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Welcome to the Reality Therapy section
of our website!
Several counsellors in Nunavut have already
been trained in Reality Therapy (RT) and
are using this method to work with their
clients. The purpose of this section is
to introduce new people to Reality Therapy
and to provide existing RT counsellors with
a place to share information and concerns.
In this section you will find general information
about Reality Therapy, Choice Theory and
Lead Management, a selection of articles,
information on training opportunities, contact
information for Reality Therapy certified
counselors, and a private discussion group
for people involved with Reality Therapy.
Accessible only by password, this forum
will allow counselors to air their opinions
and concerns about issues they encounter
in their work.
General
Information
Articles
Certification Process
Training Opportunities
Contact Information for
RT Certified Counselors
RT Discussion
Group
General
Information about Reality Therapy, Choice
Theory and Lead Management
What is Reality Therapy?
Reality Therapy is a method of counseling
which teaches us, through self-inquiry and
self-evaluation, how to manage our lives
more effectively.
The core of Reality Therapy is the idea
that regardless of what has happened in
our lives, or what we have done, we can
use certain behaviors to help us meet our
needs more effectively.
The practice of Reality Therapy is an ongoing
process made up of two major components:
1) Creating a trusting environment
2) Using techniques to help people discover
what they really want, reflect on what they
are doing, and helping create a plan for
the future.
What is Choice Theory?
Choice Theory is a theory that explains
both the psychological and physiological
behavior of all people.
Choice Theory explains that all of our
behavior is internally motivated. This differs
from our prior understanding of human behavior
known as stimulus-response theory, a theory
that assumed that all of our behavior is
externally motivated. According to Choice
Theory our behavior is our best attempt
to satisfy one or more of the five basic
internal needs – love, power, fun freedom,
and survival – at any given time.
It has been widely recognized that Choice
Theory provides the theoretical foundation
for many process and goal-oriented educational
reforms, and is cited as the explanation
for why Dr. W. Edward Deming's management
methods work.
All that is taught through the Institute
for Reality Therapy (counselling, educating,
and managing) is based upon this profound
new theory of knowledge.
There are numerous benefits to learning
the concepts of Reality Therapy and Choice
Theory, and these can be applied in both
personal and professional life. It can add
practical skills and knowledge of behavior
that will enhance your effectiveness in
any role.
Using Choice Theory
- Learn how to help manage and influence
others instead of trying to control them.
- Develop specific communication skills,
based upon trust, not fear, and help others
evaluate and change their behavior.
- Expand your creative thinking to perceive
more choices, which in turn will help
you make more effective decisions.
Using the Lead Management Approach to
Quality Organization
- Become a lead-manager who eliminates
coercive practices and develops an environment
of trust in the workplace.
- Increase your awareness of quality,
and learn how to engage workers in ongoing
discussions about quality, and how to
achieve it.
- Manage others so they understand that
the essence of quality is continual improvement,
as defined and evaluated together by the
manager and the worker.
Articles
Please note that all the following articles
are in PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat
in order to view or print these articles.
If you don't have this program installed
on your computer, it can be downloaded for
free from the Adobe
website.
Please feel free to submit
any additional resources that you find especially
helpful and that you would like to share
in this section.
Reality
Therapy Certification Process
The Reality Therapy certification process
consists of a five-part course of self-directed
study:
1) Basic week
2) Practicum 1
3) Advanced week
4) Practicum 2
5) Certification week
Participants who choose to continue beyond
the basic week may do so at their own pace.
The certification process can be completed
in a minimum of 18 months.
IRT instructors teach basic and advanced
weeks year-round across Canada and the United
States, and at various other international
locations.
Participants in groups of six to twelve
can be involved in the following activities:
instructor presentations, small group discussions,
role-playing, observation, and viewing training
videos.
The practicums following the basic and
advanced weeks consist of at least thirty
hours of study supervised by an approved
Reality Therapy Certified practicum supervisor,
whom the student selects.
Each intensive week is four days long.
Participants must be in full attendance
in order to obtain a certificate of completion.
There is no obligation to complete all five
segments. Individuals may progress to whatever
level they feel has met their needs.
Reality
Therapy/Choice Theory Training
Training in Nunavut
The next Nunavut Choice Theory and Reality
Therapy training is planned to begin in
the fall of 2003 and will be sponsored by
The North Baffin Personal Development Initiative
at the Ilisaqsivik Family Resource Centre
in Clyde River. Watch this area of the site
for updates. For more information contact
coordinator@ilisaqsivik.ca.
More information about training is also
available at the William
Glasser Institute website.
Training in Southern Canada
Reality Therapy training courses are
held periodically at various locations in
Southern Canada. Courses offered by Choice
Counselling Associates in Brandon Manitoba,
in association with The William Glasser
Institute are within reasonable distance
for Keewatin and Kitikmeot residents of
Nunavut. These will be listed and frequently
updated in the space below.
Reality Therapy Basic Intensive Week
Thursday, May 8th - Sunday, May 11th,
2003
For more information contact:
Choice Counselling Associates
P. O. Box 597
Shilo, Manitoba, R0K 2A0
204-725-6940
Contact
Information for RT Certified Counselors
Three full Reality Therapy/ Choice Theory
and Lead Management courses have been offered
in the Baffin Region of Nunavut. The following
counselors are Reality Therapy Certified.
Note: It is incorrect to say that someone
is a Reality Therapy Counselor. The correct
terminology is "Reality Therapy certified
counselor".
Louise Akearok (2000*)
Box 2145
Iqaluit, NU
X0A 0H0
Tel.: (867) 979-6362
Email: lakearok@gov.nu.ca
Tommy Anguttitauruq (2002**)
Box 86
Gjoa Haven, NU
X0B 1J0
Tel.: (867) 360-6109
Ooloosie Ashevak (2002**)
G. D.
Cape Dorset, NU
X0A 0C0
Tel.: (867) 897-8941
Louise Haulli
Box 18
Igloolik, NU
X0A 0Z0
Tel: (867) 934-9642
Email: nuttap@nunanet.com
Beverly Illauq (2000*)
24 Houston Rd.
Regina, SK
S4V 0G4
Tel.: (306) 790-7987
Email:
billauq@sasktel.net
Rebecca Iqalukjuak (2002**)
Box 132
Clyde River, NU
X0A 0E0
Tel.: (867) 924-6565
David Irngaut (2002**)
Box 197
Igloolik, NU
X0A 0L0
Tel.: (867) 934-8594
Sarah Killiktee (2002**)
Box 141
Clyde River, NU
X0A 0E0
Tel.: (867) 924-6565
Email: sarahkilliktee@hotmail.com
Novalinga Kinguatsiaq (2002**)
Box 113
Cape Dorset, NU
X0E 0C0
Tel.: (867) 897-8286
Leetia Koksiak (2000*)
Box 98
Broughton Island, NU
X0A 0B0
Tel.: (867) 927-8237
Leetia Kowalchuk (2000*)
Fenbrook Institution, ON
Dorthe Kunuk (2000*)
Email: doku@sisimiut.gl
Manon LeBLanc (2000*)
Box 1707
Iqaluit, NU
X0A 0H0
Tel.: (867) 979-7079
Email: jleblanc@gov.nu.ca
Pauloosie Mukpa (2002**)
GD
Arctic Bay, NU
X0A 0A0
Rhoda Natanine (2002**)
Box 71
Clyde River, NU
X0A 0E0
Tel.: (867) 924-6337
Email: rnatanine@gov.nu.ca
Seepa Nowdlak (2000*)
Box 129
Pangnirtung, NU
X0A 0R0
Tel.: (867) 473-8501
Email: snowdlak@gov.nu.ca
Rick Puteran
Instructor, Choice Counselling Associates
Box 597
Shilo, Manitoba
ROK 2A0
Tel.: (204) 725-6940
Email: puteranr@mb.sympatico.ca
Anthony Qrunnut (2000*)
General Delivery
Igloolik, NU
X0A 0L0
Tel.: (867) 934-8659
Joseph Quqqiaq (2002**)
Box 33
Taloyoak, NU
X0B 1B0
Tel.: (867) 561-6341 (message)
Doug Sage
Faculty Member WGI
Iqaluit, Social Services
Iqaluit, NU
X0A 0H0
Email: dsage@gov.nu.ca
Patricia Smith (2002**)
36 De Juan-les-tins
Gatineau, QC
J8T 6H2
Katerie Taqaogak (2000*)
GD
Igloolik, NU
X0A 0L0
Tel.: (867) 934 8091
Tumasie Utu (2002**)
Box 122
Pond Inlet, NU
X0A 0S0
Tel.: (867) 899-8933
John Vandervelde (2000*)
Box 1504
Iqaluit, NU
X0A 0H0
Tel.: (867) 975-5647
Email: jvandervelde@gov.nu.ca
Mary Vermillion (2000*)
Box 2287
Iqaluit, NU
X0A 0H0
Tel.: (867) 979-2533
Email: mvermillion@gov.nu.ca
Gilles Verrault (2000*)
Box 2287
Iqaluit, NU
X0A 0H0
Tel.: (867) 979 2533
Email: gverrault@gov.nu.ca
*
denotes graduates of the RT training, given
by Choice Counselling Associates, sponsored
by the Department of Health and Social Services
in Iqaluit, 1998 - 2000
**
denotes graduates of the RT training, given
by Choice Counselling Associates, sponsored
by Ilisaqsivik Society in Clyde River, October
2000 - May 2002.
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