Values in Practice is powerful and practical guide for any therapist--chock-full of insight and tools to conceptualize, integrate, and effectively apply values work in-session. With an emphasis on cultivating meaning and vitality in client lives, the values component of acceptance and commitment the
Values in Therapy: A Clinicianโs Guide to Helping Clients Explore Values, Increase Psychological Flexibility, and Live a More Meaningful Life
โ Scribed by Jenna LeJeune, Jason B. Luoma
- Publisher
- Context Press
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 226
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Values in Therapy is a powerful and practical guide for any therapistโchock-full of insight and tools to conceptualize, integrate, and effectively apply values work in-session. With an emphasis on cultivating meaning and vitality in client lives, the values component of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is what draws many clinicians to the treatment model. Yet, until now, there have been no practical guides available on values-based practice written from an ACT perspective. And while values work may appear deceptively simple, itโs often difficult to effectively carry out in practice. Thatโs where this comprehensive guide comes in. Values in Therapy emphasizes the facilitation of specific qualities inherent in effective values conversations, such as vitality, choice, present-focused awareness, and willing vulnerability. This book will help you move away from basic techniques and exercises and toward the nuance and skills you need to do effective values work. Youโll also learn how to use these tools, with detailed scripts for in-session exercises, handouts for clients, homework ideas, assessment and tracking tools, case examples, practical vignettes, and more. Whether youโre an ACT clinician, or simply looking to incorporate values-based work into your treatment, this essential guide provides everything you need to help clients connect with what really matters to them, so they can live full and meaningful lives.
โฆ Table of Contents
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: Fundamentals
1 The What and Why of Values
2 Valued Living Requires Psychological Flexibility
Part 2: Practical Application
3 Orienting Clients Toward Values
4 Becoming a Truffle Dog: Guiding Values Exploration
5 Finding Values in Pain
6 Exploring Through Doing
7 When Inflexibility Creates Barriers to Values
8 Context Matters: Culture and Values Beyond the Individual
9 Weโre in This Together: Your Values as a Therapist
Appendix A: Values-Guided Therapy Self-Assessment
Appendix B: Values-Guided Action Plan
References
Index
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