Albert Ellis Institute's Primary & Advanced Practicum
in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
by In Vivo-Mumbai Centre for REBT
International REBT Certification

(The only preferred Partner of the AEI, NY in India)

Schedule:
Primary: 15th November to 20th November, 2025
Advanced: 22nd November to 27th November

5% early bird discount available till 30th July. Fill the form below to know more 

Venue: Online (Zoom)

Facilitator:

Swati Khanolkar (Director at In Vivo)

 

 

Eligibility & pre requisite:

  • Students & professionals of Psychology and other allied field. 

 

Dates: 17th – 18th May

 
Timings: 5.00 Pm to 7.30 PM

 

Mode:

Online

Supervisors:

 

Prof. Windy Dryden, Supervisor, AEI , NY Emeritus professor, Goldsmiths College, London He has been practicing REBT since 1974 & training in RE&CBT since 1984. He has authored more than 200 books in REBT and CBT. He conducts training in different parts of the world. 

 

Swati Khanolkar, Training Faculty Level II, AEI, NY Director of In Vivo- Mumbai Centre for REBT She has been practicing since past 12 years in Mumbai. She conducts regular REBT training programs for students and professionals in psychology, individual counselling, self-help workshops, and group therapy sessions. 

(The Albert Ellis Institute is officially approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to provide continuing education for psychologists.)

Eligibility:

  • Open to psychologists, counselors, social workers, physicians, nurses, and graduate students. 
  • Minimum qualification for certificate candidacy is a master’s degree in psychology or counseling, M.S.W., M.D., or R.N. Other helping professionals (e.g., alcoholism counselors) as well as those who have a bachelor’s degree in psychology or counseling may be eligible to participate in the full Practicum but will receive a Paraprofessional Certificate.

Highlights:

  • The practicum is designed according to AEI guidelines and philosophies
  • A unique, specialized training in evidence-based REBT
  • A certification from the Albert Ellis Institute, New York upon successful completion of the practicum
  • The certificate will make you eligible for the Associate Fellowship program
Course content

Primary:

Topics:

1.    Principles and Practice of REBT and Demonstration of REBT

2.    Cognitive Behavioural Clinical Strategies & Intervention Skills

3.    REBT’s Conceptualization of Emotions

4.    Learning from Errors

 

Advanced:

Topics:

1.    Basic Philosophy of REBT and Cognitive change

2.    REBT’s Application to Clinical disorders

3.    Overcoming Resistance

4.    Application of REBT to Relationships: The Before, during & after.

Schedule

Primary Practicum content & schedule:

 

Day 1

Saturday

15th Nov

Day 2

Sunday

16th Nov

Day 3

Monday

17th Nov

Day 4

Tuesday

18th Nov

Day 5

Wednesday

19th Nov

Day 6

Thursday

20th Nov

 

 

11AM-2PM

(IST)

 

Lecture 1

Principles and Practice of REBT and Demonstration of REBT

 

 

(Swati Khanolkar)

 

Lecture 3

 

Cognitive Behavioural Clinical Strategies & Intervention Skills

 

(Swati Khanolkar)

    

 

5PM-8PM

(IST)

 

 

11.30PM-2.30PM

(UK time)

 Lecture 2

REBT’s Conceptualization of Emotions

(Prof. Dryden)

Lecture 4

 

Learning from Errors

(Prof. Dryden)

 Supervision 1

Grp B

(Prof. Dryden)

Grp A

(Swati Khanolkar)

Supervision 2 

Group A

(Prof. Dryden)

Grp B

(Swati Khanolkar)

Supervision 3

Grp B

(Prof. Dryden)

Grp A

(Swati Khanolkar)

Supervision 4

Group A

(Prof. Dryden)

Grp B

(Swati Khanolkar)


Advanced Practicum content & schedule:

 

Day 1

Saturday

22th Nov

Day 2

Sunday

23th Nov

Day 3

Monday

24th Nov

Day 4

Tuesday

25th Nov

Day 5

Wednesday

26th Nov

Day 6

Thursday

27th Nov

 

 

 

11AM-2.30PM

(IST)

 

Lecture 1

Basic Philosophy of REBT & Cognitive change

 

(Swati Khanolkar)

 

Lecture 3

Applications to Relationships

(Swati Khanolkar)

    

 

 

 

 

 

 Lecture 2

 

Process of REBT

(Prof. Dryden)

 

11.30 PM- 3PM

(UK time)

Lecture 4

 

Overcoming resistance

 

 

(Prof. Dryden)

 

11.30 PM- 3PM

(UK time)

Supervision 1

Grp B

(Prof. Dryden)

Grp A

(Swati Khanolkar)

 

11.30 PM- 2.30PM

(UK time)

Supervision 2

Grp A

(Prof. Dryden)

Grp B

(Swati Khanolkar)

  

11.30 PM- 2.30PM

(UK time)

Supervision

3
Grp B

(Prof. Dryden)

Grp A

(Swati Khanolkar)

 

11.30 PM- 2.30PM

(UK time)

Supervision

 4

Grp A

(Prof. Dryden)

Grp B

(Swati Khanolkar)

 

11.30 PM- 2.30PM

(UK time)

*All lectures and supervision sessions will be conducted on the Zoom platform.

Continued assistance:

  • Access to WhatsApp community of like-minded students and trainers of REBT. 
  • Centre for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT): Dedicated to fostering discussions and sharing insights in the field of counseling.

  • Hub for Authentic Learning: Providing a platform for in-depth exploration of the practical side of the counseling world.

  • Content Sharing: Offering valuable resources such as articles, case studies, and expert insights to enhance knowledge and understanding.

  • Regular Feedback Sessions: Engage in feedback sessions led by Swati Khanolkar to gain practical guidance and enhance counseling skills.

Certification:

At the end of this training, participants will be asked to complete an exam. A passing grade on the exam (70%), along with satisfactory reviews by supervisors from the peer counseling sessions will result in the Advanced certificate (You can Practice REBT Globally)

  • All certificate e-copies are processed by AEI, NY and not by In Vivo.
  • Processing of the certificate E-copy takes a minimum 3 months.
  • Any changes or delay in the processing of certificates is subject to some variables at the end of the AEI.

Required Pre-practicum Reading:

  • A Primer on Rational-Emotive Therapy 3rd Edition By W. Dryden & R. DiGiuseppe
  • The REBT Therapist’s Pocket Companion by W. Dryden & M. Neena
  • Dealing with Emotional Problems- Using Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: A Practitioner’s Guide by W. Dryden
  • A Practitioner’s Guide to Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy 3rd Edition by R. DiGiuseppe, K. Doyle, W. Dryden, & W. Backx
  • Overcoming Resistance by Albert Ellis, Ph.D

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For registration:

  1. Inform us via email or WhatsApp about your interest to register. 
  2. Make the payment via NEFT

For any queries and doubts kindly write to us via email or message us 

on 9987705530/9867186110.

 

*Policy for cancellation & refund:

  • Cancellation of participation within the 10 days of commencement of the training is non-refundable.
  • The fees can be transferred only to the immediate next training once.
  • Cancellation of the registration until 10 days of the commencement of the training to be partially refundable * (conditions apply)
  • The rights to make final decision of any kind to remain with ‘In Vivo-REBT centre Mumbai LLP’
  • We reserve the rights to reschedule at least once in unforeseen circumstances.
  •  Rescheduling of the training 10 days prior to the commencement will be based on discussion with and consensus in the group. We will try our best to accommodate everyone’s convenience.
  • Full refund will be given in case of cancellation of the training by In Vivo within 10 days of commencement.

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