Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Therapist's Guide, 2nd Edition (The Practical Therapist)

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 understandMuch 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.

All Patients should be taught to self-manage their problems. That should be a goal of a good Therapist. REBT needs to be a part of any treatment plan.

It is a good book content-wise, so it could potentially deserve 5 points, but, man, is it thin (and small): 134 pages, plus 31 pages of references or bibliography. From the cover on Amazon it looks and sounds like it's one of those huge 500-page textbooks and it's also called "A Therapist's Guide", which I personally find misleading. Some chapters are, like, 16 pages long. And the font is huge. Still, I found it useful: I think Albert Ellis is one of the leading therapists of the 2nd half of the 20th century, and the book does have some practical ideas and scripts you can use as a therapist. But 25 bucks for a 130-page little book... Not the best value.

Was expecting the book to have a hardcover for the $25 price tag and as described, but is softcover. It was a bit dirty and with mínimum signs of mishandling. Probably done during customs inspection.Will read it and update with a content review in the future.

Perfect study guide for REBT. Goes over ABCs thoroughly. Buy this.

The big ok in condition as expected. Great price.This book is the basis of SMART Recovery, now 25 years in use.

From the originator of Rational Emotive Therapy, this is one of the bedrock books that furnishes therapists a much-needed guide to behavioral modification techniques for their patients. Unfortunately, few states have legislation that require training at this level for master's level counselors, so psychologists, now in short supply, are the ones who are trained in this technique. Hopefully, master's level people who care about their clients will seek the kind of training outlined in this work.

Most books comprise lots of fluff. You know...rambling on for five pages just to make a single, semi-coherent point. This book, however, is slender. No fluff. No nonsense. Just a concise and thorough exposition of everything there is to to know about REBT.

I have been charged for Hardcover book, but the bookseller had send me a paper cover book. Its very disappointing from the bookseller side.Although, the contents written by the author is very much valueable.

All Albert Ellis's books have been good thus far. This is good also.

Superbly written.