Learn how to apply Rational Living Therapy / Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to relationship therapy, substance abuse / misuse, children, as well as Rational Motivational Interviewing techniques.
Rational Living Therapy
Level-Three Certification
Home Study Program
Presenter: Aldo R. Pucci, Psy.D.
President, National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists
Prerequisite: Rational Living Therapy Level-One and Level-Two Certification Program
Recorded Live from an RLT Level-Three Seminar!
The audio presentation portion is provided on a USB thumb drive.
A Complete 133-Page Manual and a Written Exam Are Included!
The Rational Living Therapy Level-Three Certification Home Study Program covers:
The Rational Living Therapy Approach to Relationship Therapy
- Assumptions of RLT - Relationship Therapy
- Complete, In-Depth Presentation of the RLT Theory of Relationship / Marital Discord
- How to Identify a Couple's Reasons for Discord
- The Complete Systematic Approach to RLT Relationship / Marital Therapy, from Assessment to Termination
- How to Help Partners Indentify, and Obtain What they Want from Each Other
- Cognitive Distortions / Mental Mistakes That Cause / Exacerbate Relationship Problems and How to Correct Them
- Various Cognitive and Behavioral Techniques to Enhance Relationship / Marital Interactions
The Rational Living Therapy approach to Substance Abuse / Misuse
- The Complete Systematic Approach to Substance Abuse / Misuse, from Assessment to Termination
- Four Cognitive Processes in Substance Misuse
- RLT Model of Substance Misuse, including the General Model, Low Frustration Tolerance Model, Need For Excitement Model, Thoughts of Worthlessness Model, Method of Coping Model, and Relapse Behavior Model
- Types of Addictive Beliefs
- "Personality Disorder" Beliefs that Facilitate Irrational Alcohol / Drug Use
- Enabling
- Dealing with Cravings
- Cognitive and Behavioral Techniques for Relapse Prevention
Rational Motivational Interviewing
- How to Engage the Client to be Motivated to Make Changes in His or Her Life
- Four Categories of Client Resistant Behavior
- Client Motivational Profiles
- Working with the Four Types of "Pre-Contemplation"
- How to Build Motivation for Change
- Recognizing Signs of Readiness for Change
- Developing Confidence for Change
Treatment of Children
- The Complete Systematic Approach to Working with Children, from Assessment to Termination
- Differences in RLT when Applying it to Children as opposed to Adults
- Therapeutic Goals for Children
- How to Share the "Cognitive Model" with Children in a Manner by Which the Can Understand and Related
- Techniques to Help Children Record their Thoughts and Emotional / Behavioral Reactions
- How to Help Children Modify their Thoughts
- Behavioral Techniques that Encourage Emotional / Behavioral Change
- Working With Parents Effectively
- How to Develop Rational Stories / Metaphors for Children
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