Windy Dryden is one of the leading practitioners and trainers in the UK in the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) tradition of psychotherapy. He is best known for his work in Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (RECBT), a leading CBT approach. He has been working in the field of counselling and psychotherapy since 1975 and was one of the first people in Britain to be trained in CBT.He has published over 200 books and has trained therapists all over the world, in as diverse places as the UK, the USA, South Africa, Turkey and Israel.He is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), founded by Albert Ellis, recently celebrated its 40th anniversary as a leading therapy approach within the cognitive-behavioral tradition. Windy Dryden has made numerous contributions to REBT's development over the past 15 years, and many of these contributions are featured in this volume. Inquiries in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy opens with a brief overview of basic REBT theory and practice for readers new to the field and then builds on the discussion in following chapters. Topics include a historical look at the practice of REBT, theoretical developments and practical innovations that have taken place in recent years, and specialized areas of REBT such as brief REBT, behavior and the ABCs, and using REBT in supervision and group settings. A survey of the essential roles and historical developments of REBT, this book will provide both students and professionals with an important overview of REBT.
