Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Christian Clients

A Faith-Based Workbook
2. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-01880-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 793 g

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Christian Clients: A Faith-Based Workbook, Second Edition, is an indispensable companion for mental health professionals and their clients. The new edition includes updated discussions in each chapter and more than twenty-five new and updated exercises.

The workbook offers a basic overview of the goals of ACT, including concepts that overlap with Christianity. Chapters devoted to each of the six ACT processes include biblical examples, equivalent concepts from the writings of contemplative Christians, worksheets for clients to better understand and apply the material, and strategies for clients to integrate a Christian worldview with ACT processes. Each chapter also includes several exercises devoted to contemplative practices and other psychospiritual interventions.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Knabb, Joshua J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Beratungspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The Problem of Psychological Pain 2. The Problem of Avoidance 3. Defusion and Watchfulness 4. Acceptance and Endurance 5. Present-Moment Awareness and Practicing God’s Presence 6. The Transcendent Self and the Contemplative Self 7. Values and Biblical Virtues 8. Committed Action and Following Jesus

Über Autor(innen)

Joshua J. Knabb, PsyD, ABPP, is the director of the PsyD program in clinical psychology and a professor of psychology in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at California Baptist University. He is also the editor for the Journal of Psychology and Christianity and currently serving a three-year term as member-at-large for the Division 36 (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) Executive Committee of the American Psychological Association.