Amajor role of the therapist is to dispute (D) these
irrational beliefs (B) by challenging them through a
variety of disputational techniques. Also, a number
of other cognitive, emotive, and behavioral techniques
are used to bring about therapeutic change.
Although this outline of REBT is relatively simple,
the practice of REBT is not. Assessing, disputing,
and changing irrational beliefs require familiarity
with assessment of implicit irrational beliefs and
knowledge of a wide variety of cognitive, emotive,
and behavioral techniques for individuals, families,
and groups.