The Clinicians Guide to Supporting Parents with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Methods and Techniques for Improving Parent-Child Interactions

The Clinician's Guide to Supporting Parents with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy provides mental health practitioners with targeted acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) methods and techniques for working with parents. Written to suit clinicians with varying levels of experience with ACT, the book outlines clinical strategies for supporting parental mental health and well-being, optimizing sensitive parent-child interactions, assisting parents in managing behavioral problems effectively and consistently, and optimizing child development across various domains including socioeconomic, cognitive and relational development, and academic achievement. The book also outlines how ACT can be used in conjunction with established parenting approaches, discusses adaptations of ACT for specific populations, and includes access to a companion website that features practical tools such as patient hand-outs and clinical tip sheets. Provides detailed clinical guidance on use of ACT processes with parentsApplies ACT strategies to infancy, early and middle childhood, and adolescenceCovers adaptations of ACT for specific populations and clinical situationsOutlines use of ACT with established parenting approaches and theoretical framesFeatures clinical examples and exercises throughoutIncludes access to a companion website with patient hand-outs, clinical tip sheets, and more INDICE: 1. Case Conceptualization2. Attachment and Compassion3. Coercion Theory4. Therapeutic Relationship5. Values6. Contact with the Present Moment7. Acceptance8. Cognitive Defusion9. Self-as-Context10. Compassion11. Committed Action12. Interdisciplinary Postnatal Care13. Parental Grief14. Parental Mental Heatlh

• ISBN: 978-0-12-814669-9
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 370
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés