The Art and Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy: Helping Clients Discover, Explore, and Commit to Valued Action Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Hardcover

Dahl PhD, JoAnne; Plumb-Vilardaga, Jennifer; Stewart PhD, Ian; Lundgren MS, Tobias

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 157224626X ISBN 13: 9781572246263

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, 2009

Synopsis

Valuing is central to acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), yet few therapists truly understand how to engage clients in this complex process. Questions such as What is the purpose of my life? and How do I make decisions? are difficult to answer honestly for ourselves, let alone share with another person. The Art and Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy is the mental health practitioner's complete guide to helping clients identify their values and apply them to their lives in practical ways. You will also learn to establish your own values as a professional, which may shift from client to client, and act in accordance with these values in therapy.

The book provides you with practical tools for conducting values work, including easy-to-understand metaphors, defusion exercises, guided imagery exercises, scripts for role play, client worksheets, assessment quizzes, and more. Once you've mastered the art and science of valuing, you'll find out just how broad the applications for values work can be for conceptualization and interventions in the workplace, in organizations, and on the community level, and discover how effective values work can be for tapping into your clients' capacity for change.

[The Art and Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy] will illuminate how a focus on values can inform every aspect of psychotherapy, from case conceptualization to the therapeutic relationship. At once accessible and profound... highly recommended.
-Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D., University of Nevada Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno

About this title

From the Publisher:

The Art and Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy shows therapists how to help their clients discover and commit to their core values, a key process in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The book also presents the theory and research behind valuing in psychotherapy.

About the Author:

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.
 

About this edition

• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 157224626X
• ISBN 13: 9781572246263
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256