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.