Transcription of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Introductory Workshop Handout Dr Russell Harris, , Psych. Med. Phone: 0425 782 055. website: e-mail: Russ Harris 2007. This handout consists of: 1. Definitions of mindfulness (p1). 2. Brief notes on ACT (pp 2 -10). 3. Scripts for mindfulness exercises, and tips for creating your own (pp 11-16). 4. More mindfulness scripts that can also be client handouts (pp 17-18). 5. Client handouts (pp 19-26 ). 6. Useful Metaphors (pp 27-31). 7. Getting From Goals To Values (pp 32-35). 8. How to introduce ACT to clients, informed consent, and flow of sessions (36-40). 9. 80 year old birthday celebration script (p 41). 10. Brief experiential exercises (p 42). 11. Undermining reason-giving (pp 43-44). 12. 4 Approaches To Any Problem Situation (pp 45-46).
In Summary: ACT uses acceptance and mindfulness processes, and commitment and behaviour change processes, to produce greater psychological flexibility. Six Core Problems in ACT • Cognitive fusion • Experiential avoidance • Preoccupation with past or future • Over-identification with conceptualised self (self-as-content)
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