Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Second Edition: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change PDF

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Since the original publication of this seminal work, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has come into its own as a widely practiced approach to helping people change. This book provides the definitive statement of ACT—from conceptual and empirical foundations to clinical techniques—written by its originators. ACT is based on the idea that psychological rigidity is a root cause of a wide range of clinical problems. The authors describe effective, innovative ways to cultivate psychological flexibility by detecting and targeting six key processes: defusion, acceptance, attention to the present moment, self-awareness, values, and committed action. Sample therapeutic exercises and patient–therapist dialogues are integrated throughout.

 

New to This Edition

*Reflects tremendous advances in ACT clinical applications, theory building, and research.

*Psychological flexibility is now the central organizing focus.

*Expanded coverage of mindfulness, the therapeutic relationship, relational learning, and case formulation.

*Restructured to be more clinician friendly and accessible; focuses on the moment-by-moment process of therapy.

 

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• Hardcover: 402 pages
• Publisher: The Guilford Press; 2nd edition (September 28, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1609189620
• ISBN-13: 978-1609189624
• Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 6.3 x 9.2 inches
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Second Edition: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change PDF

I thought that this would be a "classic" re-edition: rearranged chapters, updated research data, a new prologue and epilogue, nothing else.
I was wrong.
This is a second edition, but this is not the same book anymore. Is more readable, more polished, in one word, a more 'mature' book.

For instance, the chapter structure is completely different from the first edition; they're addressing brand new topics like the general strategy(research and practice), for the development of a psychology more adequate to the human condition (namely, the CBS strategy). In addition to the new ones, some topics that in the first book were more implicit now are addressed explicitly, like the therapeutic relationship, case conceptualization and the psychological flexibility model.

The first edition didnt include the always helpful hexaflex model, but this one goes through the six processes chapter-per-chapter, with lots of short clinical dialogues and examples, making it more clear and easy to understand for the clinicians.

ACBS has born and grown spectacularly in the last years, and this books reflects and adds support to that.

In sum, if you are giving your first steps in ACT, try this edition. And if you have read the first edition... well, try this edition too, you wont be disappointed.

By Fabian

I'm a provisional psychologist who has chosen ACT as my preferred therapeutic stance and have read quite a few ACT books for clinicians. This book strikes a balance between being too informal and too bogged down in theory. I've learnt so much from reading this and my clients have definately benefited from my deeper understanding of not just the theory behind ACT but also the core processes. A must have for any ACT clinician.

By NatalieR