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The ACT Approach: A Comprehensive Guide for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Congratulations to Timothy Gordon, Jessica Borushok and The ACT A Comprehensive Guide for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on winning the gold medal at the 2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for editorial and design excellence in the Psychology category!
"Clearly written, entertaining, informative, and very clinically focused."
- Kirk Strosahl, PhD, cofounder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
The ACT Approach is the ultimate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) resource all clinicians need to more their clients and therapy forward.
Combining the foundational knowledge of ACT with practical guidance, strategies, and techniques, you can begin to use ACT immediately with any client that walks through your door. Highly recommended by other ACT experts, this workbook is filled with unique tools you won't find anywhere
- Reproducible handouts & worksheets
- Mindfulness scripts
- Experiential exercises
- Transcripts from therapy sessions with line by line analysis
Includes specific case examples and treatment strategies
- Anxiety Disorders
- Depression
- Chronic Pain
- PTSD
- OCD
- Substance Use
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Adults, Children, Couples, Families and Groups!
"Clearly written, entertaining, informative, and very clinically focused."
- Kirk Strosahl, PhD, cofounder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
The ACT Approach is the ultimate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) resource all clinicians need to more their clients and therapy forward.
Combining the foundational knowledge of ACT with practical guidance, strategies, and techniques, you can begin to use ACT immediately with any client that walks through your door. Highly recommended by other ACT experts, this workbook is filled with unique tools you won't find anywhere
- Reproducible handouts & worksheets
- Mindfulness scripts
- Experiential exercises
- Transcripts from therapy sessions with line by line analysis
Includes specific case examples and treatment strategies
- Anxiety Disorders
- Depression
- Chronic Pain
- PTSD
- OCD
- Substance Use
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Adults, Children, Couples, Families and Groups!
173 pages, Paperback
Published July 26, 2017
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December 13, 2022
I received a copy of this book while purchasing some ACT trainings and was grateful it was included given how underwhelming the trainings were in terms of offering anything new or in demonstrating the approach. I've always liked ACT ever since I first read about it and have since taken a handful of trainings and read several books. However, The ACT Approach is the first that focuses specifically on how to use ACT clinically.
This volume is pretty brief and to the point. The ten chapters cover the whole theory and its use while focusing on application. The first few chapters cover the theory and 6 core processes. The authors then offer a great tool in the ACT Life Map and how that applies to case conceptualization. Although ACT is transdiagnostic, the book illustrates the core processes with different diagnoses like PTSD, anxiety, OCD, and chronic pain. The later chapters also offer examples with youth and couples.
When it comes to learning a therapeutic approach, I've often encountered too many books, classes, and trainings that discuss theory and at best only give a brief example of the application. However, The ACT Approach includes transcripts with commentary, worksheets, and further resources to educate clinicians on how to apply this approach with clients. If I have any nitpicks, it's that I wish there were even more transcript examples. If you're new to ACT, you might want to read some theory first, but if you already have knowledge of the basics, then I highly recommend The ACT Approach is you intend to incorporate ACT into your clinical work.
This volume is pretty brief and to the point. The ten chapters cover the whole theory and its use while focusing on application. The first few chapters cover the theory and 6 core processes. The authors then offer a great tool in the ACT Life Map and how that applies to case conceptualization. Although ACT is transdiagnostic, the book illustrates the core processes with different diagnoses like PTSD, anxiety, OCD, and chronic pain. The later chapters also offer examples with youth and couples.
When it comes to learning a therapeutic approach, I've often encountered too many books, classes, and trainings that discuss theory and at best only give a brief example of the application. However, The ACT Approach includes transcripts with commentary, worksheets, and further resources to educate clinicians on how to apply this approach with clients. If I have any nitpicks, it's that I wish there were even more transcript examples. If you're new to ACT, you might want to read some theory first, but if you already have knowledge of the basics, then I highly recommend The ACT Approach is you intend to incorporate ACT into your clinical work.
May 24, 2018
Every humam being should read this book
This approach is simple to understand, explain and implement. It empowers the individual to identify what is happening now, compare that to what they want and make a conscious choice for how they wish to proceed. Very effective tool for living a better and more meaningful life. I recommend highly.
This approach is simple to understand, explain and implement. It empowers the individual to identify what is happening now, compare that to what they want and make a conscious choice for how they wish to proceed. Very effective tool for living a better and more meaningful life. I recommend highly.
August 27, 2019
I’m not sure I can recommend this book enough. For clinicians looking to increase their understanding of ACT, to others just getting into ACT, this is an incredible combination of practical and philosophical. You won’t find all your questions answered, but you will have a solid foundation to move forward and an excitement for doing so as the authors truly love their work and it shows.
February 25, 2023
A good, short introduction to the ACT model. It doesn't focus on metaphors or exercises and instead does a good job of showing how you can flexibly integrate the processes of the ACT model into your clinical conversations.
I especially appreciate the annotated examples of client-therapist conversations provided. Very helpful!
I especially appreciate the annotated examples of client-therapist conversations provided. Very helpful!
April 1, 2021
This book is incredibly good, with simple language, clear information, examples, therapy sessions dialogues, worksheets, it's my first time reading about ACT and it made it a super easy and helpful experience.
September 10, 2020
This book is a great resource for learning and implementing ACT.
March 25, 2023
Very dry and not super helpful for me at this moment, maybe I can revisit
April 18, 2024
I plan to try out some of the worksheets in groups that I facilitate.
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