Handbook of Rational Emotive Therapy

by Albert Ellis, Russell Grieger

Book by Albert Ellis

Genres: Psychology

2 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1977

About the author

Albert Ellis was an American psychologist who in 1955 developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). He held M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University and American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He also founded and was the President of the New York City-based Albert Ellis Institute for decades.
He is generally considered to be one of the originators of the cognitive revolutionary paradigm shift in psychotherapy and the founder of cognitive-behavioral therapies. Based on a 1982 professional survey of USA and Canadian psychologists, he was considered as the second most influential psychotherapist in history (Carl Rogers ranked first in the survey; Sigmund Freud was ranked third).

Reviews

[Phillip]

I don't know how well RET has stood up in the 21st century. In the 1990s it was prospering. This form of theory instructs the patient on how to unplug their emotions from situations in which they are being directed toward destructive emotions.

I found the handbook to be helpful in the training process.