About the authorIntroduction1. What you need to know about the theory of rational emotive behavior therapy to get started2. What you need to know about the practice of rational emotive beahvior therapy to get started3. Teaching the ABC's of REBT4. Distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy negative emotions5. Being specific in the assessment process6. Assessing C7. Assessing A8. Assessing B9. Assessing meta-emotional problems10. Goal-setting11. Eliciting your client's commitment to change12. Preparing your client and yourself to examine their attitudes13. Helping your clients to examine their attitudes14. Helping your clients to stregthen their conviction in their flexible/non-extreme attitudes15. Negotiating homework assignments16. Reviewing homework assignments17. Dealing with your clients' misconceptions of REBT theory and practice18. Using REBT in a single-session therapy format19. An exmaple of REBT-based single-session therapyAppendix I: Homework skills monitoring formAppendix II: Possible reasons for not completing self-help assignmentsAppendix III: Training in rational emotive behavior therapyReferencesIndex
Windy Dryden, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London,UK. He was the first Briton to be accredited as an REBT therapist by the Albert Ellis Institute, and is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and the Albert Ellis Institute. He has authored or edited over 260 books on REBT and the broader field of psychotherapy and counselling.