Rational Emotive Therapy by Windy Dryden

Rational Emotive Therapy by Windy Dryden

Rational-emotive therapy was developed over a number of years from the work of Albert Ellis, who set up the Institute of Rational-Emotive Therapy in New York. As a form of therapy it integrates some of the features of both the behaviour therapies and the more traditional psychotherapies, although its closest links are with cognitive behaviour therapy.

Originally published in 1984, this was the first book by a British author on this subject and it brings together all the author s previous work in this area. Its unique character is that it presents both the fundamentals, based on the work of Ellis, and innovations, developed in part by the author, extending this work. The book therefore combines theory and practice and will be of interest to those in counselling, clinical psychology, psychiatry and social work, as well as those in nursing and occupational therapy.

FrankW.Bond, BA-Hons, DipPsych, MSc, PhD, CPsychol, is a Senior Lecturer at Goldsmiths College, University of London, in the Department of Psychology. His research and practice are focused on occupational health psychology, namely how work redesign and cognitive behavior treatments might help to improve workers' psychological health, absenteeism, and productivity, both individually and in combination. Dr. Bond also runs a private cognitive behavior therapy clinic. Professor of Counselling at Goldsmiths College, University of London, Windy Dryden, BA, DipPsych, MSc, PhD, CPsychol. Almost 125 books in the field of counselling and psychotherapy have been edited or written by him. His main interests are rational emotive behavior therapy and teaching its theory and procedures to the broader public through the publication of short, easy-to-understand self-help publications.