One of the great advantages of rational-emotive therapy (RET) and cog­ nitive behavior therapy (CBT) is that they frequently employ psycho­ educational methods-including bibliotherapy, workshops, lectures, courses, recordings, and films. I created RET at the beginning of 1955 after I had abandoned the practice of psychoanalysis because I found it to be highly inefficient and philosophically superficial. Being almost addicted to one-to-one therapy as a result of my analytic training and experience, I at first did RET only with individual clients and found this pioneering form of CBT considerably more effective than the other ther­ apies with which I had experimented. By 1957, however, I realized that RET could be taught to large num­ bers of persons through self-help books and articles and that RET -ori­ ented writings could not only prove valuable to the general public but that they could also be successfully employed to hasten and intensify the therapy of my individual clients. I therefore wrote a number of RET self­ help books-especially How to Live with a Neurotic (1957), Sex without Guilt (1958), A New Guide to Rational Living (with Robert A. Harper; original edition, 1961), and A Guide to Successful Marriage (with Robert A. Harper, 1961).

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1 Coping Skills Training and Cognitive Behavior Therapy.- 2 The Screening Procedure.- 3 The Relaxation Module.- Session 1.- Session 2.- 4 The Cognitive Restructuring Module.- Session 3.- 5 Enhancing Cognitive Restructuring Skills.- Session 4.- Session 5.- Session 6.- 6 Individual Session/Midway Evaluation.- Session 7.- 7 The Assertion-Training Module.- Session 8.- Session 9.- Session 10.- Session 11.- 8 The Problem-Solving Module.- Session 12.- Session 13.- 9 Closing Sessions.- Session 14.- Session 15.- 10 Booster Sessions.- References.- Appendixes.- 1. Pretreatment Questionnaire (PTQ).- 2. Pregroup Screening Description of the Coping Skills Group.- 3. List of Symptoms Common to Patients Referred to the Coping Skills Group.- 4. Potential Goals for Each Module.- 5. Coping Skills Group Screening Form - Individual Goal Sheet.- 6. Coping Skills Group Attendance/Performance Record and Contract.- 7. Example of Completed Coping Skills Group Screening Form - Individual Goal Sheet.- 8. Relaxation Practice Log.- 9. List of Required and Suggested Readings.- 10. Personal Reminder Form.- 11. Example of Completed Personal Reminder Form.- 12. Relaxation Sequence.- 13. Cognitive Distortions.- 14. Dispute Handles.- 15. Homework Sheet for Cognitive Restructuring.- 16. Advanced Homework Sheet for Cognitive Restructuring.- 17. Therapist's Example.- 18. Basic Irrational Ideas.- 19. Homework Sheet for Cognitive Restructuring.- 20. CBT Homework Sheet: Example Originally Prepared for Nondisclosure to Group.- 21. CBT Homework Sheet: Example Done at Home That Prompted Self-Disclosure in the Group.- 22. Components of Assertive Behavior.- 23. Scripted Assertive Scenes.- 24. Vignettes for Assertiveness Training.- 25. Assertive Behavior Log.- 26. Problem-Solving Homework Sheet.- 27. Completed Problem-Solving Homework Sheet.- 28. Example of Completed Goal Sheet for Final Interview.- 29. Worksheet for Remaining Problems.- 30. Individual Goal Sheet for Final Interview.- 31. Log of Problem Situations and Skills Employed.