International Institute of Counselling and Applied Psychology sealInternational Institute of Counselling and Applied Psychology
Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)

An introduction to Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy — the ABC model, disputing irrational beliefs, and building adaptive emotional responses.

4 Hours2 weeksIntroductory

Course overview

This course provides an introduction to Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), a cognitive-behavioural approach developed to understand and modify emotional difficulties. Participants learn the relationship between beliefs, thoughts, emotions and behaviours through the ABC model of REBT, and the course covers irrational beliefs, cognitive disputation, emotional regulation, rational thinking and practical REBT intervention techniques. Through examples, exercises and case discussions, participants understand how to identify and challenge unhelpful beliefs and help individuals develop healthier emotional responses and adaptive coping strategies.

This beginner-level course is delivered fully online and self-paced, with around four hours of pre-recorded expert content, practical worksheets, therapeutic tools and case-study discussions. On successful completion you receive a certificate, having built practical, application-ready skills for counselling, educational, personal-development and professional settings.

What you'll learn

  • Apply the ABC model of REBT
  • Identify and challenge irrational beliefs through disputation
  • Support healthier emotional responses and rational thinking
  • Use core REBT intervention techniques

Curriculum

Module 1 — Foundations of REBT

  • Origins and principles
  • The ABC model
  • Beliefs, emotions and behaviours

Module 2 — Working with irrational beliefs

  • Identifying irrational beliefs
  • Cognitive disputation
  • Developing rational thinking

Module 3 — Applied REBT

  • Emotional regulation
  • Intervention techniques
  • Case discussions

Accreditation

Beginner-level course with ~4 hours of expert content and a certificate of completion; approximately 4 hours of structured learning suitable for professional-development portfolios.

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