BEHAVIOURAL & COGNITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPIES SECTION

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies are psychological approaches which are based on scientific principles and which research has shown to be effective for a wide range of problems.  Clients and therapists work together to identify and understand problems in terms of the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviour.  The approach usually focuses on difficulties in the here and now, and relies on the therapist and client developing a shared view of the individual's problem.  This then leads to the identification of personalised, time-limited therapy goals and strategies which are continually monitored and evaluated.  Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists work with individuals, families and groups.  The approaches can be used to help anyone irrespective of ability, culture, race, gender or sexual preference.

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists are usually health professionals such as nurses, psychologists, doctors, social workers, counsellors etc.  Whilst all behavioural and cognitive psychotherapists share the above principles, individual therapists may call themselves Cognitive Psychotherapists, Behavioural Psychotherapists, Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists or Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapists.  These different titles often reflect the preference and training of individual therapists for specific techniques which address problematic thoughts, assumptions and beliefs directly (Cognitive Psychotherapists), address behaviour directly (Behavioural Psychotherapists) or a combination of techniques aimed at addressing thoughts and behaviour (Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists, Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapists).  Whatever title they use, the approach is commonly referred to as CBT. Most importantly, all therapists aim to help clients achieve desired change in the way they think, feel and behave.

Association of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy AREBT

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Organisational History

The Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (AREBT) was established in 1993 by a group of counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists who were training as rational emotive behavour therapy (REBT) practitioners in the United Kingdom. Its purpose is to: provide access to individuals who have an interest or specialism in REBT; maintain a register of professionally trained rational emotive behaviour practitioners; promote and develop the science of REBT; promote the interests of members of the association in their professional activities; to recognise REBT course at foundation and practitioner levels; produce a REBT website (www.arebt.org), conduct a journal and/or other literature for the purposes of distributing informaiton and advancing the objects of the association and keeping members and others informed on subjects connected with REBT; to organise a yearly annual general meeting and annual conference with opportunities to disucsss the development of AREBT and expereicne REBT-CPD opportunities.

Training Courses

As an association, we do not offer training courses, but we provide details of the recognised training organisations who affiliate to AREBT as can be seen on our website and in our brochure.

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