Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Processes and Practice of Mindful Change

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was introduced in the first edition of this book in 1999. The result of its development has been significant conceptual, technological, and empirical progress. This edition focuses on the model of psychological flexibility as a unified model of human functioning. This book is not so much a step-by-step clinical guide as it is a textbook on the practice of ACT. It is intended for those who are just beginning to study the model, as well as for those who already have extensive experience using it. Practicing therapists need to learn to see the processes of psychological flexibility in the moment and respond to them according to the model, and this book is designed to help them achieve exactly that goal. Here, the authors have attempted to clarify the essential foundations of ACT - functional contextualism and RFT. The authors have made the strategy of development, contextual behavioral science (CBS), as clear as possible. This book should be read by everyone involved in psychotherapy or behavioral therapy, as well as by students studying their profession.