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Cognitive Behavioral Approaches for Counselors
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Cognitive Behavioral Approaches for Counselors



January 2015 | 144 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Written from the common factors perspective, this scholarly yet engaging book introduces the historical development, process, evaluation, and application methods of Albert Ellis’ Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). To help counselors in training apply cognitive behavioral theories to practice, the book offers specific suggestions for how a culturally competent, contemporary proponent of REBT/CBT could integrate multicultural adaptations into his or her counseling practice, provides transcripts of actual client sessions, and presents a case study that uses REBT and CBT in treatment.

Cognitive Behavioral Approaches for Counselors is part of the SAGE Theories for Counselors Series that includes Psychoanalytic Approaches for Counselors, by Frederick Redekop, and Person-Centered Approaches for Counselors, by Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White.


 
Introduction
Albert Ellis and REBT

 
Aaron Beck and CBT

 
New Perspectives on the Therapeutic Relationship

 
 
Chapter 1: Client and Relationship in REBT/CBT
The Therapeutic Alliance

 
Bonds, Goals, and Tasks

 
Components of the Alliance in REBT/CBT

 
Stages in Developing the Alliance

 
Assessing the Therapeutic Alliance in REBT/CBT

 
Research Supporting the Alliance in REBT/CBT

 
Rational Humorous Songs

 
Summary

 
 
Chapter 2: Basic Tenets of REBT/CBT
REBT in a Nutshell

 
CBT in a Nutshell

 
Effectiveness of REBT/CBT

 
Common Factors and Challenges of the Medical Model

 
Summary

 
 
Chapter 3: Evolution of CBT/REBT
Mindfulness

 
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

 
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

 
Neuroscience and REBT/CBT

 
Summary

 
 
Chapter 4: Multiculturalism
Emergence of Multicultural Awareness in Counseling and Psychology

 
Challenges and Contemporary Concerns

 
Culturally Competent REBT/CBT

 
Recommendations for Counselors

 
Summary

 
 
Chapter 5: A Case Illustration Using REBT/CBT
The Case of Jessie

 
Rational Emotive Education and REBT/CBT Techniques for Children

 
Evidenced-Based Practice

 
Coping Cat Program

 
CBT/REBT Exercises With Children and Adolescents

 
Summary

 
 
Chapter 6: Conclusion

Supplements

Student Study Site

The Student Study Site includes:

  • Mobile-friendly web quizzes for each chapter allows for independent assessment of progress made in learning course material.
Key features

KEY FEATURES:

  • REBT/CBT therapies are presented with an emphasis on the therapeutic relationship from a common factors perspective.
  • An in-depth case study in Chapter 5 illustrates how the theory presented is translated into practice.
  • Research demonstrating that REBT/CBT is highly compatible with major world religions such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam is imparted.
  • The author shows that as “third wave” cognitive therapies—such as Mindfulness-Based CBT, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy—evolved, these approaches incorporated elements of spirituality into treatments while continuing to emphasize the therapeutic alliance. 

Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter 2

Chapter 3


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