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This clinical guide reviews the basics of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and presents a quartet of tested protocols for treating anxiety disorders in children and adults. Adult applications feature REBT for treating generalized anxiety disorder and a brief REBT/virtual reality immersion approach to social anxiety disorder. For children and adolescents, a REBT and a rational-emotive educational program address anxiety with interventions tailored to age and developmental considerations. Each protocol suggests measures for screening for suitability and differential diagnosis, explains the usefulness of REBT for the problem, and includes these features:

Session-by-session therapist guide with case formulation and relevant techniques.
In-session evaluation scales.
Client worksheets and exercises.
Developmentally appropriate materials for children and adolescents.
Agendas for parent sessions to supplement children´s therapy.
Recommended readings for clients and reference lists for therapists.
REBT in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adults offers a wealth of proven hands-on knowledge not only for practitioners using REBT in their work, such as therapists, clinical psychologists, and counselors, but also for researchers studying the efficacy of psychotherapy interventions for anxiety disorders.

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General Overview.- Anxiety-Disorders-General Overview.- Distinguishing Normal Fear and Anxiety.- Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents.- Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy.- General Overview of the Present Series.- References.- Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Adults.- Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder.- Generalized anxiety disorder.- Key elements of the REBT intervention for GAD - a therapist guide.- Primary outcomes and secondary outcomes.- Treatment goals.- Session by session structure.- REBT intervention for GAD - a patient guide.- Recommended Readings for Patients.- References.- Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy using Virtual Reality (RE & CBT-VR): A Short Protocol for Social Anxiety Disorder.- Therapist guide.- Population.- SAD and its treatment using CBT/RE&CBT interventions.- The CBT/ REBT´s model of SAD.- CBT and VRET for SAD.- Assessment tools used in RE&CBT-VR.- Rational Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy using Virtual Reality (RE&CBT-VR) for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). A short protocol in 4 sessions.- Key elements of the RE&CBT-VR intervention.- Session structure.- Recommended Readings for Patients.- References.- Appendix 1. Forms and handouts for the RE&CBT-VR.- Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents.- Rational-Emotive Therapy (REBT) Treatment Protocol for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents.- The causes of childhood anxie
ty disorders.- The treatment of childhood anxiety disorders.- REBT for childhood anxiety disorders - a treatment protocol.- Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy for childhood anxiety disorders (14 child sessions, 2 parent sessions): Therapist guide.- Key elements of the REBT intervention.- Session structure.- Therapist resources.- Explaining the difference between functional and dysfunctional emotions (with an emphasis on anxiety and fear).- Being in control of your body: controlling anxious arousal.- Spin thoughts key: how your thoughts make you anxious.- Gain control over your behavior: overcome avoidance.- Remain in the control of your emotions!.- References.- Rational Stories for Children: A Rational Emotive Education Protocol for Approaching Anxiety in Children and Adolescents Based on the Stories Book: The Retmagic and Wonderful Adventures of Retman .- The cognitive-behavioral conceptualization of child and adolescent anxiety.- CBT and RE&CBT for approaching child and adolescent anxiety: formats.- Therapeutic stories and rational stories.- Clinical assessment tools.- The RETMAN´s rational stories protocol for child and adolescent anxiety.- Key elements of the protocol.- The content of the RETMAN´s rational stories.- Session structure.- References.- Appendix.

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