Introduction

PART I THEORY

1 Rational Emotive Behavioural Coaching and its scope

2 The image of the person in REBC

3 The importance of meaning and values in REBC

4 Objectives and goals in REBC

5 Understanding emotional problems and their healthy alternatives: The 'Situational ABC' parts of the 'Situational ABCDEF' framework

6 Understanding emotional problems and their healthy alternatives in tabular form

7 The criteria of good mental health and healthy psychological living that can inform REBC

8 Characteristics of effective REB coaches

9 Characteristics of good REB coachees

10 The coaching alliance in REBC

PART II PRACTICE

11 Greeting, assessing and contracting in REBC

12 Helping coachees get the most out of REBC before formal coaching starts

13 Helping coachees get the most out of REBC during coaching: The negotiation and review of homework tasks

14 Development-focused REBC: Setting objectives

15 Development-focused REBC: Designing and implementing an action plan

16 Practical problem-focused REBC: Identifying the problem and setting goals

17 Practical problem-focused REBC: Implementing problem-solving methods

18 Emotional problem-focused REBC: Understanding the emotional problem and setting goals using the 'Situational ABC' parts of the 'Situational ABCDEF' framework

19 Emotional problem-focused REBC: Changing attitudes using the 'DEF' parts of the 'Situational ABCDEF' framework

20 Identifying, understanding and dealing with obstacles in REBC

21 Dealing with common coachee problems in coaching: Guilt

22 Dealing with common coachee problems in coaching: Anxiety

23 Dealing with common coachee problems in coaching: Procrastination

24 Helping coachees to develop a flexible mindset: 1. Attitudinal flexibility

25 Helping coachees to develop a flexible mindset: 2. Other features

26 Helping coachees to develop a non-awfulising perspective

27 Helping coachees to develop greater discomfort tolerance

28 Helping coachees to develop greater unconditional acceptance

29 Helping coachees to gneralise their learning and become their own coaches

30 Ending and Follow-up

Notes

References

Index