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This article offers highlights from an interview with Dr. Robert E. Wubbolding, Director of the Center for Reality Therapy in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The article will focus on current applications for using reality therapy and choice theory In particular, this interview addressed assumptions underlying reality therapy and choice theory, key concepts essential to theory and practice, the most important goals of reality therapy, major strengths from a diversity perspective, and a vision for the future of reality therapy.
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Cet article trace les grandes lignes d'une entrevue avec le directeur du Center for Reality Therapy Dr. Robert E. Wubbolding, à Cincinnati, Ohio, aux Etats-Unis. On y traite principalement des cas d'utilisation actuels de la thérapie de la réalité et de la théorie du choix. L'entrevue a porté en particulier sur les hypothèses sous-jacentes à la thérapie de la réalité et à la théorie du choix, les concepts-clés essentiels à la théorie et à la pratique, les objectifs les plus importants de la thérapie de la réalité, les points forts du point de vue de la diversité, et un aperçu des voies à venir de la thérapie de la réalité.
Dr. Robert E. Wubbolding serves as both the Director of the Center for Reality Therapy and as a senior faculty member for William Glasser International (Christensen & Gray, 2002). Personally appointed by Glasser to be the first Director of Training for the William Glasser Institute, he coordinated and monitored the Certification, Supervisor, and Instructor Training programs between 1988 and 2011. In addition, he is professor emeritus of Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, and faculty associate at John Hopkins University.
In the area of reality therapy, he has written over 140 articles, essays, and chapters in textbooks. In addition, he has authored 13 books and published many DVDs on reality therapy. His books include the widely acclaimed Reality Therapy for the 21st Century, A Set of Directions for Putting and Keeping Yourself Together (Wubbolding, 2000) and Reality Therapy, published by the American Psychological Association (Wubbolding, 2011).
Throughout his lifetime, Dr. Wubbolding has received many awards and accolades, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award, College of Education, University of Cincinnati (2002); Distinguished Counseling Graduate of the 1970s Decade, Counseling Department, College of Education, University of...