Rational Emotive Education

Course Code: PIPP3510 • Study year: III • Academic Year: 2022-2023
Domain: Education Sciences • Field of study: Pedagogy of primary and preschool education
Type of course: Elective (1 of 2)
Language of instruction: Romanian
Erasmus Language of instruction: English
Name of lecturer: Ioana Cristina Todor
Seminar tutor: Ioana Cristina Todor
Form of education Full-time
Form of instruction: Class
Number of teaching hours per semester: 3
Number of teaching hours per week: 42
Semester: Autumn
Form of receiving a credit for a course: Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated 3

Course aims:

To identify the role of rational-emotional and behavioral education in the in the development of the person
To describe the causal relationships event-thinking-behavior (emotion) in various educational and life contexts
To apply the causal relationships event-thinking-behavior (emotion) in educational counseling
To apply the principles of REBT in education
To promote rational thinking

Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

1. History of rational-emotional and behavioral education 2. Principles of rational-emotional and behavioral education 3. The REBT triad thought-emotion-behavior 4. Rational Thoughts and Irrational Thoughts 5. The ABC model 6. The ABCDE model 7. Disputing irrational thoughts

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, exemplification, debate, case studies

Learning outcomes:

• conducting the teaching and learning process in preschool and primary school • counselling and psycho-pedagogical support for various educational groups • cooperation in interdisciplinary teams in order to carry out programs and projects in education • life-long learning

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written paper – 60%; Continuous assessment – 40%.

Recommended reading:

Ellis, A., Emotional education in the classroom: The Living School., Journal of Child Psychology , 1 , 1973 , 19-22
Ellis, A., Dryden, W., The Practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, 2 nd edition,, Springer Publishing Company, LLC. , New York , 2007 , xx
Opre, A., Vaida, S., Counseling in Schools. A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Based Intervention – A Pilot Study, Cogniţie, Creier, Comportament , 12, 1 , 2008 , 57–69.
Pietro, M., Rational Emotive Education in School, Romanian Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies , 4, 1 , 2004 , 65–77
Vernon, A., Rational Emotive Education, Romanian Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies , 4, 1 , 2004 , 23–37