About This Program
Target Population:
Adults with anger management issues and possibly other mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, phobias, and relationship problems; can also be used with children and adolescents with mental health issues
Program Overview
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is an approach to psychology that focuses on how one’s beliefs and emotions can affect one’s behavior and well-being.
REBT is the original form and one of the main pillars of cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT). Alongside with the cognitive therapy (CT), it served as the basis for the development of CBT. In REBT, irrational beliefs are considered central factors of emotional distress, so the focus is on changing irrational beliefs into rational beliefs, with the aim of changing dysfunctional emotions (such as unhealthy anger) and maladaptive behaviors into functional and adaptive ones. The REBT protocols are similar in structure to other CBT approaches (e.g., CT protocols), the main difference relying in the targeted beliefs: REBT specifically focuses on evaluative beliefs, (appraisals) and not inferential or descriptive ones.
Logic Model
The program representative did not provide information about a Logic Model for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).
Manuals and Training
Publicly available information indicates there is a manual that describes how to deliver this program, and there is some training available for this program.
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Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research
Currently, there are no published, peer-reviewed research studies for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).
Additional References
David, D., Cotet, C., Matu, S., Mogoase, C., & Simona, S. (2018). 50 years of rational-emotive and cognitive-behavioral therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 74(3), 304–318. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22514
Oltean, H., & David, D. (2017). A meta-analysis of the relationship between rational beliefs and psychological distress. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 74(6), 883–895. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22562
Vîslă, A., Flückiger, C., Grosse Holtforth, M., & David, D. (2016). Irrational beliefs and psychological distress: A meta-analysis. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 85(1), 8-15. https://doi.org/10.1159/000441231
Date Research Evidence Last Reviewed by CEBC: July 2024
Date Program Content Last Reviewed by Program Staff: November 2024
Date Program Originally Loaded onto CEBC: November 2024
