Acceptance and Commitment Therapy : Contemporary Theory, Research and Practice

Showcasing the very latest in the theory, research and practice of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) across a range of clinical applications, including eating disorders, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, PTSD and substance abuse, with contributions from leading ACT practitioners including co-founders Kirk Strosahl, Kelly Wilson and Rob Zettle. Chapters range from detailed treatments of the scientific and theoretical aspects of the ACT model and research program, to detailed discussions of how to apply ACT to a variety of human problems. Divided into two parts, the first section features theoretical treatments of ACT, with the second (and larger) section presenting extended descriptions of how to apply ACT in different contexts. This rich content mix reflects the strengths of the contextual behavioral science (CBS) research program espoused by Michael Levin and Steven Hayes from the University of Nevada. In the end, ACT is an applied treatment model, and as such, it lives and dies by its ability to effectively benefit a wide variety of clients. In order to make the treatment increasingly effective and to maximize understanding about precisely how the treatment works, its tenets must be theoretically coherent, firmly based on empirically tried and true principles, and must have its active psychological processes clearly identified and sufficiently assessed. This book clearly demonstrates such a mix of full application, an appreciation of basic-applied research linkage, clear and behaviorally-consistent conceptualization of specific problem areas, and coherent explication of the ACT model. This book will not only tell you what to do with clients struggling with various problems, it will also tell you how those things work. ACT, RFT and contextual behavioral science / Michael Levin and Steven C. Hayes --Core processes in acceptance and commitment therapy / John T. Blackledge and Dermot Barnes-Holmes --Teaching ACT : to whom, why and how / Kirk D. Strosahl and Patricia J. Robinson --Understanding and treating eating disorders : an ACT perspective / Rhonda M. Merwin and Kelly G. Wilson --ACT and health conditions / Joanne Dahl --ACT with depression : the role of forgiving / Robert d. Zettle, Stacy L. Barner and Suzanne Gird --Brief group ACT for anxiety / Natalie M. Glaser, John T. Blackledge, Louise M. Shepherd and Frank P. Deane --Self-destructive behavior, ACT and functional analysis / Tobias Lundgren --Accptance and commitment therapy training for work stress and burnout in mental health direct care providers / J. Scott Bethay, Kelly G. Wilson and Katherine H. Moyer --Promoting social intelligence using the experiential role-play method / Linda L. Bilich and Joseph Ciarrochi --ACT and CBT for psychosis : comparisons and contrasts / Hamish J. McLeod --Beyond the fragmented self : integrating acceptance and psychodynamic approaches in the treatment of borderline personality / Ann Bailey, Dianne Mooney-Reh, Lisa Parker and Sonja Temelkovski --Acceptance and commitment therapy for comorbid PTSD and substance use disorders / Sonja V. Batten, Jason C. DeViva, Andrew P. Santanello, Lorie J. Morris, Paul R. Benson and Mark A. Mann This important new work showcases the very latest in the theory, research and practice of ACT across a range of clinical applications, including eating disorders, depressions, anxiety, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, PTSD and substance abuse, with contributions from leading ACT practitioners including co-founders Kirk Strosahl, Kelly Wilson and Rob Zettle