July 30, 2014
Editor's note: The following was adapted from the edited volume, Mindfulness and Acceptance in Social Work, edited by Matthew S. Boone. The word “acceptance” usually shows up in definitions of… READ MORE
April 23, 2014
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), developed by Marsha Linehan to teach clients emotional regulation and coping skills, was first used with adult patients who responded to emotional pain with self-harming mechanisms,… READ MORE
March 26, 2014
The support and understanding of parents if often vital to successful Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) treatment for adolescents; however, parents (or parental figures) may feel a range of negative emotions… READ MORE
October 30, 2013
Using mindfulness to treat the suffering that comes with the symptoms of borderline personality disorder is a difficult task because it requires you to attend to what’s going on in… READ MORE
October 24, 2013
In psychotherapy, particularly in mindfulness and acceptance camps, psychological flexibility is the primary goal of intervention. As we’ve seen in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) interventions, the core processes such… READ MORE
October 21, 2013
In recent years, developments in neuroscience have offered significant breakthroughs in understanding the brain chemistry that contributes to the behaviors and suffering associated with borderline personality disorder. While mindfulness cannot… READ MORE
October 15, 2013
A few weeks ago, we went over some of the basics of the brain that provide a foundation for using mindfulness to treat borderline personality disorder, as outlined in Drs…. READ MORE
September 25, 2013
By Steven C. Hayes, PhD, author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life I was in Oakland a couple of weeks ago to celebrate the 40th anniversary… READ MORE
August 12, 2013
A few weeks ago we reviewed the merits of bringing mindfulness and acceptance to college students with statistics, research, and key points from the new edited title, Mindfulness & Acceptance… READ MORE
Part 2: What to Do When a Client Is Participating in Self-Judgment?
April 23, 2024
