Dryden Windy: Rational Emotive Behavioural Coaching

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. It covers a range of topics including meaning and values, development, the working alliance, dealing with obstacles and common coachee problems.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)