Contents
Chapter 7
Chapter 16
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
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Contents
Acknowledgements . . . ix
Foreword
by W. Thomas Bourbon, Ph.D. . . . xi
Introduction
by Joseph Sierzenga ... xiii
Part 1. How to Make RTP Work Well
1. Four Keys to Success . . . 1
2. Getting Your Financial and Political Ducks in Order . . . 3
3. Teachers Must Be Totally Committed to Changing How They Deal with Students . . . 6
4. The Right Responsible Thinking Teacher in the Right Classroom Setting . . . 13
5. An Administrator Must Drive the Process . . . 19
6. Unexpected Developments . . . 26
7. A Solid Basis for RTP
by W. Thomas Bourbon, Ph.D. . . . 31
8. What Everyone's Expected to Do . . . 36
Part 2. Avoiding and Solving Common Problems
9. Setting the Stage for RTP
by John Champlin . . . 45
10. Arranging the Responsible Thinking Classroom . . . 48
11. What Do We Look for When We Evaluate Schools?
by W. Thomas Bourbon, Ph.D. and Ed Ford . . . 50
12. Assessing, Evaluating, and Improving Your Commitment and Skills in RTP
by George Venetis and Ed Ford . . . 54
13. Are You Living Your Commitment?
by LeEdna Custer-Knight . . . 61
14. The Intervention Team: jewel in the Crown of RTP
by Timothy A. Carey and Margaret Carey . . . 66
Part 3. Advice from Some Wbo Are Using RTP
15. Comments by Educators Who Are Implementing RTP
by Steve Smith, Harriet H. West, Scott Bogner, Al Kullman,
Kathy Welsh, Dave Anderson, Don Nelson, and Vicki Wright . . . 89
16. Developing Personal Responsibility in the Disabled Child
by Erin Powell . . . 118
17. RTP on the Gila River Indian Reservation
by Jack Foster . . .127
18. RTP and the Probation Officer
by Jake Jacobs . . .138
Part 4. Understanding the Differences
19. Perceptual Control Theory, Reality Therapy, and the Responsible Thinking Process
by W. Thomas Bourbon, Ph.D.
with extensive help from Caroline Bourbon Young
and assistance from Tim Carey . . . 147
Appendix 1. Responsible Thinking Process Card . . . 198
Appendix 2. Newspaper Reports on RTP . . . 200
Appendix 3. Presentation to the American Educational Research Association . . . 206
Drawings by Margaret Carey, Brisbane, Australia