Acceptance and commitment therapy
Subtitle: distinctive features
By: Paul E. Flaxman, J.T. Blackledge, and Frank W. Bond
Contributors: Blackledge, J. T. (John T.); Bond, Frank W.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780415450652; 9780415450669
Subjects: Acceptance and commitment therapy
Description: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a modern behaviour therapy that uses acceptance and mindfulness interventions alongside commitment and behaviour change strategies to enhance psychological flexibility. Psychological flexibility refers to the ability to contact the present moment and change or persist in behaviour that serves one's personally chosen values.

Divided into two sections, The Distinctive Theoretical Features of ACT and The Distinctive Practical features of ACT, this book summarizes the key features of ACT in 30 concise points and explains how this approach differs from traditional cognitive-behaviour therapy.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy provides an excellent guide to ACT. Its straightforward format will appeal to those who are new to the field and provide a handy reference tool for more experienced clinicians. --Book Jacket.