ACT/RFT Books: General Purpose
May 11, 2009 - 4:12pm — admin
ACT/RFT Books: General Purpose
- Blackledge, J. T., Ciarrochi, J., & Deane, F. (Eds.). (2009). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Contemporary Theory Research and Practice. Australian Academic Press.
- Dahl, J. C., Plumb, J. C., Stewart, I., & Lundgren, T. (2009). The Art and Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy: Helping Clients Discover, Explore, and Commit to Valued Action Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
- Harris, R. (2009). ACT Made Simple: An Easy-To-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
- Wilson, K. G., & DuFrene, T. (2009). Mindfulness for Two: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Approach to Mindfulness in Psychotherapy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
- Bach, P., & Moran, D. (2008). ACT in Practice: Case conceptualization in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
- Ciarrochi, J., & Bailey, A. (2008). A CBT-Practitioner's Guide to ACT: How to Bridge the Gap Between Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
- Twohig, M., & Hayes, S. C. (2008). Act Verbatim for Depression and Anxiety: Annotated transcripts for learning Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger & Reno, NV: Context Press.
- Luoma, J. B., Hayes, S. C., & Walser, R. D. (2007). Learning ACT: An Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Skills-Training Manual for Therapists. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger & Reno, NV: Context Press.
This is a step by step skills-training manual organized around key ACT processes and the same core skills and competencies developed as part of the trainer's list. Very practical, with a lot of transcript materials and self-assessment exercises. It comes with an included instructional DVD. Hard to imagine being an ACT clinician and not benefiting.
- Chantry, D. (2007). Talking ACT: Notes and Conversations on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Reno, NV: Context Press.
This is an edited version of the ACT listserv from July 2002 through August 2005. Compiled by a therapist, for therapists. This heavily indexed book functions well as a quick reference on a wide range of topics (acceptance, anxiety, behavior analysis, choice, clinical resources, contextualism,... and many many more). If you are an ACT geek, this is soooo cool.
- Hayes, S. C., & Strosahl, K. D. (2004). A Practical Guide to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. New York: Springer-Verlag.
This book shows how to do ACT with a variety of populations. Some of the areas covered now have entire books available, but many of them still do not. Also contains an excellent statement of core ACT competencies.
- Hayes, S. C., Barnes-Holmes, D., & Roche, B. (Eds.). (2001). Relational Frame Theory: A Post-Skinnerian account of human language and cognition. New York: Plenum Press.
This book (combined with more general behavioral principles, see below for good books in that area) is the theoretical foundation of ACT. Usually not a good place to start, but sooner or later -- like a moth to a flame -- if you are an ACT clinician you will want to know RFT. Once you understand it language will never look the same and ACT will begin to seem much more coherent to you. Suggestion: do the RFT tutorial on this website first. Read chapters 1 to 8, not stopping when you do not understand. Then pause and re-read Chapter 8. Then re-read the whole book and now you can stop and try to figure out what you do not understand. Don't worry. You will survive it.
- Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K., & Wilson, K. G. (1999). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An experiential approach to behavior change. New York: Guilford Press.
This is still the best overall statement of ACT. One of the first books to read if you are interested in ACT and whatever else you read, it will probably not make full sense until you master this book.
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