First published as Counselling Individuals: A Rational-Emotive Approach, this book is a clear and systematic guide to using rational-emotive therapy ? RET ? in counselling individuals.

This is the first book devoted to group therapy applications of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT). REBT is an active--directive, psychoeducational approach to psychotherapy and as such it is very well suited to being practised with groups. This book shows the range of these applications from regular group therapy to specialised group interventions such as nine hour intensives and Albert Ellis's famous A"Friday Night Workshop.A" Also featured are chapters on a brief, group--based, structured educational approach to teaching unconditional self--acceptance using REBT and the use of the group in training and supervising REBT therapists in training.

Windy Dryden is known to counsellors and psychotherapists worldwide for his accessible, interesting and useful books on many aspects of helping people to change and cope. Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) is, in fact, a field of special interest to him, and this book represents a timely combination of his special expertise in this area and a response to the growing need for brief-time limited methods for counselling and therapy. Among the many books on rational emotive behaviour therapy this is one of the few which provide concepts and methods in the context of a brief therapy process. Practitioners will find in this book useful insights and guidance on applying these methods throughout the process of therapy, including building the working alliance, assessment, formulation, and work both within and outside sessions. The whole process is illustrated by a case study which reflects the problems of real-life work with a client.
From a pre-publication review: " I have read the manuscript and find it to be excellent in practically all respects, and indeed to be one of the very best of the many books that Windy has published on REBT. It not only tells counselors and therapists who will read it how to conduct Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy briefly and quite adequately, but it also will be very useful for any therapists who want to conduct regular REBT, in more than the eleven sessions that Windy emphasizes in this book. So it is a fine introduction to REBT, but it also will be good for many experienced REBTers who want to see exactly what Windy does in his therapy sessions and what methods might be helpful in their own work." Albert Ellis, PhD President, IRET, New York, USA This book appears in the Wiley Series in Brief Therapy and Counselling Series Editor: Windy Dryden Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK

The training material in this book is arranged in modular format. The 12 modules are: 1. Teaching the REBT view of therapeutic change. 2. Goal setting. 3. Eliciting a commitment to change. 4. Disputing beliefs: an introduction. 5. Disputing irrational beliefs: the three major arguments. 6. Socratic disputing of irrational beliefs. 7. Didactic disputing of irrational beliefs. 8. Flexibility in disputing. 9. Examples of Albert Ellis's disputing work. 10. Helping your client to understand the rationality of his rational beliefs. 11. Negotiating homework assignments. 12. Reviewing homework assignments.

Drawn from his wealth of experience as a counsellor and trainer, this book comprises thirty brief reflections in which Windy Dryden addresses some of the most important aspects of the counselling process. The book opens with five pieces that consider the authors major personal counselling interests and other general issues. The following section examines the influence of Arnold Lazarus on his thinking about counselling. Dryden then discusses his interests in the use of language in counselling and also deals with ethical issues. In the fifth section the author relates three memorable encounters with clients, and in the sixth section he outlines a number of issues relating to counsellor education and training. The final section draws together five pieces describing some of Drydena s important personal experiences. The book will be of interest to anyone in the field, but is particularly well suited for use on training courses where each piece may serve as a stimulus for discussion.

These interviews were conducted by Windy Dryden with different counsellors and psychotherapists on a variety of topics. The interviewees and subjects include Albert Ellis, Jill Sinclair, Arnold Lazarus, Patricia Milner, Brian Thorne and John Cobb.

This innovative book is designed for counselors and therapists, from a broad range of professional groups, whose clients are likely to have non-severe problems of anxiety and shame, depression, guilt, unhealthy anger and self-discipline (e.g. procrastination).

The book is divided into two parts: Part One is devoted to outlining rational emotive behavior counseling and Part Two is devoted to the practice of rational emotive behavioral counseling. This new edition outlines the major strategies and techniques that are most closely associated with rational emotive behavioral counseling.

Windy Dryden has been involved in the training and supervision of counsellors for more than twenty years. This book draws together in one volume his contributions to the literature on this subject.

"Managing Low Self Esteem" charts Windy Dryden's work in running brief, structured, educationally-orientated, self-acceptance groups. The book is based on the principles of Rational Emotive Behaviour - an approach to counselling and psychotherapy. This approach has a philosophical position in the self which stresses a person's uniqueness, humanity, complexity and fallibility. In this way, it advocates self-acceptance rather than self-esteem. It also argues that this position can be taught and learned in a short peiod of time. Through detailed session reviews, the book shows how unconditional self-acceptance can be taught not only to psychotherapy clients, but to members of the general public.

Students embarking on Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) training are often faced with lengthy and complicated texts from which to learn the theory and practice of the approach. Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy in a Nutshell provides a relief from this by providing a concise and comprehensive guide to all the key elements of REBT.

The authors believe that students of REBT can enhance their knowledge of the approach only if they have fully grasped the basics first. They offer a succinct introduction to REBT which students can use as a starting point before adding to their knowledge through further reading and learning. The book opens with an explanation of the ABCDE Model of Emotional Disturbance and Change which is the centrepiece of REBT theory and practice. The authors present the model in a way which is easy to grasp, but also has the depth of coverage needed for full understanding.

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy in a Nutshell provides coverage of other fundamental areas including:

o assessment;

o disputing;

o homework;

o working through;

o promoting self-change.

This book will be invaluable to those embarking on REBT training who want a concise, clear and informed introduction to the approach.

Windy Dryden currently works at Goldsmiths College where he is Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies as well as being the Programme Co-ordinator of the MSc in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and the Diploma in Cognitive Approaches to Counselling and Psychotherapy. Michael Neenan works for the Centre for Stress Management, Blackheath.

Draws together virtually all the author's writings on rational-emotive therapy (RET) that were published as journal articles or book chapters during the period 1979-1990. The book opens with an overview of RET theory and concludes with an outline of how the author has used RET on a personal level.