DVDs and Audio Tapes

William Glasser… in his own words (DVD)
Dr. Glasser speaks about his early life, family and early schooling. The recording provides a rare insight into the person who gave us reality therapy and choice theory. – 125 min. Produced by Brian Lennon - August 2004.
Price: $40.00

Part I - Disc One - Based on information from his 2003 book, Warning, Psychiatry Can Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health. Dr. Glasser discusses external control psychology and the seven deadly habits. Also includes a lecture on choice theory and the basic needs. -– 1 hr. & 30 min.

Part II – Disc One - Dr. Glasser discusses choice theory in more detail; basic needs, total behavior, the Quality World and creativity. Session concludes with ½ hour of questions. -– 1 hr. & 30 min.

Part III - Disc Two - Based on his 2001 book, Counseling with Choice Theory, The New Reality Therapy. Dr. Glasser explains and demonstrates with a role-play of a college student whose presenting problem is a phobia. -– ½ hr. role-play followed by a discussion of about 15 min.

Part IV  - Disc Two - Two role-plays First role-play is about an 11 yr. old student who dislikes school, (followed by a discussion); second role-play is with a 42 year old schizophrenic woman, played by Carleen Glasser. -– 60 min.
Available in DVD (2 discs) four hours of lectures & role-plays
Price: $ 65.00

by Dr. Robert E. Wubbolding, Director of Training

The Institute has added a much-needed DVD to its offerings for use by trainers and trainees. It contains the following:a brief overview of choice theory;a discussion of premises and goals of reality therapy family counseling; role-play demonstration by Bob Wubbolding, with a mother, father and two children; anda discussion of role-play. Price: $20.00

Some very popular older tapes produced in 1975 and 1988 are now available for sale in DVD format.  These tapes show Reality Therapy clearly in action.  They are:

This tape shows Dr. Glasser with a married couple who has come for counseling.  The session is marked by a few very humorous, but realistic interventions by Dr. Glasser. 58 minutes.
Price: $20.00

Role Play #1:  “Ann” - The first client on this DVD is an alcoholic, sexually promiscuous woman in the initial stages of sobriety that is lacking in self-confidence.

Role Play #2:  “John”  In this role-play, the client is a 28-year-old man who has some behavior characteristic of “borderline psychotics”.

Role Play #3:  “Ferrol”  The next vignette occurs within the setting of a mental hospital where Dr. Glasser plays a ward psychiatrist working with a “psychotic” 34-year-old man.

Role Play #4:  “Edna”  In this last role-play, the segment shows a female client who presents the most classic symptoms of someone whose body has created physiologic behaviors that have consumed her life. 109 minutes.
Price: $30.00

Recorded in May 2000, Dr. Glasser (and associates) explain and demonstrate choice theory and reality therapy through lecture and role-play. These tapes can be purchased individually or in packaged sets.

Complete Set of 8 Videotapes - $150.00
Individual Tapes - $20.00

1. Psychotic Male Burns Down House
Dr. Glasser demonstrates reality therapy with a middle-aged, extremely lonely man who "believes" that the owners of the house are perverts. 38 min.

2. Young Heroin Addict
Dr. Glasser counsels James, a 15 year-old, incarcerated on a theft charge. 39 min.

3. Tom Resists Committing to Emily & Emily Seeks Counseling (VHS)
Tom & Emily are a typical young couple where commitment is a problem in their relationship. Simply stated, Emily wants to get married; Tom doesn’t. Dr. Glasser sees each of them individually. 32min. / 31 min.

4. Man Using Hypomanic Behaviors
Robert, who is choosing to drive his behavioral car at top speed is counseled by Dr. Glasser to pause and begin taking smaller steps to gain more effective control of his life. 32 min.

5. Siblings Deal With Elderly Parents
One sister is the "poor me" care giver and the other wants her to put their parents in a nursing home and get on with her life. Dr. Glasser counsels the sisters together. 30 min.

6. Fellow Physician "Wants" Prozac
Dr. Glasser connects with a colleague and helps him deal with his "depression" by pursuing alternatives to psychiatric medicine. 55 min.

7. Grandmother with Custody Woes
A grandmother "in over her head" tries to control her potentially violent grandchildren. Dr. Glasser helps her focus on a strategy that has a much better chance of working. 42 min.

8. Wife Coping with Infidelity
An angry middle-aged woman comes to see Dr. Glasser because she is having trouble dealing with her husband’s infidelity. Dr. Glasser helps her identify the real problem. 50 min.

State of the Art Glasser

Complete Set $150.00 Individual DVD $20.00

AUDIO TAPES

Recorded in May 2000, Dr. Glasser (and associates) explain and demonstrate choice theory and reality therapy through lecture and role-play. These tapes can be purchased individually or in packaged sets.

Complete Set of 9 (includes 2 CD's and 7 cassettes)$95.00;
Tapes 1-4 only - now in a 2 CD format $40.00;
Individual tapes $10.00 (cassettes 5-11)
Tapes 1-4 ~ Choice theory and reality therapy Lectures
Dr. William Glasser discusses his most recent ideas on choice theory in relation to reality therapy. A lively, group discussion follows in which he answers questions and clarifies points of interest. Total of all 4 tapes - 207 min.
Tape 5 ~ Psychotic Male Burns Down House
Dr. Glasser demonstrates reality therapy with a middle-aged, extremely lonely man who "believes" that the owners of the house are perverts. 38 min. Side 2 (Tape 5): Young Heroin Addict Dr. Glasser counsels James, a 15 year-old, incarcerated on a theft charge. 39 min.
Tape 6 ~ Two role-plays
Side 1: Tom Resists Committing to Emily - 32 min. Side 2: Emily Seeks Counseling - 31 min. Tom and Emily are a typical young couple where commitment is a problem in their relationship. Simply stated, Emily wants to get married; Tom doesn’t. Dr. Glasser sees each of them individually.
Tape 7 ~ Two role-plays
Side 1: Man Using Hypomanic Behaviors. Robert, who is choosing to drive his behavioral car at top speed is counseled by Dr. Glasser to pause and begin taking smaller steps to gain more effective control of his life. 33 min. Side 2: Siblings Deal With Elderly Parents. One sister is the "poor me" care giver and the other wants her to put their parents in a nursing home and get on with her life. Dr. Glasser counsels the sisters together. 30 min.
Tape 8 ~ One role-play
Sides 1 & 2: Fellow Physician "Wants" Prozac - 55 min. Dr. Glasser connects with a colleague and helps him deal with his "depression" by pursuing alternatives to psychiatric medicine.
Tape 9 ~ Two role-plays
Side 1: Woman Obsessing on Appearance. Dr. Glasser counsels a young woman who displays typical obsessing behaviors. This is a good example of a paradoxical approach. 45min. Side 2: Grandmother with Custody Woes. A grandmother "in over her head" tries to control her potentially violent grandchildren. Dr. Glasser helps her focus on a strategy that has a much better chance of working. 42 min.
Tape 10~ One role-play
Sides 1 & 2: Wife Coping with Infidelity. An angry middle aged woman comes to see Dr. Glasser because she is having trouble dealing with her husband’s infidelity. Dr. Glasser helps her identify the real problem. 50 min.
Tape 11 ~ Two role-plays
Side 1: Rebellious Teenage Girl. A lonely teenage girl with busy parents is caught shop lifting. The father asks Dr. Glasser to see her. Dr. Glasser deals with her expected resistance. 29 min. Side 2: Father of Girl Seeks Counseling. Father of the teen admits he doesn’t know how to relate to her. Dr. Glasser helps him with this important relationship. 30 min. Some of these audiotapes have been produced in video format.

State of the Art

Complete set $95.00 Tapes 1-4 (CD) $40.00 Individual Tapes (5-11 only) $10.00

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