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ACT for Chronic Pain (Created 18 February 2012 Release June 2015) Lance McCracken, INTRODUCTION Unlike some treatments for chronic pain problems, ACT does not seek to cure or control pain or other symptoms as a primary aim. The focus is on helping patients to acquire effective behavior patterns guided by what they hold as important, their goals, and values. The primary aim is to change behavior by changing the way people experience their thoughts, feelings , and sensations, not to change the thoughts, feelings , and sensations themselves. This is to disconnect people from struggling with pain and other symptoms and to connect them with their values and the means to reach their goals The model of treatment here is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and can include mindfulness-based methods and other skills training, depending on the needs of the person seeking treatment. The primary treatment processes from ACT include acceptance, cognitive defusion, committed action, contact with the present moment, self-as context, and values.

4. The focus of the session today is on what is being learned about managing pain. a. Consider looking at how long the pain has been present. b. Consider looking at the experiences (thoughts, feelings, urges, and so forth) that happen here when talking about this. 5. Use the worksheet called the “The Struggle with Pain,” ask the patient to

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