1st Edition
Rational Emotive Behavioural Coaching Distinctive Features
This concise and accessible book introduces the 30 Distinctive Features of Rational Emotive Behavioural Coaching, also known as REBC, an approach which applies the principles of REBT to coaching. Divided between 10 theoretical and 20 practical features, the book covers a range of topics, including meaning and values, development, the working alliance, dealing with obstacles and common coachee problems.
The book sets out two different approaches: development-focused REBC, which concentrates on the coachee’s areas of development, and problem-focused REBC, which concentrates on the coachee’s practical and emotional problems of living. Within the latter category, the book also distinguishes between practical problem-focused REBC and emotional problem-focused REBC. Rational Emotive Behavioural Coaching: Distinctive Features will be an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand the key features of this unique approach to coaching.
Theory. The rational emotive behavioural perspective on coaching. The image of the person that is relevant to coaching. The importance of meaning and values in REBC. The difference between objectives and goals in coaching. The three D’s in coaching: Disturbance, dissatisfaction and development. Understanding disturbance: A primer for REB coaches. Understanding dissatisfaction. What is development in REBC? Using REBC’s criteria of good mental health to inform coaching. Characteristics of effective REB coaches. Characteristics of good REB coaches. Practice. The working alliance in REBC. Initiating REBC. The importance of informed consent and contracting in REBC. Helping yourself and your coachee get the most out of REBC. Setting objectives. Designing an action plan. Implementing an action plan. Identifying and understanding obstacles to achieving objectives. Dealing with obstacles to achieving objectives. Dealing with common coachee problems in coaching: Procrastination. Dealing with common coachee problems in coaching: Anxiety. Dealing with common coachee problems in coaching: Perfectionism. Dealing with common coachee problems in coaching: Guilt. Helping coachees to get back on track with their objectives. Helping clients develop unconditional self-acceptance. Helping clients develop discomfort tolerance. Helping coachees to generalise their learning. Helping coachees to become their own coach. Ending and follow-up.
Biography
Windy Dryden, Ph.D., is in part- time clinical and consultative practice and is an international authority on cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). He is Honorary Vice President of the International Society for Coaching Psychology, was granted honorary membership in the International Association of Cognitive Behavioral Coaching in 2014 and is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths University of London. He has worked in the helping professions for more than 40 years and is the author and editor of over 215 books.
As we expect from Windy Dryden a thoughtful and comprehensive guide to REBT’s distinctive features. The reader is carefully taken through key theory underpinning the approach and some fundamental misunderstandings are addressed along the way. The role of context, often missed, is clearly considered. The practice sections provide a highly accessible account which explores the core features necessary to an effective practice and the value base that provides a foundation. A short, distinctive, helpful book that will meet the needs of many readers seeking to understand the essence of REBT Coaching. (Prof David A. Lane Professional, Development Foundation, Middlesex University, Chair APECS)
This is a must-read for anyone who wants to practice coaching based on the Rational Emotive Behavioral approach. Windy Dryden offers in this book a very structured and comprehensive perspective on the unique characteristics and processes of Rational Emotive Behavioral Coaching. All coaching and mental health practitioners, no matter the approach they endorse, will find in this book excellent content to help them improve their life coaching practice!
(Oana A. David, Ph.D., Associate professor and Director of the International Coaching Institute at Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, and President of the International Association of Cognitive Behavioral Coaching)
In this book Dr Windy Dryden provides a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of rational emotive behavioural coaching (REBC). He skilfully distinguishes between practical problem-focused REBC and emotional problem-focused REBC. This book will provide insights for both experienced and trainee coaches.
(Stephen Palmer, President, International Society for Coaching Psychology, and Director of the Centre for Coaching, London)
