| Abstract: | Useful therapeutic material, often found in rational-emotive behaviour therapy (REBT), does not always reach the daily life of classrooms, although there are some exceptions in specific educational programmes. Pupils in schools can benefit daily from therapeutic ideas that prevent disturbed thinking and promote more optimistic views of setbacks. The aim of these ideas is to improve attitudes to schooling, especially in pupils who frequently need special help. In a small-scale project, a therapeutic board game was devised in order to generate discussion and to dispute irrational thinking. Two teachers and the author found that pupils of ten years of age responded positively to REBT, and teachers found that the cards used in the game provided a framework for discussion and self-help strategies. |
