DiGiuseppe, R: Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy

FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION BY ALBERT ELLIS ; PREFACE ; ABOUT THE AUTHORS ; PART I BASIC INTRODUCTION TO REBT ; 1. ALBERT ELLIS AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF REBT ; 2. RATIONAL-EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THEORY ; 3. THE IRRATIONAL BELIEFS ; PART II GENERAL THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES ; 4. THE A-B-C MODEL AND TEACHING CLIENTS THE B TO C CONNECTION ; 5. GETTING THERAPY OFF TO A GOOD START ; 6. BASIC THERAPIST SKILLS ; PART III THE A-B-C'S OF REBT: ASSESSMENT ; 7. IDENTIFYING THE A ; 8. THE C: THE EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL CONSEQUENCES ; 9. ASSESSING THE B ; PART IV THERAPY: GETTING DOWN TO D - DISPUTATION, AND E -THE NEW EFFECTIVE C ; 10. COGNITIVE CHANGE STRATEGIES ; 11. CHALLENGES TO SPECIFIC IRRATIONAL BELIEFS ; 12. THE EFFECTIVE NEW BELIEF (EB) ; 13. EMOTIVE, EVOCATIVE, IMAGINAL, AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGE STRATEGIES ; 14. PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN DISPUTING IRRATIONAL BELIEFS ; 15. THERAPEUTIC STYLES: THE WHAT AND THE NOT TO DISPUTE ; PART V THE THERAPEUTIC WHOLE ; 16. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT ; 17. COMPREHENSIVE RATIONAL-EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY ; 18. THE COURSE OF THERAPY AND BEYOND ; APPENDIX ; REFERENCES ; INDEX

Raymond A. DiGiuseppe, PhD, is Professor and Chair of Psychology at St. John's University in New York City. He is also on the professional training faculty at the Albert Ellis Institute and is President-Elect of the Division of Psychotherapy of the American Psychological Association.Kristene A. Doyle, PhD, is the Director of the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City and an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at St. John's University.Windy Dryden, PhD, is Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. Wouter Backx, drs Psych, is Founder and Director of the Dutch Institute for REBT in The Netherlands.

"Albert Ellis's legacy of his Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy has been left in good hands. With the third edition of this seminal work, Ellis's voice continues to educate, stimulate, and provide a core system for understanding and practicing REBT/CBT. Ray, Kristene, Windy, and Wouter continue to grow and develop the model for the next generation of clinicians to treat the next generations of patients." -- Arthur Freeman, EdD, ABPP, Executive Director, Clinical Psychology Programs, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL and Glendale, AZ "This book is really a gem, putting rational-emotive and cognitive-behavior theory and therapy in the context of modern psychological sciences. It has all the ingredients needed for a reference book in the field: an updated and clearly presented theory and really excellent practical parts. It is a must-read for practitioners, researchers, and students in the fields of clinical psychology, counseling, and psychotherapy." -- Daniel David, PhD, Professor, Babes-Bolyai University; Adjunct Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; and President, International Institute for the Advanced Study of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health "The authors are among the world's leading researchers and practitioners of REBT. Their scholarship informs a clear, incisive description of the concepts underlying REBT and the empirical evidence bearing on these concepts. Of greatest importance for clinicians and trainees, they are able to translate these concepts into specific, practical recommendations for implementing the treatment. Their vast clinical experience and expertise shine through in the numerous clinical vignettes used to illustrate how to manage some of our thorniest therapeutic challenges." -- David Haaga, PhD, Professor of Psychology, American University "This is an excellent update of a very important book. I would highly recommend it to therapists of any orientation and it is MUST for cognitive beh