| ACT in Practice: Case Conceptualization in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Contributor(s): Bach, Patricia A. (Author), Moran, Daniel J. (Author), Hayes, Steven C. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1608828212 ISBN-13: 9781608828210 Publisher: New Harbinger Publications OUR PRICE: $53.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Counseling |
| Dewey: 616.891 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7" W x 9.9" (1.40 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is more than just a set of techniques for structuring psychotherapeutic treatment; it also offers a new, insightful, transdiagnostic approach to case conceptualization and to mental health in general. Learn to put this popular new psychotherapeutic model to work in your practice with this book, the first guide that explains how to do case conceptualization within an ACT framework. ACT in Practice offers an introduction to ACT, an overview of its impact, and a brief introduction to the six core processes of ACT treatment--the six points of the hexaflex model and its pathological alter ego, the so-called inflexahex. It describes how to accomplish case conceptualizations in general and offers pr cis of the literature that establish the importance and value of case conceptualization. This guide also offers possible alternative case conceptualization for cases from different therapeutic traditions, a great help to therapists who come from a more traditional CBT background. Exercises throughout help you to evaluate the information you have just learned so that you may effectively integrate ACT into your practice. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hayes, Steven C.: - Steven C. Hayes, PhD, is Nevada Foundation Professor in the department of psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. An author of forty-one books and more than 575 scientific articles, he has shown in his research how language and thought leads to human suffering, and has developed acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)--a powerful therapy method that is useful in a wide variety of areas.Bach, Patricia A.: - Patricia A. Bach, PhD, is clinical assistant professor at the University of Central Florida. She completed her PhD at the University of Nevada, and has been providing psychotherapy, supervision, and training in ACT for more than fifteen years. Bach is a past president of the ACBS, and has coauthored a book on ACT case conceptualization.Moran, Daniel J.: - Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D, is founder and director of the MidAmerican Psychological Institute, and founder of Pickslyde Consulting. He coauthored ACT in Practice with Patricia Bach, as well as other contextual behavioral science publications. Moran has appeared on The Learning Channel, Animal Planet, and FOX News discussing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and hoarding. He is also a recognized acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) trainer, board-certified behavior analyst, and past president and fellow of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS). |