While on a 3 month trip to the Pacific Rim in 1996 Dr. Glasser had the uneasy feeling that "something was wrong". This profound experience had a paramount influence on the evolution of Reality Therapy and Choice Theory. These lectures focus on Dr. Glasser's desire to improve mental health by offering "hope" to lead a more satisfying life. This series concludes with a lively, group discussion in which Dr. Glasser clarifies points of interest.

Originally recorded on reel to reel tapes over 35 years ago, this timeless material is now available on modern media format. The recording presented by Dr. Glasser was a prelude to his ground breaking book, Positive Addiction published in 1976. Here, he promotes total behavior that can steer individuals away from addictive conduct by encouraging people to have their needs satisfied by becoming "addicted" to positive behavior.

Insights are presented by Dr. Glasser for working with diagnosed children who "seem" to lack the ability to concentrate in schools and home environment. Dr. Glasser contends ADD and ADHD related behavior is both "understandable" and "correctable".

Dr. Glasser creatively engages a woman who is obsessed with her looks who is contemplating cosmetic surgery. Included in this role-play is a classic utilization of "paradoxical" therapy.

In his first role play Dr. Glasser speaks with a reluctant teenager who has been sent to him because of a misdemeanor infraction. This is followed by her irritated father who has "hopelessly" lost touch with his daughter.

These lectures were recorded during a presentation to educators from the Northern California Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists in February 2001. Dr. Glasser introduces the audience to basics of Choice Theory and the benefits of its use in the school system. Included in this timely masterpiece is a role-play in which Dr. Glasser counsels a resistant teenage student convincingly played by Carleen Glasser.

Recorded during Dr. Glasser's visit to Ireland, these recordings provide over four hours of his presentations on his most up-to-date thinking on Choice Theory, the Quality Schools, and the Quality Community. Included as a bonus is a insightful discussion on how to create a Quality Community.