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Student Burnout

A Rational-Emotive Education Treatment Approach

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Clinical Applications of Rational-Emotive Therapy

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Since I developed rational-emotive education (REE) and first presented the system in 1974, it has become clinically and empirically clear that this positive mental-health approach has significant practical value for counselors and teachers who deal daily with a broad spectrum of child and adolescent adjustment problems. Moreover, the system gains potency through its dual application: as a preventive mental health system and as a counseling intervention system.

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  1. Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 01106, USA

    William J. Knaus (Psychologist in private practice)

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  1. Institute of Rational-Emotive Therapy, New York, New York, USA

    Albert Ellis

  2. University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    Michael E. Bernard

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Knaus, W.J. (1985). Student Burnout. In: Ellis, A., Bernard, M.E. (eds) Clinical Applications of Rational-Emotive Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2485-0_11

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