ABSTRACT
Having made the case for the routine use of self-help forms in REBT, we want to stress that you need to train your clients in their use. Thus, it is insufficient for you to give your clients the form and tell them to fill it out. You need systematically to train them to use it. Consider using the following training steps, taking the ABC form presented in Figure 2 (see Point 60) as an example:
1 Work through a problem. This could usefully be from another client’s experience. Help your clients understand that A and C need to be completed before B, that there are four possible irrational beliefs to look out for in the iB section, that there are three questions to use when disputing these beliefs and that there are four rational beliefs to strive for under rB.
