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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Behavior Analysts

A Practice Guide from Theory to Treatment

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This book offers a comprehensive exploration of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) tailored for behavior analysts. It highlights the intentional cultivation of six core behavioral processes—values, committed action, acceptance, defusion, self-as-context, and present moment awareness—that foster the psychological flexibility essential for adopting adaptive behaviors over maladaptive ones in verbally capable clients. Divided into three parts, the text addresses the historical context and debates surrounding acceptance and commitment strategies in behavior analysis, linking ACT processes to foundational behavioral science principles, including stimulus equivalence and relational learning as discussed in relational frame theory. It provides a detailed, step-by-step guide for implementing ACT procedures with individual clients, organizational systems, and families. Ethical considerations and scope-of-practice issues for behavior analysts are also examined, alongside suggestions for ongoing research in this evolving area of behavior analytic treatment across diverse populations. Authored by leading experts, the book emphasizes that practice should be grounded in the fundamental principles of behavior analysis and advocates for the integration of ACT methods to enhance behavioral treatments. This work is essential for students and professionals in behavior analysis and therapy, particularly those in graduate programs preparing t

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Behavior Analysts, Steven C. Hayes, Jordan Belisle, Mark R. Dixon

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Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Einband
(Paperback)
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Titel
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Behavior Analysts
Untertitel
A Practice Guide from Theory to Treatment
Sprache
Englisch
Verlag
Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Einband
Paperback
Seitenzahl
306
ISBN10
1032168080
ISBN13
9781032168081
Reihe
Beschreibung
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) tailored for behavior analysts. It highlights the intentional cultivation of six core behavioral processes—values, committed action, acceptance, defusion, self-as-context, and present moment awareness—that foster the psychological flexibility essential for adopting adaptive behaviors over maladaptive ones in verbally capable clients. Divided into three parts, the text addresses the historical context and debates surrounding acceptance and commitment strategies in behavior analysis, linking ACT processes to foundational behavioral science principles, including stimulus equivalence and relational learning as discussed in relational frame theory. It provides a detailed, step-by-step guide for implementing ACT procedures with individual clients, organizational systems, and families. Ethical considerations and scope-of-practice issues for behavior analysts are also examined, alongside suggestions for ongoing research in this evolving area of behavior analytic treatment across diverse populations. Authored by leading experts, the book emphasizes that practice should be grounded in the fundamental principles of behavior analysis and advocates for the integration of ACT methods to enhance behavioral treatments. This work is essential for students and professionals in behavior analysis and therapy, particularly those in graduate programs preparing t