Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Clinician's Guide for Supporting Parents

The Clinician's Guide to Supporting Parents with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Methods and Techniques for Improving Parent-Child Interactions 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 effectively and consistently in managing behavioral problems, 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 the use of ACT processes in parenting Applies ACT strategies to infancy, early/middle childhood and adolescence Covers adaptations of ACT for specific populations and clinical situations Outlines the use of ACT with established parenting approaches and theoretical frames Features clinical examples and exercises throughout Includes access to a companion website with patient handouts, clinical tip sheets, and more

• | Author: Koa Whittingham, Lisa W. Coyne
• | Publisher: Academic Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 18, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 426 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0128146699
• | ISBN-13: 9780128146699