Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Contemporary Theory Research and Practice
Blackledge, J. T., Ciarrochi, J., & Deane, F. (Eds.). (2009). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Contemporary Theory Research and Practice. Bowen Hills, Australia: Australian Academic Press.
This important new work showcases the very latest in the theory, research and practice of ACT across a range of clinical applications, including eating disorders, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, PTSD and substance abuse, with contributions from leading ACT practitioners including co-founders Kirk Strosahl, Kelly Wilson and Rob Zettle.
contents
acknowledgements v
preface vii
chapter one
ACT, RFT, and Contextual Behavioral Science 1
Michael Levin and Steven C. Hayes
chapter two
Core Processes in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 41
John T. Blackledge and Dermot Barnes-Holmes
chapter three
Teaching ACT: To Whom, Why and How 59
Kirk D. Strosahl and Patricia J. Robinson
chapter four
Understanding and Treating Eating Disorders: An ACT Perspective 87
Rhonda M. Merwin and Kelly G. Wilson
chapter five
ACT and Health Conditions 119
Joanne Dahl
chapter six
ACT With Depression: The Role of Forgiving 151
Robert D. Zettle, Stacy L. Barner and Suzanne Gird
chapter seven
Brief Group ACT for Anxiety 175
Natalie M. Glaser, John T. Blackledge, Louise M. Shepherd and Frank P. Deane
chapter eight
Self-Destructive Behavior, ACT and Functional Analysis 201
Tobias Lundgren
chapter nine
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Training for Work Stress and Burnout in Mental Health Direct Care Providers 223
J. Scott Bethay, Kelly G. Wilson and Katherine H. Moyer
chapter ten
Promoting Social Intelligence Using the Experiential Role-Play Method 247
Linda L. Bilich and Joseph Ciarrochi
chapter eleven
ACT and CBT for Psychosis: Comparisons and Contrasts 263
Hamish J. McLeod
chapter twelve
Beyond the Fragmented Self: Integrating Acceptance and Psychodynamic Approaches in the Treatment of Borderline Personality 281
Ann Bailey, Dianne Mooney-Reh, Lisa Parker and Sonja Temelkovski
chapter thirteen
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Comorbid PTSD and Substance Use Disorders 311
Sonja V. Batten, Jason C. DeViva, Andrew P. Santanello,
Lorie J. Morris, Paul R. Benson and Mark A. Mann