Synopses & Reviews
If you are a mental health professional who is already familiar with the acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) model, you may be looking for advanced strategies and exercises to improve the quality of your client sessions. This eight-hour training program by psychologists Matthew McKay and Patricia Zurita Ona provides key, in-session skills for navigating the six core ACT processes (hexaflex), as well as practical tips for moving past common roadblocks that arise in therapy. In addition, you will learn specific adaptations of the ACT protocol for use in treating an array of disorders, such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain, eating disorders, and more.
These professional training DVDs feature:
- Useful demonstrations and experiential exercises
- Practical tips for increasing client cooperation and motivation
- Strategies for helping clients build a worldview based on values
- Treatment scenarios for a variety of professional settings
- Cutting-edge research not found elsewhere
Synopsis
In episode 4,
Mindfulness, Self, and the Present Moment, youll be introduced to the mindfulness components of ACT. Find out how to use mindfulness in session, help your client foster a ranscendent sense of self, and coach others to remain in contact with the present moment while focusing on their values.
Approximately 90 minutes
Synopsis
with JoAnne Dahl, Ph.D., Rikard K. Wicksell, MSC, Rainer F. Sonntag, MD
Synopsis
In episode 4, Mindfulness, Self, and the Present Moment, youll be introduced to the mindfulness components of ACT
Synopsis
Written by psychologist and bestselling author Matthew McKay, the Advanced Training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy DVD offers clinicians an advanced set of training skills for using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to treat depression, anxiety, trauma, anger, chronic pain, and interpersonal problems.
About the Author
Matthew McKay, PhD, is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. He has authored and coauthored numerous books, including The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, Self-Esteem, Thoughts and Feelings, When Anger Hurts, and ACT on Life Not on Anger. He has also penned two fiction novels, Us and The Wawona Hotel. McKay received his PhD in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, and specializes in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety and depression. He lives and works in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Patricia E. Zurita Ona, PsyD, is a clinical supervisor at the Berkeley Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinic and the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. In private practice, she specializes in treating emotional disorders and teaching emotion regulation skills.