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Editor's Note: Janet Wofe was invited to describe her significant contributions to the evolution of cognitive/behavioral/feminist women's groups, including the personal influences that led her to this particular career focus. In this retrospective, key elements in REBT women's groups are highlinghte and illustrated with a case example; and changes that have occurred in these groups over the past twenty years are described. A comparison is made with other popular types of women's groups and suggestions offered for the further development of gender-informed REBT.
Some of the material in this article was adapted from an interview with Janet Wolfe in the AdlerianJournal of Individual Psychology.
She is a consultant to numerous organizations and groups including the Veterans Administration. Dr. Wolfe is the author of numerous articles on sex role and relationship issues and of the book “What to Do WhenHe Has a Headache: Renewing Desire and Intimacy in Your Relationship”.
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Wolfe, J.L. Rational emotive behavior therapy women's groups: A twenty year retrospective. J Rational-Emot Cognitive-Behav Ther 13, 153–170 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02354507
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