Advanced Training in ACT
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May-01-2013
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28357
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ISBN: 9781608828357
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$199.95
About the Book
If you are a mental health professional who is already familiar with the acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) model, you may be looking for advanced strategies and exercises to improve the quality of your client sessions. This eight-hour training program by psychologists Matthew McKay and Patricia Zurita Ona provides key, in-session skills for navigating the six core ACT processes (hexaflex), as well as practical tips for moving past common roadblocks that arise in therapy. In addition, you will learn specific adaptations of the ACT protocol for use in treating an array of disorders, such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain, eating disorders, and more.
These professional training DVDs feature:
- Useful demonstrations and experiential exercises
- Practical tips for increasing client cooperation and motivation
- Strategies for helping clients build a worldview based on values
- Treatment scenarios for a variety of professional settings
- Cutting-edge research not found elsewhere
Contributors
Matthew McKay (Author)
Matthew McKay, PhD, is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. He has authored and coauthored numerous books, including The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook, The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, Self-Esteem,... Read more
Books by Matthew McKay
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
Second Edition
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook
Seventh Edition
Messages
Fourth Edition
Self-Esteem
Fourth Edition
Patricia E. Zurita Ona (Author)
Patricia E. Zurita Ona, PsyD, is director of the East Bay Behavior Therapy Center and adjunct professor at the Wright Institute. Her clinical work started first as school psychologist, and then as a clinical psychologist. She has significant... Read more
