Dryden Windy. Fundamentals of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: A Training Handbook

3rd edition. — John Wiley & Sons, 2024. — 254 p. — ISBN: 9781394198542.Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a cognitive-behavioral approach to psychotherapy in which patients are taught to identify and reject irrational and damaging thought patterns and emotional responses. By emphasizing patients’ control over their mental and emotional lives, it cultivates honest self-assessment and healthy emotional responses. Since its development in the 1950s, it has stood as one of the most widely used and successful forms of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Fundamentals of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy looks to cultivate a robust foundational understanding of this essential mode of treatment. Seeking to replicate the conditions and learning patterns of an introductory seminar, it emphasizes concrete clinical applications and a continuous connection between theory and practice. The third edition of this pathbreaking guide offers expanded coverage and fully up-to-date research. Fundamentals of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy is ideal for students and researchers looking to develop a working understanding of REBT.What you need to know about the theory of REBT to get started.
What you need to know about the practice of REBT to get started.
Teaching the ABCs of REBT.
Distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy negative emotions.
Being specific in the assessment process.
Assessing C.
Assessing A.
Assessing B.
Assessing meta‐emotional problems.
Goal‐setting.
Eliciting your client's commitment to change.
Preparing your client and yourself to examine their attitudes.
Helping your clients to examine their attitudes.
Helping your clients to strengthen their conviction in their flexible/non‐extreme attitudes.
Negotiating homework assignments.
Reviewing homework assignments.
Dealing with your clients' misconceptions of REBT theory and practice.
Using REBT in a single‐session therapy format.
An example of an REBT‐based single session.