A Primer on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

This new edition provides a concise but systematic guide to the basics of REBT--a valuable approach for helping clients overcome emotional and behavioral difficulties. The authors have updated this practical resource to reflect recent developments in REBT theory and practice. Part I briefly outlines the principles considered central to an understanding of REBT. Part II details a sequence of twenty REBT steps recommended for use during peer counseling and clinical work. Part III illustrates the application of the REBT process to a specific case. The brief overview of REBT practice presented in this primer is designed to complement rather than replace comprehensive texts for conducting REBT at a more advanced level.

Windy Dryden, Ph.D., is professor of counselling at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Raymond DiGiuseppe, Ph.D., ABPP, is professor of psychology and chair of the psychology department at St. John's University in New York. He has served as director of professional education at the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City. Michael Neenan is associate director of the Center for Stress Management in London, England. He coedits the Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapist, which is the journal of the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapists (United Kingdom).