ABSTRACT
This chapter presents philosophical underpinnings; personality development (PD)-nature of humans, role of the environment and model of mental health; personality change (PC) —basic principles, client's role, counselor's role, and counseling stages and techniques; and major contributions and limitations related to reality therapy and choice theory. Choice theory provides the basis for the counseling model known as reality therapy. From a reality therapy perspective, it is the process—choice and assessment—that is at the heart of the change process. Reality therapy is a present-oriented psychotherapeutic approach through which practitioners focus on ways clients can make more effective choices in their lives. Reality therapy seems to be well suited for two preferences or requirements of managed care: a time-limited framework and change strategies that counselors can characterize as cognitive-behavioral. Reality therapy is, by design, a flexible system of psychotherapy in which counselors can easily incorporate any techniques from other theories that help clients choose more effective behavior in the present.
