Welcome to AREBT International Conference, 2020.

Our virtual international conference will be held on Monday 30th November. There will be keynote speakers and invited papers. Workshops on Day 2, Tuesday December, 2020.

After each session, the speaker will be available to answer questions in the networking room. Some keynotes will be recorded for delegates to watch after the event.

AREBT Conference Programme

Conference theme: Advances in The Theory, Research & Practice of The Rational Emotive Behavioural Approach.

Time: 09.50 – 10.00 GMT. Conference Welcome

Time: 10.00 – 10.45 GMT. Keynote: Telepsychology in the time of lockdown: Exciting advantages for practice. Dr Monica O’Kelly (Australia)

Time: 11.00 – 11.45 GMT. Keynote: Tough Minded Love For Tender Hearted Sweethearts. Dr Chrysoula Kostogiannis (Greece)

Time: 12.00 – 12.45 GMT. Keynote: The empirical status of Rational Emotive Behaviour Theory and Practice. Dr Daniel David (Romania)

Time: 13.00 – 13.45 GMT. Invited Paper: New developments of the ABC model for cognitive-behavioral coaching. Dr Oana David and Cristina Lorint (This paper is pre-recorded and can be watched at anytime during the conference or for a limited time, post-conference)

Time: 13.00 – 13.45 GMT. Networking and discussion in Networking Room.

Time: 14.00 – 14.45 GMT. Keynote: The use of REBC in achievement settings: Implications for the regulation of motivation and emotion. Dr. Martin J. Turner (UK)

Time: 15.00 – 15.45 GMT. Keynote: Single-Session REBT: Learning from Demonstration Sessions. Prof Windy Dryden (UK)

Time: 16.00 – 16.45 GMT. Keynote: How REBT is common to all Psychotherapies, to all Forms of CBT, and how it is unique. Dr Raymond DiGiuseppe (USA)

Time: 16.45 – 16.50 GMT: Closing remarks and thanks.


Time: 17.00 – 17.45 GMT: AREBT AGM; Fellowship award (For AREBT members and invited guests)


Speakers on Day 1 Monday 30th November will include:


Workshops: Day 2, Tuesday December, 2020