Learning ACT : an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Skills-Training Manual for Therapists.

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is among the most remarkable developments in contemporary psychotherapy and proven effective in the treatment of several mental health conditions--including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and more. With updated exercises based on new research and disco...

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Main Author: Luoma, Jason B.
Other Authors: Hayes, Steven C., Walser, Robyn D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland : Context Press, 2017
Edition:2nd ed.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Chapter 1; The Focus of ACT and Its Six Aspects; Chapter 2; Developing Willingness and Acceptance; Chapter 3; Undermining Cognitive Fusion; Chapter 4; Getting in Contact with the Present Moment; Chapter 5; Building Flexible Perspective Taking Through Self-ÂƯas-ÂƯContext; Chapter 6; Defining Valued Directions; Chapter 7; Building Patterns of Committed Action; Chapter 8; Conceptualizing Cases Using ACT; Chapter 9; The ACT Therapeutic Stance; Chapter 10; Adapting ACT to Cultural Contexts; Chapter 11; Bringing It All Together; Appendix A; The ACT Core Competency Rating Form.
  • Appendix CUsing ACT in Different Settings; Glossary; References; Index.