Rational Living Therapy Level-Three Certification Home Study Program

Description

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