How to Listen for Values in Sessions
January 14, 2016
In ACT, every discussion has a value behind it. Sometimes what a person cares about is explicit; other times it’s hidden. As mental health practitioners, our job is to be… READ MORE
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Choosing What Matters
August 28, 2015
Part five of a six-part series on ACT processes By Steven C. Hayes, PhD If all living creatures in the universe were gone, there would be nothing left of importance…. READ MORE
Using Values to Avoid the Trap of Meaninglessness
March 17, 2015
If you use defusion in your therapy sessions, or any other technique aimed at helping clients create distance between themselves and the stories they tell themselves, you may recognize this… READ MORE
Values Authorship: Is Compassion Inherent?
February 10, 2015
Editor's note: The following was adapted from The ACT Practitioner's Guide to the Science of Compassion, by Dennis Tirch, PhD, Benjamin Schoendorff, MA, MSc, and Laura Silberstein, PsyD. In acceptance… READ MORE
Why ACT is so Well-Suited to Social Work
August 6, 2014
Editor's note: The following was adapted from the edited volume, Mindfulness and Acceptance in Social Work, edited by Matthew S. Boone. Imagine a young mother suffering with chronic back pain… READ MORE
Helping the Reluctant Client Get Unstuck with ACT
December 23, 2013
The reluctant client comes in many different shapes and sizes. She may be legally mandated to attend therapy by a court of law, a medical insurance agency, or a government… READ MORE
Q&A with the editors of Mindfulness, Acceptance, & Positive Psychology
August 30, 2013
Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Positive Psychology: The Seven Foundations of Well-Being, is the first book to successfully integrate key elements of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and positive psychology to promote… READ MORE
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