Act in Action DVD: Facing the Struggle

Description

For the first time ever, these powerful and informative DVDs offer viewers a complete, live-action demonstration of the core processes of the new and revolutionary acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Starring ACT founder Steven Hayes, these videos offer insight into the experience of real ACT sessions from the points of view of both the therapist and the client. With more than 6000 new therapists being trained every year, ACT is one of the fastest-growing therapies around.Whether a new or experienced practitioner, viewers of these videos will receive the best introduction to ACT practice short of an experiential workshop conducted by a senior level trainer. Never before has such a comprehensive series of psychotherapeutic training video been undertaken. These six programmes cover all of the core processes in this new and exciting model. Compared to other professional training videos on the market, "ACT in Action" is very affordable. Students and new professionals will be able to add these important new videos to their personal libraries for little more than the cost of two graduate-level textbooks.

Ann Bailey, MA, is an experienced acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) practitioner and supervisor who developed an award winning public mental health service for the treatment of borderline personality disorder and anxiety disorders. The therapeutic models used in this service integrate ACT, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). JoAnne Dahl, PhD, is professor of psychology at Uppsala University, Sweden. JoAnne is a clinical psychologist specializing in behavior medicine. She is coauthor of the The Art and Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain, Living Beyond Your Pain, and ACT and RFT in Relationships. Steven C. Hayes, PhD, is Nevada Foundation Professor in the department of psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. An author of forty-one books and more than 575 scientific articles, he has shown in his research how language and thought leads to human suffering, and has developed acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)--a powerful therapy method that is useful in a wide variety of areas.