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`The REBT Approach to Therapeutic Change is again an excellent introduction for trainee and practising counsellors, or anyone interested in the subject. The outline of the approach is very clear and is helped by examples in chart form' - Mark Edwards, Nurtuting Potential `A remarkably useful book for the practitioners of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and other kinds of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy!... Definitive and thorough going'- Albert Ellis `Change' is at the heart of counselling and psychotherapy. Clients enter into the therapeutic process in the hope that something in themselves or their situation will be different by the end. Counsellors and Psychotherapists therefore need to understand the nature of change and how best to facilitate it. This is the subject of The Rational Emotive Behavioural Approach to Therapeutic Change. Central to the REBT approach is the view that many of the problems people experience in life are largely determinded by irrational beliefs they hold about themselves, other people and the world. The therapist's role is therefore to help clients identify, challenge and change these unhelpful beliefs. The book describes the cognitive, emotional and behavioural techniques which clients can use to promote psychological change in themselves. It also discusses obstacles to change, which may arise at different points in the therapeutic process and provides strategies for tackling them. Despite its centrality within counselling and psychotherapy, surprisingly little has been written on the subject of change and in a way that is accessible for trainees and practitioners. The Rational Emotive Behavioural Approach to Therapeutic Change will be welcomed both by those specializing in REBT and those trained in other approaches wanting to learn more about the change process in counselling and psychotherapy.
Therapist Obstacles and How to Address Them
Therapist Obstacles and How to Address Them
In this chapter we look at how you block the client's progress by the irrational beliefs, unproductive ideas and behaviours to which you subscribe. Having regular supervision is essential in order to detect and change your irrational beliefs and counterproductive behaviours which could otherwise put a brake on your client's progress. In some cases, personal therapy may be indicated if some of your irrationalities persist, cannot be dealt with in supervision and are clearly detrimental to your clients' welfare.
You Share the Same Irrational Beliefs as Your Client
Paul Hauck (1966) called this issue ‘the neurotic agreement in psychotherapy’. For example, one of your clients believes that without a partner she is worthless. Without ...
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