Shishir Palsapure is a dynamic
Rational emotive and Cognitive Behavior
therapy trainer and supervisor. He’s also an
international motivational
speaker, life coach, psychotherapist, medical
doctor, corporate trainer and a lecturer. He
has been trained at the Albert Ellis
institute, New York and Beck Institute,
Philadelphia USA. He has launched a unique
preventive emotional education program CORE
based on RE-CBT for over 5000 school children
at Mumbai. He represented his country at
various international conferences, and trained
thousands of mental health professionals in
RE-CBT.
CONFERENCE ABSTRACT
Rational Emotive Behavior
Therapy (REBT) for depression
Cognitive Behavioral therapies
including RE-CBT has been found effective in
the treatment of Non-psychotic Depression.
(David et al., 2008).
The presentation focuses on unique features of
the REBT treatment module for Depression,
besides the common features of Cognitive
Behavioral techniques like Behavioral
Activation. REBT uses Cognitive, Behavioral
and Emotive techniques in the treatment of
Depression. With a unique active directive
style, the REBT therapist helps patients
accept themselves unconditionally, life and
others unconditionally, which is central to
the treatment of Depression according to REBT
therapists. The presentation also introduces
the participants to session wise treatment
protocol.
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