What is the purpose of AREBT?
The Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (AREBT) was established in 1993 by a group of counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists who were training as REBT practitioners in the United Kingdom. AREBT is the leading international REBT professional membership organisation.
The Association is committed to continuing professional development of its members and in December, 1999 invited the Founder of REBT, Dr. Albert Ellis, from the Albert Ellis Institute in New York, to run a successful workshop with live demonstrations of REBT. A bibliography of Albert Ellis is available on our website just click onto the home page.
In 2008 the Association jointly created the National REB/CB register of accredited practitioners with BABCP, thus becoming the leading bodies that represent Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK.
AREBT’s purpose is to:
- Provide access to individuals who have an interest or specialism in REBT
- Maintain a register of professionally trained Rational Emotive Behaviour Practitioners.
- Promote and develop the science of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT).
- Promote the interests of members of the Association in their professional activities.
- Recognise REBT courses at Foundation and Practitioner levels run by Accredited REBT trainers and supervisors.
- Maintain a website, conduct a journal and/or other literature for the purposes of distributing information and advancing the objects of the Association and keeping members and others informed on subjects connected with REBT.
- Organise a yearly Annual General Meeting and Annual Conference. With opportunities to discuss the development of AREBT and experience REBT- CPD opportunities e.g. CBT self-help approach to stress management and prevention at work. RECB Education for children; Master classes in ‘Perfectionism’ & REBT and the treatment of Anorexia, Bulimia and (EDNS) Eating disorders. Past conferences content is available on the website home page.
- The Association runs a free online REBT forum for both the public and practitioners. Just click the links on home page.
Key people involved with the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy are:
- Patron: Professor Windy Dryden PhD
- Former Honorary Fellow: Dr Albert Ellis PhD (deceased)
- Chair: David Baker
- Vice Chair: Dr Roberta Galluccio Richardson
- Hon. Secretary: Irene Tubbs
- Treasurer: Peter Ruddell
- Membership secretary: Eldewiess Collings
- Journal Co-Editor: Professor Stephen Palmer PhD
- Journal Co-Editor: Dr Siobhain O'Riordan
- Director of Accreditation: Meir Stolear
- Newsletter Editor: Toby Chelms
- Newsletter Editor: Avi Joseph
- Conference Co-ordinator: Dennis Bury
- Conference Co-ordinator: Edward Sim
- Company Secretary: Elizabeth Samuels BA ACMA
- Coach Accreditation co-ordinator: Gladeana McMahon
- REBT researcher: Neil Jones
- NICE representative: Jacqueline Smith
The Board of Directors are all volunteers. The Company Secretary is the only paid member of staff.
