduction
  • The History and Background of Reality Therapy
  • The Process of Reality Therapy

• Exploring your Awareness
  • Instructions for Exercises
  • Fundamental Exercises in Reality Exploration

• Awareness and Relationships
  • Fundamental Exercises in Reality Exploration (Continued)
  • The Reality of Communication with Others

• Communication
  • Exercises in the Communication of Reality

• How our Tools can be Misused
  • Judgement
  • Helping
  • Shoulds
  • Explaining

• Leading a Therapy Session (1)
  • Experiential Exercise: “Journey to the Inner Sanctum”
  • Working in Pairs

• Leading a Therapy Session (2)
  • Working in Pairs (Continued)
  • Working with Couples

• Leading a Therapy Session (3)
  • Exercises for Couples
  • Working with Groups
  • The Application of Group Therapy
  • Intervention

• Creative Experimentation / Additional Therapeutic Elements
  • Initial Address to Reality Group Members
  • Reality Group Member Introductions
  • Additional Therapeutic Elements
  • 'Left-Right' Drawing

• Additional Therapeutic Elements (Continued)
  • Body Movement Exercise
  • Music Exercise
  • Breathing into your Body Exercise
  • Centring Exercise
  • Grounding Exercise
  • Tensing Exercise
  • Cocoon Exercise
  • Separation and Connection Exercise
  • Sound Dialogue Exercise
  • Reality is your Guru
  • The Path of Reality