Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in Sport and Exercise

Martin Turner is a Chartered Psychologist and Associated Fellow of the British Psychologyical Society (BPS), is registered as a Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council, and is a Chartered Sport and Exercise Scientist with the British Assocation of Sport and Exercise Sciences. He is a prominent REBT Researcher and Speaker, and Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Staffordshire University, UK. His work using REBT in sport was featured in The Psychologist, the BPS's magazine. Martin was awarded the BPS Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology PhD of the year prize in 2013. He is currently Lead Psychologist for England Futsal with the FA. He has previously worked with Stoke City FC and Nottingham Forest FC, Staffordshire County Cricket and Nottingham County Cricket academies, and business organizations such as SONY. Richard Bennett is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, is registered as a Clinical Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council, and is an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies. He has extensive knowledge and skill in the theory and practice of REBT after more than 20 years’ experience working clinically within the NHS and private practice. In addition to his clinical experience, Richard has widespread experience of teaching and training in REBT. He is a Senior Academic Tutor in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) within the psychology department at the University of Birmingham, UK, where he is the lead for the Postgraduate Diploma in High Intensity Psychological Therapies, and Deputy Course Director of the Centre for REBT.

1. The Use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in Sport and Exercise: An Introduction 2. The Theory and Practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) 3. A Short-Term Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Intervention for Competition Anxiety with a Trampoline Gymnast 4. Anxiety, Unhealthy Jealousy, and Exercise Avoidance: A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Intervention 5. “It Will be the End of the World If We Don’t Win This Game”: Exploring the Use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Interventions in Paralympic Soccer 6. Managing Injury and Loss: The Use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) with a Collegiate Football Player 7. The Use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to Address Symptoms of Exercise Dependence 8. Mixed Martial Arts and the Paradox Between Self-Improvement and Self-Acceptance: A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Intervention 9. The Use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) with an Anxious Sub-Elite Fencer 10. Rebounding from Injury and Increasing Performance with Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) 11. A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Intervention to Improve Low Frustration Tolerance in an Elite Table Tennis Player 12. Applying Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Resilience "Credos" with a South-East Asian Elite Squash Player 13. Delivering Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Education in Youth Rugby Union 14. “Is it Really That Bad?”: A Case Study Applying Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) with an Elite Youth Tennis Player 15. “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)”: The Use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to Increase Function and Reduce Irrational Beliefs of an Injured Athlete 16. Using Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to Combat Performance-Debilitating Unhealthy Anxiety in an International Level Karateka