Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques presents 100 main features of rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) to help therapists improve their practice.
This new edition has been updated throughout to take account of changes in the field and to be more consistent with the ideas of the authors, which have been derived from their experience as trainers and supervisors of novice rational emotive behaviour therapists. Beginning with an introduction outlining the basics of the approach, this book offers thorough coverage of all the vital topics including:
working alliance issues
educational issues
dealing with misconceptions about REBT
encouraging clients to work at change
dealing with obstacles to change
using REBT creatively.
This concise and highly practical book will be invaluable to psychotherapists and counsellors in training and practice, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the REBT approach.

Windy Dryden is an Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths University of London and is in part-time independent practice. His interests are in REBT, single-session therapy and very brief interventions and promoting self-help.Professor Dryden has written or edited over 280 books.

Part 1 WORKING ALLIANCE ISSUES; Part 2 EDUCATIONAL ISSUES; Part 3 DEALING WITH MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT REBT; Part 4 TECHNICAL ISSUES; Part 5 ENCOURAGING CHANGE WORK; Part 6 DIALECTICAL EXAMINATION; Part 7 DEALING WITH OBSTACLES TO CHANGE; Part 8 CREATIVITY I: GENERAL ISSUES; Part 9 CREATIVITY II: THE USE OF REBT IN SINGLE-SESSION THERAPY; PART 10 DEVELOP YOURSELF PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY