Abstract
[...]when she was asked to review her background information for accuracy she commented, "The only thing that's missing is that I'm darned good-looking too, but since that's not a WGI [William Glasser Institute] requirement for heroic status, I think you can leave it out." Why Are You Integrative Rather than a Reality Therapy Purist? Because reality therapy is a practice, or model, not a theory, I am able to borrow techniques from other models that are consistent with the reality therapy process and with Choice Theory thinking. [...]even though reality therapy focuses on the present, what we do know is sometimes the past is alive in the present because of the perceptions, values, and beliefs that influence a person's life. [...]I could use a genogram to help open a conversation with a client to discover what the family history was and what the client learned over generations about what things are important or not important to him or her. [...]whether I'm working with clients, students, or faculty, or just enjoying time together with others, I find that sharing laughter is one of the key things to establishing relationships. [...]I've always made an effort to establish good relationships with all the people in my life and I think that's one of the things they enjoy about me is my corny humor.