Advanced acceptance and commitment therapy : the experienced practitioner's guide to optimizing delivery / Darrah Westrup, PhD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Westrup, Darrah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acceptance and commitment therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : New Harbinger Publications, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Advanced Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a licensed clinical psychologist and renowned ACT expert presents the first advanced ACT book for use in client sessions. Inside, readers will hone their understanding of the core processes behind ACT and learn practical strategies for moving past common barriers that can present during therapy, such as over-identifying with clients or difficulty putting theory into practice.

Contents:

pt. 1 Getting Oriented

1.Let the Theory Guide the Way

Diving In

The Aim of ACT

The Means of ACT

What about RFT?

The Core Processes of ACT

Problems with the Processes

Either In or Out

Quick Tips for Staying on Point

Summary

2.Starting Off Well and Staying the Course

Session Objectives

The Importance of Structure

Staying on the Path

Preparation Is Good, but Being Present Is Better!

Principles over Planning

3.Style Matters

Individuality, but Not at the Cost of Fidelity

Actual, Not Theoretical, Equality

Getting in the Room

Sharing as Contribution

The Gift of Transparency

Nurturing or Enabling

Support Does Not Mean Aligning

4.Let's Talk About Timing

The Importance of Being Present

The Gift of Silence

When in Doubt, Listen

Explicit vs. Implicit Work

Common Timing Missteps

5.Know Your Approach

To Sequence or Not to Sequence

Other Considerations

Wrapping Up Well

pt. 2 Tricky Little Pieces and Common Missteps

6.That Little Problem Called Language

Letting Language Off the Hook

Why Go There?

What Is Needed?

Description vs. Evaluation

The Mind Is Not All That

7.Help with Creative Hopelessness

Why So Hard?

Bailing Out

Fragility or Fusion?

Once Again, the Importance of Style

Other Stylistic Missteps

The Heart of the Matter

It's About the Larger Agenda

Creative Hopelessness Lite

8.Barriers to Treatment

How to Spot Barriers

What to Do

Common Barriers to Behavioral Change

When Clients Don't Progress

9.The Conundrum of Self-as-Context

The Struggle

What Is the Self, Exactly?

How Does Self Happen?

Is the Self the Soul?

What Are We Aiming For?

So How Do We Go About It?

Other Perplexities

10.Optimizing Your Secret Weapons

Winging It

Not Going for It You, but Not Me

Timing, Yet Again

Why Can't the Passengers Drive the Bus?

Turning Buses into Shovels

Some Stickiness with Mindfulness

Use What Works

pt. 3 Some Finer Points

11.Curveballs and Consistency

Oh, by the Way...

Bad News

In Pursuit of Happiness

12.Your Continued ACT Journey

Claiming Your Barriers

Living Your Intention

Walking the Walk

Ways to Grow

Lonely in ACT-ville

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-60882-651-1

OCLC:

877770798