CHICAGO INSTITUTE FOR REBT INC
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Mission Statement
Our organization's goals are to increase the number of Illinois residents with access to effective mental health therapy, and to increase the number of mental health professionals in Illinois who provide Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy.
About This Cause
Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy or R.E.B.T., is an action-oriented evidence-based psychotherapy that teaches individuals to identify, challenge, and replace their self-defeating thoughts and beliefs with healthier thoughts that promote emotional well-being and goal achievement. R.E.B.T. is a short-term intervention that has been demonstrated to have long-lasting results. However, the great majority of individuals seeking help do not have the type of insurance that covers counseling or educational services. Furthermore, the delivery system for mental health services does not provide Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy in a life skill/harm reduction format. Virtually the only services available to the public are based on a disease model that lacks harm reduction, life skill training, and cognitive restructuring. It has been proven by scientific research that any treatment modality that lacks cognitive restructuring and life skill training, like the approaches based on the disease model, fail at an alarming rate, close to 95% for individuals in treatment. We currently offer R.E.B.T. through our private practice to clients who pay for services out-of-pocket. These clients have recommended scores of other individuals and families to the Chicago Institute for R.E.B.T. because of the positive changes they experienced when they sought help previously. Many school districts also refer families with troubled children to the Institute because of past success with other families that they have sent to us. We would like to increase access to R.E.B.T. for disadvantaged individuals in underserved communities in the Chicago area. We established the Chicago Institute for R.E.B.T., Inc. as a charitable non-profit 501(c)(3) organization to provide free or low-cost therapy to low income individuals who otherwise would not have access to this innovative treatment option. We also want to expand our impact by training other mental health professionals in the R.E.B.T. model.