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Constructive
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Constructive Living is a Western
approach to mental health education based in large part on adaptations of two
Japanese psychotherapies, Morita therapy and Naikan therapy. Constructive Living (CL) presents an
educational method of approaching life realistically and thoughtfully. The action aspect of Constructive
Living emphasizes accepting reality (including feelings), focusing on
purposes, and doing what needs doing.
The appreciation aspect of Constructive Living enables us to
understand the present and past more clearly and to live in recognition of
the support we receive from the world. Background Founded by Dr. David K. Reynolds
in the late 1970's CL's certified instructors now number 300 around the
world--including the United States, Japan, Canada, England, Germany, Australia, New Zealand,
Mexico, South Africa, the Philippines, and Poland. More than 100,000 CL books have been sold, published in
the United States, Japan, England, China, Germany, Australia, India and Mexico. Articles about CL have appeared in
Cosmopolitan (May, 1990), USA Today (August 25, 1990), New Dimensions (May,
1990), American Health (March, 1991), New Woman (November, 1991), Self
(November, 1992), The Japan Times (October 31, 1993), The Sun (November,
1993), “O” Magazine (March, 2001) and elsewhere.
Training Opportunities Each year we offer intensive
training opportunities in the U.S., Canada, and Japan. These ten-day courses are open to
anyone who is interested in studying Constructive Living intensively. Both mental health professionals and non-professionals
are welcome to apply. Enrollment
is limited. The training is
residential, with students expected to assist in the preparation of meals and
housekeeping tasks. Tuition for the courses ranges from $1250 to $1400
(U.S.). Charges for room and
board, textbooks, and travel are additional. A Constructive Living On-line
Internet course taught by Dr. Reynolds is now offered by Emodlearning . The course includes direct
on-line contact. For more information
see CL News below or contact Dr. Reynolds. Founder of Constructive Living David K. Reynolds is recognized
as the leading Western authority on Japanese psychotherapies. He is a former faculty member of the
UCLA School of Public Health, the USC School of Medicine, and the University
of Houston. His books have been
published by university presses (California, Chicago, Hawaii, and New York)
and popular presses in the U.S., Japan, China, Europe, Australia, and
elsewhere. In 1988 the World
Health Organization sent Dr. Reynolds to China to train psychiatrists there
in Constructive Living. He
currently lectures and conducts workshops around the Pacific, including
approximately three months in spring and three months in fall in Japan lecturing
and consulting in Japanese. He
is the only Westerner to receive the Kora Prize and the Morita Prize by
the Morita Therapy Association of Japan.
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