Rational-Emotive Behavior Therepy (REBT)

REBT's three main goals are to help clients have a better understanding of their self-talk, help them evaluate their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and to explain to the clients the principles of REBT. The primary concept of REBT is the ABCDE model, which has a goal of eliminating irrational thoughts and replacing them with rational ones. This model shows that events do not cause consequences and reactions, but rather the beliefs we hold about the events cause the consequence. So, the activating event (A) takes places, then our beliefs (B) about this event come into play, and then the consequence (C) occurs. These are the main points of the model. However, two more steps were added to the model, D and E. D represents debating, discriminating, and defining and E represents evaluating the effects. I find this technique interesting and would use it as a school counselor. I think it is important to assess our thoughts and beliefs and know that they have a great impact on our behavior and how we interpret situations.  It is also important to replace irrational beliefs with rational ones in order to live a more realistic and fulfilling life.