{"product_id":"the-essential-guide-to-the-act-matrix-a-step-by-step-approach-to-using-the-act-matrix-model-in-clinical-practice-9781626253605","title":"The Essential Guide to the ACT Matrix: A Step-By-Step Approach to Using the ACT Matrix Model in Clinical Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ACT Matrix revolutionized contextual behavioral science. Now, the creators of this pioneering new model present the first detailed, step-by-step guide to help professionals implement the ACT Matrix in clinical practice and improve clients' psychological flexibility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're a clinician, you know that acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is extremely effective in helping clients who are \"stuck\" in unhealthy thought patterns by encouraging them align their values with their thoughts and actions. However, the ACT model is complex, and it's not always easy to use. Enter the ACT Matrix, a seamless fusion of the six core processes of the ACT hexaflex--cognitive defusion, acceptance, contact with the present moment, observing the self, values, and committed action--into a simplified, easy-to-apply approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe ACT Matrix, The Essential Guide to the ACT Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e offers professionals a comprehensive guide to using the innovative Matrix model in-session. With this book, you'll learn how to help your clients break free from painful psychological traps and live more meaningful lives. You'll also learn how client actions and behavior should be viewed as workable or unworkable, rather than good or bad. Most importantly, you'll discover how this unique approach can be used to deliver ACT more effectively in a variety of settings and contexts, even when clients are resistant or unmotivated to participate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is essential for any ACT clinician looking to simplify their therapeutic approach in client sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin L. Polk, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is a clinical psychologist who has been a practicing for twenty-six years, primarily helping veterans and others with troubling trauma memories. For the past eleven years, he has dedicated himself to the study of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)--spending close to 27,000 hours studying the philosophy and theory behind ACT, and learning and designing ACT interventions. He is passionate about teaching others how to use the ACT Matrix to increase psychological flexibility and valued living. Find out more at www.drkevinpolk.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Schoendorff, MA, MSc\u003c\/b\u003e, is director of the Contextual Psychology Institute in Montreal, QC, Canada. He is involved in ACT research at the Montreal University Mental Health Institute, and a clinical psychologist in private practice working with adults, children, teens, and couples. Schoendorff is passionate about making ACT simple for both therapists and clients. He's authored and coauthored several ACT books in French, coedited \u003ci\u003eThe ACT Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e with Kevin Polk, and coauthored \u003ci\u003eThe ACT Practitioner's Guide to the Science of Compassion\u003c\/i\u003e with Dennis Tirch and Laura Silberstein. A peer-reviewed ACT trainer and certified functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP) trainer, Schoendorff has led approximately two-hundred workshops around the world, and is currently disseminating the six-step ACT Matrix approach at the heart of this book. His workshops are widely appreciated for their direct clinical applicability, deep humanity, and warm sense of humor. In his spare time, Schoendorff loves travelling with his wife and young son Thomas, and sharing his love for ACT and the Matrix. Find out more at www.contextpsy.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Webster\u003c\/b\u003e is a registered psychotherapist with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). Following a first career in the computer industry, he worked for ten years at a specialist personality disorder clinic in the National Health Service (NHS). His involvement in third-wave cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) began with dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in 1997, which led to an early interest in ACT. Webster has been an ACT trainer since 2002, and currently runs his own business specializing in acceptance and mindfulness therapies. In 2005, he founded the ACT special interest group within the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). In 2008, with Kevin Polk, he created the ACT Matrix, a very user-friendly way of delivering ACT in a group setting. Webster's main interest is in finding ways to make ACT more widely available outside of traditional mental health settings. He has recently founded a community interest company called ACT Peer Recovery CIC to develop peer recovery in addiction and mental health. In addition to offering training in mental health, he regularly conducts ACT workshops for physical health practitioners, including nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists. Webster has been practicing mindfulness for over twenty-five years, and is current chair of the UKCP's Cognitive Psychotherapies College. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFabian O. Olaz, PsyD\u003c\/b\u003e, is adjunct professor in clinical psychology and psychotherapies, and researcher and director of the Interpersonal Behavior Laboratory in the faculty of psychology at the National University of C?rdoba in Argentina. He is an ACT and functional analytic psychotherapy supervisor and psychotherapist at the Integral Center of Contextual Psychotherapy (CIPCO), and a recognized trainer in Argentina, Brazil, and other South American countries.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Context Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50856147255570,"sku":"9781626253605","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f9cf89d1-be8e-46f5-a7a8-422275da09ee.jpg?v=1737496982","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-essential-guide-to-the-act-matrix-a-step-by-step-approach-to-using-the-act-matrix-model-in-clinical-practice-9781626253605","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}