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Print version record.;Intro; Foreword: ACT for Psychosis: It Is Time; An Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Psychosis Recovery; Part 1: Pretreatment Overview; Chapter 1: Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Psychosis; Chapter 2: Adapting ACT Workshops for Caregivers of People with Psychosis; Chapter 3: Adapting ACT Workshops for Acute Inpatient Settings; Chaprer 4: Peer-Support Cofacilitators; Chapter 5: Running Successful and Effective Workshops; Chapter 6: Running Successful and Effective Workshops; Part 2: Treatment Manual.;Introduction to ACT for Psychosis Recovery Workshop ProtocolTaster Session; SESSION 1: Introducing Noticing, Values, and Committed Action; SESSION 2: Workability as an Alternative; SESSION 3: Acting on Values with Openness, Awareness, and Willingness; SESSION 4: Bringing It All Togethera#x80;#x94;Open, Aware, and Active; Booster Session 1; Booster Session 2; Acknowledgments; APPENDIX A: Exercise Prompt Sheets; APPENDIX B: Session Worksheets; Reference List; Index. True recovery from psychosis means empowering patients to take charge of their lives. As interest in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) gains momentum, ACT for Psychosis Recovery is the first book to provide an evidence-based, step-by-step approach for group work with clients suffering from psychosis. With this comprehensive guide, clinicians will learn how positive recovery outcomes can be both supported and sustained by promoting acceptance, mindfulness, and values-driven action in clients.
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ACT for Psychosis Recovery is the first book to provide a breakthrough,evidence-based, step-by-step approach for group work with clients suffering from psychosis. As evidenced in a study by Patricia A. Bach and Steven C. Hayes, patients with psychotic symptoms who received acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in addition totreatment as usual showed half the rate of rehospitalization as those who did not.With this important guide, youll learn how a patients recovery can be both supported and sustained by promoting acceptance, mindfulness, and values-driven action.The journey of personal recovery from psychosis is immensely challenging. Patients often struggle with paranoia, auditory hallucinations, difficulties with motivation, poor concentration and memory, and emotional dysregulation. In addition, families and loved ones may have trouble understanding psychosis, and stigmatizing attitudes can limit opportunity and create alienation for patients.True recovery from psychosis means empowering patients to take charge of their lives. Rather than focusing on pathology, ACTteaches patients how to stay grounded in the present moment, disengage from their symptoms, and pursue personally meaningful lives based on their values.In this groundbreaking book, you will learn how to facilitate ACT groups based on a central metaphor (Passengers on the Bus), so that mindfulness and values-based action are introduced in a way that is engaging and memorable. You will also find tips and strategies to help clients identify valued directions, teach clients how to respond flexibly to psychotic symptoms, thoughts, and emotions that have been barriers to living a valued life, and lead workshops that promote compassion and connection amongparticipants.Youll also find tried and tested techniques for engaging people in groups, particularly those traditionally seen as hard to reachpeople who may be wary of mental health services or experience paranoia. And finally, youll gain skills for engaging participants from various ethnic backgrounds.Finding purpose and identity beyond mental illness is an important step in a patients journey toward recovery. Using the breakthrough approach in this book, you can help clients gain the insight needed to achieve lasting well-being.