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Assessment

  • Valued Living Questionnaire (Version 2) | Wilson, Groom | 2002

Case Conceptualization / Case Formulation

Information Handouts

Information (Professional)

Presentations

Self-Help Programmes

Treatment Guide

Video

  • The Unwelcome Party Guest – An Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Metaphor | Joe Oliver
  • The Three Main Parts Of Your Brain | Russ Harris
  • The Struggle Switch | Russ Harris
  • The Stageshow Metaphor | Russ Harris
  • The Limbic Brain And Its Role In Trauma | Russ Harris
  • Learning ACT: An Acceptance And Commitment Therapy Skills Training Manual | Luoma, Hayes, Walser | 2007
    • Part 1: Introduction
    • Part 2: Developing Acceptance/Willingness
    • Part 3: Undermining Cognitive Fusion
    • Part 4: Getting In Contact With The Present Moment
    • Part 5: Distinguishing Conceptualized Self From Self-As-Context
    • Part 6: Defining Valued Directions
    • Part 7: Building Patterns Of Committed Action
    • Part 8: The ACT Therapeutic Stance
    • Part 9: Bringing It All Together
  • The Values-Focused vs The Goals-Focused Life | Russ Harris
  • Animation: Demons on the Boat metaphor – which outlines how an alternative, more accepting stance towards difficult thoughts, emotions or sensations can facilitate action towards values YouTube

Worksheets

  • Worksheets from the Happiness Trap including Values, Defusion, and Experiential Avoidance exercises | Russ Harris | 2008

Recommended Reading

  • Harris, R. (2006). Embracing your demons: An overview of acceptance and commitment therapy. Psychotherapy in Australia, 12(4), 2-8
  • Larmar, S., Wiatrowski, S., & Lewis-Driver, S. (2014). Acceptance & Commitment Therapy: An Overview of Techniques and Applications. Journal of Service Science and Management, 7(3), 216
  • Hayes, S. C., Pistorello, J., & Levin, M. E. (2012). Acceptance and commitment therapy as a unified model of behavior change. The Counseling Psychologist, 40(7), 976-1002
  • Cullen, C. (2008). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): A third-wave behaviour therapy. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 36(6), 667