a practitioner's guide to using mindfulness & acceptance strategies Walser, Robyn D. creator Westrup, Darrah. text bibliography cau Oakland, CA New Harbinger Publications c2007 2007 monographic eng

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ix, 255 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. + 1 CD-ROM. "Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) offers a promising, empirically validated approach to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma related problems."--BOOK JACKET. Introduction -- Acceptance, mindfulness, and trauma : the problem of experiential avoidance and the verbal nature of trauma -- Mindfulness and acceptance -- Preparing to begin -- Creative hopelessness : finding the place where something new can happen -- Control as the problem : experiential avoidance and unworkable solutions -- Willingness -- Self-as-context -- Valued living -- Committed action -- Therapist and treatment considerations -- Clinical issues and assessment -- Conclusion : opening to vitality. Robyn D. Walser, Darrah Westrup. Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index. System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files, or MS Word to view the same files in Rich Text Format versions; (Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows or Macintosh included on the CD-ROM) Post-traumatic stress disorder Treatment Acceptance and commitment therapy Psychic trauma Treatment Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic therapy Cognitive Therapy methods Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute therapy RC552.P67 W374 2007 616.85/2106 9781572244726 (hbk.) 1572244720 (hbk.) 2006102707 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006102707.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006102707.html DNLM/DLC 061221 20130116141058.0 000041178955