The A-B-C framework is central to REBT theory and practice. This model provides a useful tool for understanding the client’s feelings, thoughts, events, and behavior (Wolfe, 2007). A is the existence of a fact, or an activating event, or an inference about an event, of an individual. C is the emotional and behavioral consequence of reaction of the individual; the reaction can be either healthy or unhealthy. A (the activating event) does not cause C (the emotional consequence). Instead, B, which is the person’s belief about A, largely creates C, the emotional reaction. The interaction of the various components can be diagrammed like this: A(activating event) B (belief) C (emotional and behavioral consequence) D (disputing intervention) E (effect) F (new feeling) Cognitive restructuring is a central technique of cognitive therapy that teaches people how to improve themselves by replacing irrational beliefs with rational beliefs (Ellis, 2008). Restructuring involves helping clients learn to monitor their self-talk, identify maladaptive self-talk, and substitute adaptive self-talk for negative self-talk. In this forum discuss your thoughts on REBT therapy. Compare it to the other therapies that we have discussed. Does REBT hold promise for you? Reference: Ellis A. (2008). Cognitive restructuring of the disputing of irrational beliefs, In W. O’Donohue & J. E. Fisher (Eds), Cognitive behavior therapy: Applying empirically supported techniques in your practice (2nd ed, pp 91-95). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Wolfe, J. L. (2007). Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). In A. B. Rochlen (Ed.), Applying counseling theories: An online case-based approach (pp. 177-191). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice-Hall