Acceptance and Commitment Therapy : 100 Key Points and Techniques (Hardcover, 2 ed)

Introduction? Part 1: HEAD? 1. The Head of ACT ? Philosophy and Theory? Key Behavioural Principles??2. The 'B' in CBT? 3. Learning by Association? 4. Learning by Consequence? 5. Appetitive and Aversive Control? 6. Functional Contextualism? 7. A Pragmatic Truth? 8. The Function of Behaviour? 9. Function Versus Form? 10. The Importance of Context? 11. Learning through Language and Cognition? Relational Frame Theory (RFT)??12. Background to RFT? 13. Relational Responding? 14. Different Ways of Relating? 15. Transformation of Stimulus Functions? 16. Coherence? 17. Language as a Gift and a Curse? 18. The Illusion of Control? 19. Experiential Avoidance? 20. Cognitive Fusion? 21. Rule-Governed Behaviour? Key Processes in ACT??22. The Targets of ACT? 23. Psychological Flexibility? 24. Discrimination and Tracking? 25. Widening Behavioural Repertoires? 26. A Focus on Process? 27. The Hexaflex Model? 28. Contact with the Present Moment? 29. Self-as-Context? 30. Acceptance? 31. Defusion? 32. Values? 33. Committed Action? Part 2: HANDS??34. The Hands of ACT ? Technique and Practice? Assessment and Formulation??35. ACT as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy? 36. Experiential Learning? 37. The Utility of Metaphor? 38. Retaining a Process Focus? 39. Open, Aware, and Active? 40. Focussed Assessment? 41. Creative Hopelessness? 42. Workability? 43. Sharing the ACT Model? 44. Maintenance Cycles? 45. Towards and Away Moves? 46. The ACT Matrix??Techniques for Moving ACT Processes??47. Techniques for Promoting Contact with the Present Moment? 48. Mindfulness with a small ‘m’? 49. Formal Mindfulness Exercises? 50. Techniques for Promoting Self-as-Context? 51. The ‘Sky and the Weather’ Exercise? 52. Perspective Taking? 53. Techniques for Promoting Acceptance? 54. The ‘Tug of War’ Exercise? 55. The ‘Chinese Finger Traps’ Exercise? 56. Techniques for Promoting Defusion? 57. "I’m having the thought that…"? 58. Physicalizing Exercises? 59. Techniques for Promoting Values Clarification? 60. The ‘Top Ten Moments’ Exercise? 61. An alternative ‘Miracle Question’? 62. Techniques for Promoting Committed Action? 63. The ‘Values, Goals and Actions’ Exercise? 64. Exposure and Inhibitory Learning??Structuring Intervention??65. Structuring a Course of Sessions? 66. Structuring a Single Session? 67. Using Overarching Metaphors? 68. The 'Passengers on the Bus' Exercise? 69. The 'Lifeline Steps' Exercise? Part 3: HEART??70. The Heart of ACT ? Context and Strategy??ACT in Context??71. Human Suffering is Not a Disease? 72. Fundamental Human Requirements? 73. Our Clients are Stuck, not Broken? 74. The Therapeutic Stance? 75. ACT in a Cultural Context? 76. ACT and the Medical Model??Making Decisions in Practice??77. Process or Protocol?? 78. Using Functional Analysis in Session? 79. Functional Analytic Psychotherapy? 80. Model, Initiate, Reinforce? 81. Promoting Practitioner-Client Co-ordination? 82. Doing Over Talking? 83. Function Over Form? 84. Context Over Content? 85. Pragmatism Over Truth? 86. Working by Addition? 87. Increasing Behaviour Over Reducing Behaviour? 88. Values Over Goals? 89. Ensuring Values do not Become Rules? 90. Targeting metaphors? Issues Within the Therapeutic Relationship??91. When Control and Avoidance Might be Helpful? 92. Self-disclosure? 93. Staying Present? 94. Awareness of Practitioner Fusion? 95. Steering Clear of the ‘Fix-it’ Trap? 96. Staying with Difficult Emotions? 97. Learning to Love Your Self-doubt? 98. Modelling the Model? 99. The ‘On Track, Off Track’ Exercise? 100. Maintaining Fidelity to the Model? Supervision Worksheet

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