Kelly G. Wilson

This is the first book to present a roadmap for tailoring acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to the serious, complex challenges of anorexia nervosa (AN). Leading authorities describe interventions grounded in ACT core processes--Defusion, Acceptance, Attention to the Present Moment, Self-Awareness, Values, and Committed Action. Guidance is provided for conducting functional assessments with adolescents and adults and working toward individualized treatment goals, starting with weight restoration. The book also discusses ways to engage parents and other family members in treatment. It features therapist scripts, sample dialogues, case examples, and reproducible forms and handouts. The large-size format facilitates photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

This is the first book to present a roadmap for tailoring acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to the serious, complex challenges of anorexia nervosa (AN). Leading authorities describe interventions grounded in ACT core processes--Defusion, Acceptance, Attention to the Present Moment, Self-Awareness, Values, and Committed Action. Guidance is provided for conducting functional assessments with adolescents and adults and working toward individualized treatment goals, starting with weight restoration. The book also discusses ways to engage parents and other family members in treatment. It features therapist scripts, sample dialogues, case examples, and reproducible forms and handouts. The large-size format facilitates photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

Aksept og verdibasert atferdsterapi(ACT)Mindful endring - prosess og praksis er en oppdatert utgave av de første bøkene om terapiformen Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), skrevet av de tre opphavsmennene. Siden førsteutgaven utkom i 1999, har ACT utviklet seg betydelig begrepsmessig, teknologisk og empirisk, og et stort antall praktikere anser nå terapiformen som en velegnet og effektiv måte å skape forskning på. Denne utgaven fokuserer på den psykologiske fleksibilitetsmodellen som en samlet modell for menneskelig fungering og fokuserer på psykologisk fleskibilitet som veien til forandring og utbedring av en lang rekke av kliniske problemstillinger. I tillegg er boken utvidet med beskrivelser bl.a. mindfulnessprosesser, den terapeutisk relasjon, caseformuleringer og sammenhengen mellom ACT og kognitiv atferdsterapi. Forfatterne beskriver dessuten effektive og innovative måter å utvikle psyksik fleksibilitet ved å anvende og fokusere på de seks sentrale prosesser i ACT: defusjon, aksept, feksibel oppmerksomhet i forhold til nuet, selvet som kontekst, verdier og engasjert handling. Boken er en guide til hvordan man skal lære å anvende ACT på en naturlig måte, heller enn en klinisk trinn for trinn-manual. Den skal kunne brukes av nybegynnere og av dem som allerede er erfarne på området.

Since the original publication of this seminal work, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has come into its own as a widely practiced approach to helping people change. This book provides the definitive statement of ACT--from conceptual and empirical foundations to clinical techniques--written by its originators. ACT is based on the idea that psychological rigidity is a root cause of a wide range of clinical problems. The authors describe effective, innovative ways to cultivate psychological flexibility by detecting and targeting six key processes: defusion, acceptance, attention to the present moment, self-awareness, values, and committed action. Sample therapeutic exercises and patient-therapist dialogues are integrated throughout. New to This Edition *Reflects tremendous advances in ACT clinical applications, theory building, and research. *Psychological flexibility is now the central organizing focus. *Expanded coverage of mindfulness, the therapeutic relationship, relational learning, and case formulation. *Restructured to be more clinician friendly and accessible; focuses on the moment-by-moment process of therapy. See also Experiencing ACT from the Inside Out: A Self-Practice/Self-Reflection Workbook for Therapists, by Dennis Tirch, Laura R. Silberstein-Tirch, R. Trent Codd III, Martin J. Brock, and M. Joann Wright.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) har på kort tid förändrat synen på psykoterapi och vad som orsakar mänskligt lidande. I standardverket ACT i teori och tillämpning beskriver grundarna terapiformen, från relationsinramningsteori till övningar och metaforer. ACT utgår från att lidande i huvudsak uppstår utifrån normala psykologiska processer, i synnerhet människans språk och kognition. På grund av språkets symboliska kraft kan vi till exempel reagera som om något hemskt händer just nu, trots att händelsen inträffade för flera år sedan. För att främja psykologisk flexibilitet betonas emotionella, interpersonella och upplevelsebaserade aspekter i behandlingsarbetet. Syftet är att klienten ska kunna och våga närma sig det som är viktigt i livet även om det är smärtsamt. Denna andra utgåva av ACT i teori och tillämpning är kraftigt omarbetad och speglar den omfattande utveckling som skett inom forskning, teori och klinisk tillämpning. Med hjälp av många fallexempel och dialoger visar författarna hur ACT kan bedrivas i praktiken. Boken är användbar för såväl nybörjaren som för den mer erfarna ACT-terapeuten. Det är spännande läsning och boken är på många sätt en guldgruva för den som vill få ett ordentligt grepp om en aktuell behandlingsmodell inom KBT-spektrumet. Boken är rik på såväl teoretiska som praktiska guldkorn.

Denne bog er en opdatereret udgave af en af de første bøger om terapiformen Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) skrevet af de tre ophavsmænd. Siden førsteudgaven udkom i 1999, har ACT udviklet sig betydeligt både begrebsmæssigt, teknologisk og empirisk, og et stort antal praktikere har taget tilgangen til sig som en velegnet og effektiv måde at skabe forandring på. Denne udgave tager udgangspunkt i den psykologiske fleksibilitetsmodel som en enhedsmodel af menneskets funktioner og fokuserer på psykisk fleksibilitet som vejen til forandring og udbedring af en lang række af kliniske problemstillinger. Ud over dette fokus er bogen udvidet med beskrivelser af bl.a. mindfulnessprocesser, den terapeutiske relation, case-formulering og sammenhængen mellem ACT og kognitiv adfærdsterapi. Forfatterne beskriver desuden effektive og innovative måder at udvikle psykisk fleksibilitet på ved at anvende og målrette de seks centrale processer i ACT: defusion, accept, fleksibel opmærksomhed i forhold til nuet, selvet som kontekst, værdier og engageret handling.

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) cofounder Kelly Wilson and Troy DuFrene show readers how to use acceptance, mindfulness, and values-oriented strategies, either alone or in combination with a twelve-step program, to overcome substance abuse and permanently change their lives for the better. The Wisdom to Know the Difference offers readers a unique path to treating alcoholism and drug addiction through ACT, which has been proven to be clinically effective for the treatment of alcoholism and substance abuse. This workbook unifies the most widely practiced method of substance abuse treatment, the twelve-step program, with an empirically supported psychotherapeutic model, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Each component of this ACT treatment plan has an explanation rooted in basic behavioral science, and readers will learn how these components fit into the twelve steps in Alcoholics Anonymous and similar programs. Written by Kelly Wilson, cofounder of the ACT treatment model, and Troy DuFrene, this workbook is accessible for all reading levels and can be used by those suffering from all forms of substance abuse.

Since the original publication of this seminal work, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has come into its own as a widely practiced approach to helping people change. This book provides the definitive statement of ACT—from conceptual and empirical foundations to clinical techniques—written by its originators. ACT is based on the idea that psychological rigidity is a root cause of a wide range of clinical problems. The authors describe effective, innovative ways to cultivate psychological flexibility by detecting and targeting six key processes: defusion, acceptance, attention to the present moment, self-awareness, values, and committed action. Sample therapeutic exercises and patient–therapist dialogues are integrated throughout. New to This Edition *Reflects tremendous advances in ACT clinical applications, theory building, and research. *Psychological flexibility is now the central organizing focus. *Expanded coverage of mindfulness, the therapeutic relationship, relational learning, and case formulation. *Restructured to be more clinician friendly and accessible; focuses on the moment-by-moment process of therapy.

Mindfulness i terapien er en praktisk og teoretisk guide til terapeuter til forståelsen af den rolle mindfulness spiller i psykoterapi - og i særdeleshed i Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. Kelly Wilson definerer mindfulness i forhold til et ACT perspektiv og udforsker forholdet mellem mindfulness og de seks ACT processer og mellem mindfulness og selve den terapeutiske relation. ACTs forankring i adfærdsvidenskaberne redegøres der præcist for. Bogens sidste halvdel er en praktisk guide viet til evnen til gennem selvindsigt at genkende og fremelske mindfulness hos klienten og hos terapeuten selv. Kelly Wilson formulerer de gode råd så man kan indarbejde dem i sin praksis med det samme. Hans tilgang er en kreativ brug af både verbale og non-verbale metoder. Du finder supplerende materiale til bogen her. Kelly Wilson er professor i psykologi ved University of Missippi. Han er desuden en meget central person inden for ACT-bevægelsen og er var med til at skrive den banebrydende Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Han er en særdeles efterspurgt underviser, og hans eksperimentelle workshops har haft indflydelse på tusindvis af praktikere og studerende gennem årene. Troy Dufrene er skribent og har især skrevet om psykologiske emner. Han er meforfatter til bl.a. Coping with OCD og har sammen med Kelly Wilson skrevet Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong.

Mindfulness for Two is a practical and theoretical guide to the role mindfulness plays in psychotherapy, specifically acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). In the book, author Kelly Wilson carefully defines mindfulness from an ACT perspective and explores its relationship to the six ACT processes and to the therapeutic relationship itself. With unprecedented clarity, he explains the principles that anchor the ACT model to basic behavioural science. The latter half of the book is a practical guide to observing and fostering mindfulness in your clients and in yourself--good advice you can put to use in your practice right away. Wilson, co-author of the seminal Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, guides you through this sometimes-challenging material with the clarity, humour, and warmth for which he is known around the world. More than any other resource available, Mindfulness for Two gets at the heart of Wilson's unique brand of experiential ACT training.

Whether it manifests itself as worry, fear, rumination, obsession, compulsion, or shyness, anxiety is everywhere, and it causes no end of trouble for just about all of us. But at its core, anxiety serves an important purpose: to neutralize uncomfortable ambiguities. This book begins with a whirlwind tour of anxiety: what causes it, what we think about it, and what it might look like. Then the book looks at some of the approaches to treating anxiety and poses an intriguing question: What if you don't need to get rid of anxiety in order to live a terrific life? Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong approaches this breakaway hypothesis through the mechanisms of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and presents a series of thinking points and short games readers can do to easily and effectively begin to incorporate ACT techniques into their lives. This book is not a full-scale self-help approach for someone with serious anxiety problems, but an easy way for readers who have wrestled with worry, fear, and shyness to put those feelings into perspective and focus instead on what they want to do in life. This book will help readers foster the flexibility they need to keep from succumbing to the avoidant forces of anxiety and open themselves to the often uncomfortable complexities and possibilities of life.