Cognitive & Behavioural Psychotherapies Section

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL SECTION

Cognitive and Behavioural 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. Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapists work with individuals, families and groups. The approaches can be used to help anyone irrespective of ability, culture, race, gender or sexual preference.

Cognitive and Behavioural 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.

UKCP Member Organisation

Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapists

AREBT

RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY developed by Dr Albert Ellis, is a system of counselling or psychotherapy which teaches clients how their belief systems largely determine how they feel about and act towards situations, problems and life events in their lives. It focuses on four types of thinking that largely cause stress: Rigid demands such as 'musts' and 'shoulds'; awfulizing such as, 'Life is really awful'; low frustration tolerance, e.g. 'I can't stand the pressure of work'; Damnation of self or others, e.g. 'As I failed my exam, I am a real failure as a person'.

THE PURPOSE OF AREBT

The Association is a member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) the leading body that represents psychotherapy in the UK. Thus enabling Accredited REBT members to become registered with the UKCP as psychotherapists. As of 2006 AREBT is the main member of the Cognitive/Behavioural Section of UKCP.

It's main purpose as well as promoting and developing the Science of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and providing Professional support for its members is to ensure that such members are suitably qualified to provide therapeutic practice to the public.

This is achieved by ' maintaining' a register of professionally trained Rational Emotive Behaviour Practitioners. Such practitioners will have demonstrated that they have attained one or more of the following qualifications to be recognised by the Association as qualified to offer their services to the general public and be placed on our on-line register at: http://www.arebt.org . The Register also includes members who are qualified in coaching and clinical supervision.

Their details will show one or more of the following letters after their name:

AREBT Accredited
BABCP Accredited or Equivalent recognised body of Psychological attainment i.e. BPS; BACP etc
UKCP registered
Individual member of MAREBT who has completed core training in REBT.

Members who satisfy AREBT Membership Criteria 1 & 2 are deemed to have demonstrated a recognised advanced level of practice and study (indicated with ACCREDITED status next to their names).

To attain Accredited status an REBTer must have already evidenced receiving either a pre-existing training in a professional area such as clinical/counselling psychology, occupational therapy, psychiatry or counselling etc or have successfully completed counselling or psychotherapy courses that amount to a further 220 hours (contact time) of training consisting of major courses (i.e. over 75 hours in length), in addition to the list below.

Have received 200 hours core training in REBT
Have completed 200 hours of supervised clinical practice
Be receiving on-going monthly supervision in REBT.
Is required to demonstrate Continuing Professional Development through five yearly logs made up of a minimum of 30hrs per annum.