Description:

"Men are disturbed not by events, but by the views which they take of them." - Epictetus

Participants will learn how to apply Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to stressful life situations.  Research indicates that cognitive therapy interventions can be learned in educational contexts and can be used to help reduce teacher burnout and help teachers cope more effectively with difficult people both at home and in the work place.

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) emphasizes that no matter what the situation or event, it is largely our attitude (flexible vs rigid) that we bring to the adverse situation that causes our disturbance and corresponding choice of self-sabotaging behaviors. The evidence-based strategies you will learn in this session will help you to identify and challenge unhealthy ways of thinking (attitudes) that lead to emotional disturbance. Learning and then practicing healthy (flexible and rational) ways of thinking, will help us to resolve emotional and behavioral problems and to lead us to happier and more fulfilling lives.

Professional Learning Outcomes (PLO):

In this PLCohort, participants will be able to

• Understand the difference between unhealthy negative emotion and healthy negative emotion and be able to apply this concept to stressful life situations.
• Apply the four categories of Irrational (Unhealthy) Beliefs (Rigid Attitudes) and their Healthy Alternative Beliefs (Flexible Attitudes) to stressful lie situations.
• Apply the REBT model of disputation to facilitate the participant's development of an effective new philosophy and functional new behavior towards the stressful situation.

Time:

12:30PM-1:45PM

Dates:

2/4/2022; 2/11/2022; 2/18/2022; 2/25/2022; 3/4/202; 4/29/2022

Location:

WARE 212

Professional Learning Points:

125 points

Deliverable:

At the conclusion of this PLCohort, participants will have engaged in many discussions over the REBT process. They will pick at least one strategy and incorporate it into a lesson in the upcoming session. Participants will share a short presentation with peers showcasing how they used this strategy in their lesson. They will then complete a final reflection and future action plan.

Teaching & Learning Effectiveness Documentation Questions
Deadline for the Deliverable Form is 5/13/2022. 

Presented by:

Dr. Alan Kee- Professor of Psychology

Michaela Dodson- Instructional Designer

How to Register for CTL Classes

1. Go to https://acconnect.actx.edu/
2. Under the Self-Service section, click WebAdvisor.
3. Click WebAdvisor for Employees.
4. In the upper right corner of the screen, click Log In.
5. Log in with your ACNet ID and Password.
6. Under Professional Development, click Register for Center for Teaching and Learning Classes.
7. Click SUBMIT to access a list of courses being offered by CTL.
8. Click the SELECT box to the left of the workshop for which you wish to register.
9. Click SUBMIT again at the bottom of the page to finalize your selection(s).

Video Tutorial

If you have any issues registering please contact Cheryl Oldham at 371-5941, or email cloldham@actx.edu.