ABSTRACT
In 1976, a 55-year-old David before Goliath, Aaron T. Beck (1976, p. 333), asked, `Can a ¯edgling psychotherapy challenge the giants in the ®eld ± psychoanalysis and behavior therapy?' Looking back now, 30 and more years later, the answer would appear to be a resounding `yes'. He has made an outstanding contribution to the world of psychotherapy and counselling. Along with Carl Rogers and Albert Ellis, he has been adjudged to be one of the three most cited psychotherapy writers in the literature. His daughter, Dr Judith Beck, whose work will also be described in this book, has ably assisted him in recent years. It is no small thing to launch a school of psychotherapy that achieves international repute within one's lifetime. His contribution comes not just from his own work but also from a wide group of writers and researchers that he has nurtured and encouraged to move on beyond him. Beck has always
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