Rationality and the Pursuit of Happiness: The Legacy of Albert Ellis

Michael E. Bernard is a Professor at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia. He co-founded the Australian Institute for Rational Emotive Therapy, is a former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy, and has written more than 50 books and journal articles in areas associated with mental health, resilience, peak performance, parenting, and school improvement. He currently consults with business and the public sector on principles of personal effectiveness, and is Managing Director of The Bernard Group.

Michael worked closely with Albert Ellis for more than three decades. Today, he is recognized as an international authority on Ellis’s work and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy.