Fundamentals of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: A Training Handbook

A complete introduction to REBT, an approach to CBT which argues that at the core of emotional disturbance lies a set of irrational beliefs that people hold about themselves and others Essential for counsellors who are beginning to use REBT with clients - recreates the 'feel'of a training course and alerts trainees to difficulties they may experience when using REBT in practice Covers all the basic theoretical and practical information that trainees need to begin using REBT, with special attention paid to disputing irrational beliefs and helping clients set goals Windy Dryden is the world's best-known and most prolific name in REBT after its founder (the late Albert Ellis), and there is no direct competition to this unique handbook

Table of Contents:
About the authors vii Introduction 1 1 What you need to know about the theory of rational emotive behaviour therapy to get started 3 2 What you need to know about the practice of rational emotive behaviour therapy to get started 25 3 Teaching the 'ABCs' of REBT 45 4 Distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy negative emotions 61 5 Being specific in the assessment process 77 6 Assessing 'C' 79 7 Assessing the 'critical A' 87 8 Assessing irrational beliefs 91 9 Assessing meta-emotional problems 97 10 Goal-setting 103 11 Eliciting your client's commitment to change 119 12 Preparing your client and yourself for the disputing process 131 13 Disputing irrational beliefs: The three major arguments 135 14 Socratic and didactic disputing of irrational beliefs 145 15 Examples of Albert Ellis's disputing work 155 16 Helping your client to understand the rationality of his or her rational beliefs 161 17 Negotiating homework assignments 169 18 Reviewing homework assignments 193 19 Dealing with your clients' misconceptions of REBT theory and practice 205 Appendix I: Homework skills monitoring form 217 Appendix II: Possible reasons for not completing self-help assignments 221 Appendix III: Training in rational emotive behaviour therapy 223 References 225 Index 227