Download or read book Favorite Counseling and Therapy Homework Assignments written by Albert Ellis and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howard Rosenthal takes the reader into the offices of 56 of the finest therapists in the world to learn their favorite counseling and therapy homework assignments. The text literally reads like a Who's Who in therapy, packing in more famous therapists than any book of its kind. Albert Ellis uses his REBT Self-Help form to create effective homework beginning with the very first session. William Glasser reveals his 'Getting Rid of the Seven Habits of Unhappy' homework for the first time. Richard N. Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute? explains how clients can use 'Trioing' to solve career difficulties and overcome personal obstacles. Microcounseling skills pioneer Allen E. Ivey shares gems of therapeutic wisdom based on 35 years experience. Noted textbook authors Marianne Schneider Corey and Gerald Corey share an innovative paradigm for implementing client-centered homework for group therapy clients. Psychiatrist Peter R. Breggin of Talking Back to Prozac fame, utilizes a homework assignment involving kindness rather than relying upon today's dangerous psychiatric drugs. And the list goes on and on. Dr. Rosenthal also teams up with the eminent therapist Jeffrey Kottler to illuminate the pitfalls of therapeutic homework. Overall, this lively, innovative book promises to become a classic in the field of helping and is the perfect sequel to Dr. Rosenthal's bestselling Favorite Counseling and Therapy Techniques.