Updates on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness http://www.learningact.com/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:24:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.learningact.com//images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.learningact.com/ Updates on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness http://www.learningact.com//general-blog-items/the-hexaflex-as-a-dynamic-therapy-tool.html The Hexaflex Dimensional Approach to Diagnosis and the ACT ADVISOR Psychological Flexibility Measure are both relatively new iterations of the Hexaflex that have exciting applications for ACT clinicians. Let's take a look at them... Blog - General Blog Items Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:38:57 +0100 http://www.learningact.com//general-blog-items/intro-to-defusion-lecture-part-2.html A few months ago I gave an introductory lecture on the ACT concept of defusion to a group of professionals that are participating in an online learning community called Practice Ground (http://www.kellykoernerphd.com/page/page/4351695.htm), led by Kelly Koerner, a well-known trainer of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Make sure you check out part 1 before you listen to part 2, below. Below is the link to the audio of Part 2: Defusion: Part 2 (http://www.learningact.com/images/stories/blog/defusion_workshop/defusion_part2.mp3) Here are the powerpoint slides (http://www.learningact.com/images/stories/blog/defusion_workshop/defusion_part2.pdf) that I used in the lecture so that you can follow along as you listen to the recording. Blog - General Blog Items Fri, 09 May 2008 03:00:00 +0100 http://www.learningact.com//general-blog-items/intro-to-defusion-lecture.html A few months ago I gave an introductory lecture on the ACT concept of defusion to a group of professionals that are participating in an online learning community called Practice Ground (http://www.kellykoernerphd.com/page/page/4351695.htm), led by Kelly Koerner, a well-known trainer of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Let me know if you have any feedback. I hope you enjoy them. Below is the link to the audio of Part 1: Defusion: Part 1 Audio (http://www.learningact.com/images/stories/blog/defusion_workshop/defusion_part1.mp3) Here are the powerpoint slides (http://www.learningact.com/images/stories/blog/defusion_workshop/defusion_part1.pdf) that I used in the workshop so that you can follow along as you listen to the recording. I'll post Part 2 in a few days. Blog - General Blog Items Thu, 08 May 2008 03:00:00 +0100 http://www.learningact.com//general-blog-items/act-goes-on-a-hike.html It turns out that if ecopsychology and ACT met on a mountain path, they would have quite a bit to say to each other. Blog - General Blog Items Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:56:00 +0100 http://www.learningact.com//general-blog-items/3rd-wave-relationships-act-with-couples.html The six core therapeutic processes of ACT have a lot to say about the successful functioning of intimate relationships. There is some good work already out there on this topic. This post mentions some of that work, and includes some of my own brief musings on this fertile subject. Read on... Blog - General Blog Items Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:02:29 +0100 http://www.learningact.com//general-blog-items/implicit-attitudes-and-other-applications-of-relational-frame-theory.html Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is based on a theory of language and cognition called Relational Frame Theory (RFT). RFT is a much broader theory with much wider applications than therapy. For now, ACT is the most commonly recognized application of RFT, but other developments from RFT are coming, for example new educational tasks have been created that are being used to train students. Other researchers are looking at RFT preparations for training such basic skills as perspective-taking, a basic component of empathy. Blog - General Blog Items Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:27:04 +0100 http://www.learningact.com//general-blog-items/act-two-part-interview-with-kenneth-cole.html Dr. Kenneth Cole, Director of Training in Psychology at the VA in Long Beach, gives a nice interview on ACT as part of a podcast. The interview is in two parts. He provides an overview of where ACT has come from in terms of its history. He also differentiates it in some ways from more traditional CBT. He also refers to the hexaflex (http://www.contextualpsychology.org/the_six_core_processes_of_act) , the slang term for the ACT hexagon model, and provides an overview of at least some of the model. He discusses a bit about ACT for anxiety disorders. It's a really solid job in a brief amount of time and serves as a pretty good brief intro for those new to the therapy. Fun to listen to. See the links below for the two interviews: Part 1 (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/CoachJudyNelson/blog/2008/02/23/COACH-JUDY-NELSON-ON-THE-AIR) Part 2 (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/CoachJudyNelson/blog/2008/03/01/Part-2-with-Dr-Cole-and-Acceptance-and-Commitment-Therapy) Blog - General Blog Items Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:56:36 +0100 http://www.learningact.com//general-blog-items/13-act-related-rules-of-sucess-for-grad-students-and-everyone.html A lot of what Steven Hayes says about achieving success as a graduate student in Thirteen Rules of Success: A message for Students (1998) rang true for me, as I bet it will for others. Take a look! Blog - General Blog Items Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:36:10 +0100