Brief interventions for radical change : principles & practice of focused acceptance & commitment therapy / Kirk Strosahl, Patricia Robinson, Thomas Gustavsson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strosahl, Kirk, 1950-

Contributor:

Gustavsson, Thomas.

Robinson, Patricia A. (Patricia Ann), 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acceptance and commitment therapy.

Brief psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Brief Interventions for Radical Change is a valuable resource for clinicians-a collection of fifteen to thirty-minute therapeutic interventions based in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) that can be used to help clients overcome any psychological difficulty, including anxiety, depression, and substance abuse.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Part 1; Principles of Brief Intervention; Chapter 1; A Brief Review of Brief Therapy; Chapter 2; How People Get Stuck; Chapter 3; The Process of Radical Change; Part 2; Practice Tools and Methods for Brief, Focused Interventions; Chapter 4; Focused Interviewing; Chapter 5; Strategies and Tools for Increasing Motivation; Chapter 6; Promoting Radical Change; Part 3; Case Examples; Chapter 7; Big Like Swallow: FACT with an Abused Child; Chapter 8; Lost in Space: FACT with Drug and Alcohol Problems; Chapter 9; Playing It Safe: FACT with an Adult Survivor of Sexual Abuse

Chapter 10Disconnected and Demoralized: FACT with a Depressed Elderly Woman; Part 4; FACT with Couples and Groups; Chapter 11; Until Death Do Us Part: FACT with Couples; Chapter 12; The More the Merrier: FACT in Groups; Appendix; Interview, Case Formulation, and Assessment Tools; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781608823468

1608823466

OCLC:

823238984