Raymond A. Digiuseppe, Kristene A. Doyle, Windy Dryden, Wouter Backx: A Practitioner’s Guide to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Excerpt

The third edition of A Practitioner’s Guide to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy is a five part guide to contemporary theory and practice of this distinct and pioneering form of cognitive behavior therapy. Part one provides a historical overview of Ellis, his theory and the philosophy, which spawns this action-oriented therapy. Part two covers general therapeutic strategies starting with the ABC model, introducing the REBT view of the relationship between beliefs and disturbance, and identifying target problems and goals of therapy. Part three focuses on clinical assessment skills especially the required strategies for assessing dysfunctional beliefs that map to the client’s functional problems and therapy goals. Part four is devoted to the art of disputing. The final section part five covers the important topic of homework assignments in REBT and expanding the focus of therapy in order to facilitate maximal clinical impact before discontinuing formal therapy. …