ABSTRACT

New Directions in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy brings together leading figures from the world of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), both as a testament to the work of Albert Ellis and as a reminder of the vibrancy and vigour of the approach.

The chapters in this book, taken together, show that REB therapists are open to broader developments in the fields of counselling and psychotherapy in general and can also contribute to these developments. The book introduces REBT to readers who are more familiar with CBT and locates REBT within the broader fields of CBT and modern psychotherapy.

The book will interest REBT and CBT therapists and more broadly it will interest those in the helping professions wishing to explore what REBT can currently offer them and how this approach can be practiced.

part I|76 pages

Roots and branches

chapter Chapter 1|30 pages

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

A comprehensive introduction

chapter Chapter 2|22 pages

REBT's place in modern psychotherapy 1

Similarities with all psychotherapies, with other forms of CBT, and unique characteristics

chapter Chapter 3|22 pages

Capturing and making use of the moment 1

REBT-informed single-session therapy

part III|56 pages

The contributions of REBT to coaching, the science of happiness, and as a philosophy of life

part |11 pages

Epilogue

chapter Chapter 10|7 pages

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Past, present, and future in the CBT community

chapter |2 pages

Postscript

Art Freeman, Ed.D. (1942–2020), a eulogy