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INTRODUCTION to the JOURNAL, ITS EDITOR, and ITS EDITORIAL BOARD
Welcome to the International Journal of Choice Theory and Reality Therapy.
This is Volume XXX1, No. 1, FALL, 2011.
IJCTRT Editor:
Previously, this journal was published as the International Journal of Reality Therapy (1997-
2009), and as the Journal of Reality Therapy (1980-1996). The previous editor of the
Journal was Dr. Larry Litwack, who served as editor from 1980-2009. His efforts, on
behalf of the WGI membership plus many others who were also interested in William
Glasser‘s ideas and the research that supported them, are legendary.
The current editor of the International Journal of Choice Theory and Reality Therapy is
Dr. Thomas S. Parish. Dr. Parish is Professor Emeritus at Kansas State University in
Manhattan, Kansas. He earned his Ph.D. in human development/developmental psychology
at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, and subsequently became Reality
Therapy Certified (now called CTRTC), specializing in the areas of mental health, educational
counseling, and marriage and family counseling. He has authored or co-authored scores of
RT/CT related articles that have been published in numerous professional journals, including
the Journal of Reality Therapy and the International Journal of Reality Therapy. He also has
an extensive background in designing and conducting research studies and developing
strategies for the implementation of Choice Theory and Reality Therapy.
Any correspondence, including questions and/or paper submissions, should be sent to Dr.
Parish at: parishts@gmail.com You may also call him at (785) 862-1379 or (319) 230-
9970. In addition, a web-site is currently operational for the Journal. It is
www.ctrtjournal.com. Plus the Journal is no longer password protected, so anyone can
gain access to it through The William Glasser Institute website as well.
IJCTRT Editorial Board:
Besides Dr. Thomas S. Parish, who will serve as the editor of the International Journal of
Choice Theory and Reality Therapy (IJCTRT), there is also in place an outstanding team of
individuals who have agreed to serve on the editorial board of IJCTRT. They are:
Thomas Burdenski, Ph.D., Licensed psychologist and Associate Professor of Counseling
Psychology, Tarleton State University, Ft. Worth, TX.
Emerson Capps, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus at Midwestern State University, and serves as a
member of The William Glasser Institute Board of Directors and as a faculty member of The
William Glasser Institute.
Janet Morgan, Ed.D., Licensed private practice professional counselor in Columbus, GA.
Joycelyn G. Parish, Ph.D., former Senior Research Analyst for the Kansas State
Department of Education in Topeka, KS.
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