Class Outline

Lesson 1 - Basic Human Nature/Listening

• Basic theory
• The postulates of RC
• The art of listening
• The art of being a client
• What to do in your first Co-Counseling session

Lesson 2 - Distress Recordings

• The nature of distress recordings
• The three ways distress is encountered
• Intermittent vs. chronic patterns
• Short and long term effects of distress
• The distinction between the person and the pattern

Lesson 3 - Simple Counseling Techniques

• New and good (at start of session)
• Rapid review of related experiences
• Early memories
• Occluded memories
• Attention out (at end of session)

Lesson 4 - Discharge

• The mechanisms of discharge
• The basic order of discharge

Lesson 5 - Human Needs and Addictions

• Rational needs
• Frozen needs
• Addictions

Lesson 6 - Thinking and Logic

• The logic of being completely logical
• The thinking process
• Complete appreciation of oneself
• Who's in charge
• The importance of long-range goals

Lesson 7 - Contradictions

• Contradictions to distress patterns
• The four things to do while being a counselor

Lesson 8 - Reality

• Reality vs. pseudo-reality
• Awareness
• Complete freedom of choice
• Complete power
• The Reality Agreement
• Counseling with attention away from the distress
• The Understatement

Lesson 9 - Commitments

• Commitments

Lesson 10 - Oppression

• The one-point program of Re-evaluation Counseling
• Oppression - definition, history and function
• The different oppressions
• Internalized oppression
• Discharging oppressive distresses
• Propositions for human liberation
• Distresses that are the target of oppression

Lesson 11 - Relationships and Sexuality

• Love between human beings
• Rational relationships between men and women
• A rational theory of sexuality
• How to counsel on distress related to sexuality

Lesson 12 - The Re-evaluation Counseling Community

• The Guidelines
• Community Membership
• Literature
• Workshops, support groups, classes, etc.
• Re-evaluation Counseling Community Resources Inc.
• The Reevaluation Foundation