Committed Action in Practice: A Clinician's Guide to Assessing, Planning, and Supporting Change in Your Client (16pt Large Print Edition)

Designed for use by mental health professionals and graduate students, Committed Action in Practice clearly conceptualizes committed action-an integral aspect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)-and offers a deeper investigation of the first of the six core processes of ACT. The book also provides comprehensive descriptions and insight into the conceptualization, integration, and application of committed action in therapy.

Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D, is founder and director of the MidAmerican Psychological Institute, and founder of Pickslyde Consulting. He coauthored ACT in Practice with Patricia Bach, as well as other contextual behavioral science publications. Moran has appeared on The Learning Channel, Animal Planet, and FOX News discussing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and hoarding. He is also a recognized acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) trainer, board-certified behavior analyst, and past president and fellow of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS). Patricia A. Bach, PhD, is clinical assistant professor at the University of Central Florida. She completed her PhD at the University of Nevada, and has been providing psychotherapy, supervision, and training in ACT for more than fifteen years. Bach is a past president of the ACBS, and has coauthored a book on ACT case conceptualization. Sonja Batten, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with a specialization in traumatic stress, who has worked in policy, clinical, and research leadership positions in the public and private sector. She is currently a senior associate at Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, DC. Batten is a recognized ACT trainer, past president and fellow of ACBS, and author of Essentials of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.