Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Therapist's Guide (Practical Therapist) [Hardcover]

Albert Ellis (Author), Catharine MacLaren (Author)

Book Description

Series: Practical Therapist | Publication Date: September 1998

This up-to-date comprehensive guidebook -- an all-new resource for practicing therapists from the father of rational therapy -- includes thorough discussions of theory and procedures, case examples, and dozens of exercises. Modern cognitive-behavioral therapy has its roots in the rational approach created by Albert Ellis in the 1950s. Now known as Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Ellis's systematic, integrative approach has grown and matured into a powerful mainstream psychotherapy. Hundreds of thousands of patients have benefited from the active interventions of therapists using the REBT model.

Major themes in this user-friendly manual: Theory of REBT, Practice of REBT, Cognitive Techniques, Emotive and Experiential Techniques, Behavioral Techniques, Integration of REBT with Other Therapies.

Editorial Reviews

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...clear and engaging and offer[s] the therapist-reader concrete strategies which can be easily implemented. -- PSYCHOTHERAPY

...reader[s] interested in an introduction to REBT theory and... specific description of... its techniques will profit from... this book. -- CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY -- APA Review of Books

...straightforward and well organized, addressing the historical, theoretical, practical, and collaborative aspects of REBT. -- READINGS -- A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health

This latest account of REBT is succinct, eminently readable, and neatly ties together philosophical, theoretical and numerous practical considerations. -- Arnold A. Lazarus, Ph.D., ABPP Distinguished Professor of Psychology Emeritus, Rutgers University Author of BRIEF BUT COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY: THE MULTIMODAL WAY, and co-author of THE 60-SECOND SHIRNK

From the Publisher

Books in THE PRACTICAL THERAPIST SERIES are designed to answer the troubling "what-do-I-do-now-and-how-do-I-do-it?" questions often confronted in the practice of psychotherapy. Written in plain language, technically innovative, theoretically integrative, filled with case examples, THE PRACTICAL THERAPIST SERIES brings the wisdom and experience of expert mentors to the desk of every therapist.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Impact Publishers (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886230129
• ISBN-13: 978-1886230125
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #579,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

(1913-2007) Albert Ellis held M.A and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University. He was the founder of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), the pioneering form of the modern Cognitive Behavior therapies. He was the president of the Albert Ellis Institute in New York, where he practiced individual and group psychotherapy, supervised and trained psychotherapists, and presented many talks and workshops at the Institute and throughout the world. He published over seven hundred articles and more than sixty books on psychotherapy, marital and family therapy, and sex therapy.

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Practical Therapist Series, April 24, 2005

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Maxim Masiutin (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Therapist's Guide, Second Edition (Practical Therapist) (Paperback)

While Dr. Ellis has already published many popular books on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), this book from "The Practical Therapist Series" is targeted to doctors qualified to practice psychotherapy, who have no time to read lengthy popular books. While the audience of this hardcover is health care professionals, I, not being a medic myself, found this work pleasant to read and easy to understand

Much of the theory of REBT was derived from philosophy rather than psychology. Dr. Ellis has read many works of ancient and modern philosophers before devising this framework. REBT is cognitive, emotive, and behavioral, and is not by any means strictly "intellectual". REBT states that is not an adversity (A) that negatively affects the human but the belief (B) of the individual about this adversity, that leads to negative consequences (C). These are the simple but most important ABCs of the therapy.

Not being a psychotherapy practitioner, I can recommend this book to anyone who is interested in what REBT is.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A concise, interesting, fast read with a good amount of information, January 16, 2006

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J. Vincent (Pullman, Washington USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Therapist's Guide, Second Edition (Practical Therapist) (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book for anyone. I am a masters student in counseling psychology, and I ordered this book to write a paper about the therapy. It worked very well (I got an A), it had loads of information, I read the entire book in about 2 hours, and I was not overwhelemed, or left feeling confused. This would also be a great book for anyone just looking to learn more about how to feel better, or think about things in a different way, or people interested in this therapy. I am very happy with this book, and even happier with the price!!

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars REBT Easlily Explained, February 12, 2006

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Eliza Bennet (The Ozarks) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Therapist's Guide, Second Edition (Practical Therapist) (Paperback)

It's not a very big book, but this slender volume packs a wallop by completely and easily explaining Ellis' Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy. This cognitive therapy can be a powerful tool for counselors or for individuals to use on themselves - to learn to challenge irrational thoughts that keep one looping in the same behavioral pattern. This book was written especially for therapists, but could be read by anyone.