William Glasser's Reality Therapy Model
The used for the case presentation is a seventeen-year-old Hispanic female. Client is a senior in high school and considers her economic status to be in the lower middle class. The client lives with her father, stepmother, and male siblings. The strengths that the client has presented throughout the sessions are that she is able to recognize the problem that is causing her distress. The client has come up with multiple solutions to solve the issue. Furthermore, she is able to recognize and weigh the positive and negative consequences of the outcome of each solution.
She engages well throughout her session and is able to reflect and recognize her feelings. The client is a very hard working who strives to achieve independence from her parents. …show more content…
William Glasser believed that, “Good relationships are important to a successful life. There are four major relationships: husband-wife, parent-child, teacher-student, and manager-worker” (Glasser, 1998, p. ix). Furthermore, Glasser continues to emphasis on the importance of relationships by stating, “All long-lasting psychological problems are relationship problems” (Glasser, 1998, p. 333). In the transcript section, T-12, I restated to the client her feelings about being overwhelmed with her father’s controlling demeanor. Her relationship with her father is a parent-child relationship, which Glasser considers important. If her relationship with her father does not improve, she will continue to feel …show more content…
13). Hence, during the session I suggested to the client the importance of being legal in this country. In transcript section, T-19, I suggest to the client that if she want to pursue her dreams and start a career, it is her responsibility to get closer to her mother so her dreams become reality. Lastly, another important model of reality therapy is the WDEP model. The WDEP model stands for, “Wants: what does the client want, Doing: what is the client doing to get what he/she wants, Evaluation: is what the client doing realistically getting her what she wants, and Planning: what is the plan for making changes” (Wubbolding, 2000, p.
She engages well throughout her session and is able to reflect and recognize her feelings. The client is a very hard working who strives to achieve independence from her parents. …show more content…
William Glasser believed that, “Good relationships are important to a successful life. There are four major relationships: husband-wife, parent-child, teacher-student, and manager-worker” (Glasser, 1998, p. ix). Furthermore, Glasser continues to emphasis on the importance of relationships by stating, “All long-lasting psychological problems are relationship problems” (Glasser, 1998, p. 333). In the transcript section, T-12, I restated to the client her feelings about being overwhelmed with her father’s controlling demeanor. Her relationship with her father is a parent-child relationship, which Glasser considers important. If her relationship with her father does not improve, she will continue to feel …show more content…
13). Hence, during the session I suggested to the client the importance of being legal in this country. In transcript section, T-19, I suggest to the client that if she want to pursue her dreams and start a career, it is her responsibility to get closer to her mother so her dreams become reality. Lastly, another important model of reality therapy is the WDEP model. The WDEP model stands for, “Wants: what does the client want, Doing: what is the client doing to get what he/she wants, Evaluation: is what the client doing realistically getting her what she wants, and Planning: what is the plan for making changes” (Wubbolding, 2000, p.