Counseling and Psychotherapy with Religious Persons: A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Approach

by Stevan L. Nielsen, Albert Ellis, W. Brad Johnson

Overview of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Religious Persons: A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Approach

Practitioners are increasingly aware that religious persons present unique problems and challenges in therapy. Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is among the most widely practiced, highly structured and active directive approaches to treating emotional and behavioral problems. Introduced by Albert Ellis in the early 1950s, REBT is the original cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy and its efficacy has been supported by hundreds of treatment outcome studies.

A uniquely belief-focused therapy, REBT is usually quite appealing to clients from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and other religious traditions, who respond favorably to REBT's focus on right belief, active engagement in the work of therapy, and reading/practice focused homework.

In this practical and user-friendly guide, the authors outline the congruence between the therapeutic approach of REBT and the presenting problems and concerns of religious persons. They describe an approach to reconciling the sacred traditions and beliefs of religious clients with the no nonsense techniques of REBT. They review the essential components of practice with religious clients—including assessment, diagnosis and problem formulation, disputation of irrational beliefs, and other REBT techniques, highlight the primary obstacles facing the therapist when treating religious clients, and offer many case examples from work with this important client population.

Mental health professionals from all backgrounds will benefit from the detailed yet manual-focused approach to helping religious clients overcome all forms of emotional distress.

Synopsis of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Religious Persons: A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Approach

Practitioners are increasingly aware that religious persons present unique problems and challenges in therapy. Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is among the most widely practiced, highly structured and active directive approaches to treating emotional and behavioral problems. Introduced by Albert Ellis in the early 1950s, REBT is the original cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy and its efficacy has been supported by hundreds of treatment outcome studies.

A uniquely belief-focused therapy, REBT is usually quite appealing to clients from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and other religious traditions, who respond favorably to REBT's focus on right belief, active engagement in the work of therapy, and reading/practice focused homework.

In this practical and user-friendly guide, the authors outline the congruence between the therapeutic approach of REBT and the presenting problems and concerns of religious persons. They describe an approach to reconciling the sacred traditions and beliefs of religious clients with the no nonsense techniques of REBT. They review the essential components of practice with religious clients--including assessment, diagnosis and problem formulation, disputation of irrational beliefs, and other REBT techniques, highlight the primary obstacles facing the therapist when treating religious clients, and offer many case examples from work with this important client population.

Mental health professionals from all backgrounds will benefit from the detailed yet manual-focused approach to helping religious clients overcome all forms of emotional distress.

Booknews

This guide outlines the use of the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) approach in counseling for religious persons. It describes the means of reconciling religious beliefs and tradition with the techniques of REBT, covering the essential components of practice and the special difficulties encountered when working with religious clients. Assessment, diagnosis, problem formulation, disputation of irrational beliefs, and other REBT techniques are discussed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Reviews of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Religious Persons: A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Approach

Editorials

More Books in this Genre

Bodied Mindfulness. Women's Spirits, Bodies And Places
by Winnie Tomm

Pastoral Care in Pregnancy Loss: A Ministry Long Needed
by Thomas Moe

Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895-2003
by Ann C. Paietta

God and Rationality
by Thomas Forsyth Torrance

Philosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues
by Chad Meister (Editor), Chad V. Meister, Paul Copan

Religion and the Challenges of Science
by William Sweet (Editor), Richard Feist

If God Be For Us
by Paul Camuti

Theosophist Magazine July 1925-September
by Annie Wood Besant

Democracy Empire Sovereignty Law
by Motha

Meditations in My Favourite Places in Southern Africa: A Travelogue for Inner and Outer Journeys
by Gail Evans, Ram P. Varma

The Insurrection of Little Selves: The Crisis of Secular-Nationalism in India
by Aditya Nigam

Religion in Multicultural Education
by Farideh Salili (Editor), Rumjahn Hoosain

Sections

• Details
• Overview
• Synopsis
• Topics
• Books.org Reviews
• Editorials

Follow Us

Browse Books by Subject