Reality Therapy Certificate Course (Live)
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 7-9pm (EDT)
Reality Therapy: Empowering Change Through Choice Theory
Are your clients stuck in unhelpful patterns?
Learn how to help them regain control of their lives through the power of choice. Join us for this experiential, evidence-based 8-week certificate course on Reality Therapy, rooted in Choice Theory, developed by Dr. William Glasser. Designed for experienced mental health professionals, this training equips you with concrete skills to help individuals take responsibility, meet their needs constructively, and make empowering life changes.
Duration: 8 Weeks
Start Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
End Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Format: Online via Zoom
Time: 7-9pm EDT
CEUs: 2 per session
What You’ll Learn:
- The foundations of Reality Therapy and Choice Theory
- How to identify unmet basic needs behind behavior
- The WDEP system (Wants, Doing, Evaluation, Planning)
- Techniques to build rapport and foster personal accountability
- Approaches for “resistant” clients and trauma-informed care
- Practical tools for case conceptualization and planning
- How to integrate Reality Therapy into diverse clinical settings
Course Features:
- Live Interactive Sessions (2 hours/week)
- Experiential Learning: Role-plays, case studies, hands-on tools
- Comprehensive Handouts & Worksheets
- Final Integration & Certificate of Completion
- Total of 16 CE Credits available (subject to board approval)
Course Outline
Session 1: (May 7, 2025) Foundations of Reality Therapy and Choice Theory
Session 2: (May 14, 2025) The Therapeutic Relationship in Reality Therapy
Session 3: (May 21, 2025) Exploring the Quality World and Total Behavior
Session 4: (May 28, 2025) Basic Needs and Behavior Analysis
Session 5: (June 4, 2025) The WDEP System: A Step-by-Step Approach
Session 6: (June 11, 2025) Reality Therapy with Resistant Clients
Session 7: (June 25, 2025) Integrating Reality Therapy into Clinical Practice
Session 8: (July 2, 2025) Practicum, Role-Plays, and Final Integration
Reserve your spot today and join a community of practitioners committed to person-centered, change-driven care.
Let’s move from problems to purpose—one empowered choice at a time.
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Who is this for?
This course is for any clinician invested in learning new or honing existing skills to to support their supervisees to then best support their patients and clients and to end suffering.
KEY INFORMATION:
This course is eligible for 2 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Psychologists in New York State
For more information about CEU approval, please click here.
Format: Live Online Seminar
Date and Time: Starts Wednesday, May 7, 2025, and runs for 8 Wednesday until July 2, 2025 (7-9pm EDT)
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"Always a pleasure to attend SWEET workshops. I feel supported and validated and there is an assumption that I have the potential to understand and grow."
- Michelle, LMSW
"I like the videos in addition to the presentation. This is helping me with successfully follow a behavioral plan."
- Irma, LCSW
"This course material was phenomenally empowering. The way Dr. Sidor presented it and taught us and allowed us to experience the dynamics of change and being a change agent was absolutely magical. I gleaned so much from the TED Talks too!! I also really appreciate Karen reviewing the material at the end of the Webinar and pulling everything together."
- Elizabeth, LCSW-R
"I am growing in my understanding and appreciation of your organization and with the realization that this is exactly what I have been looking for and need. Thank you."
- Sharon, LSCSW
"My experience with SWEET has been educational, and Karen and Dr. Sidor have made me feel welcomed and valued as a colleague. I am so grateful to both for how they freely share their wealth of knowledge."
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Your Facilitator and Co-Facilitator
Mardoche Sidor, MD, is a Harvard-trained Quadruple Board Certified Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, School of Physicians and Surgeons, trained in and taught all major psychotherapeutic modalities, including and not limited to CBT, DBT, Family Systems, and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. He is also the author of 11 books including Journey to Empowerment, Discovering Your Worth, The Power of Faith. and, The Art of Living. Dr. Sidor has worked both as a primary care physician and Medical Director in three different settings, including a Chief Medical Officer of the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES). He is a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute. His 11th book, entitled, NLP for Clinicians is now available to the public.
Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW, is a Columbia-trained Social Worker with wide clinical, teaching, and supervision experience. She also has a background in management, mentorship, and leadership that spans more than 20 years. Her added passion is in advocacy and coaching. She has previously held Executive level positions, and two other directorships in different organizations. She is currently Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University School of Social Work and Adelphi University School of Social Work. She also maintains a private practice, provides supervision, and clinical and management training. She is also a personal and executive-level coach. She is a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute.