Title: Developing self-acceptance : a brief, educational, small group approach /
Authors: Dryden, Windy.
Publisher: Wiley,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Rational emotive behavior therapy; Self-acceptance; Group psychotherapy.; Self Concept; Psychotherapy, Group; Psychotherapy, Rational-Emotive
Contents: pt. 1. Basic Principles and Preparing the Ground. 1. The ABCDE Model of REBT. 2. Ego Disturbance and the REBT View of Unconditional Self-acceptance. 3. Running Self-acceptance Groups: The Role of the Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapist. 4. Setting Up a Self-Acceptance Group -- pt. 2. The Therapeutic Curriculum in Self-Acceptance Groups. 5. Session One: Why Self-acceptance and not Self-esteem? 6. Session Two: Goals and Problem Assessment. 7. Session Three: Questioning Demands, Self-depreciation Beliefs and their Healthy Alternatives. 8. Session Four: The Rational Portfolio Method. 9. Session Five: The Zig-zag Technique and Explaining the Nature of Belief Change. 10. Session Six: Three Emotive Techniques to Facilitate Change. 11. Session Seven: The Conjoint Use of Cognitive and Behavioural Techniques. 12. Session Eight: More Cognitive-behavioural Tasks and Shame-attacking Exercises. 13. Session Nine: Distorted Inferences: How to Challenge these Products of Irrational Beliefs. 14. Session Ten: Ending, Evaluation and Beyond -- App. 1. Three Techniques for Teaching the REBT Concept of Unconditional Self-acceptance -- App. 2. Possible Reasons for Not Doing Self-help Assignments.