Mindfulness And Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapies In Practice

Download or read book Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapies in Practice written by Lizabeth Roemer and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2008-10-23 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessible and practical, this book provides a unified framework for integrating acceptance and mindfulness into cognitive-behavioral practice. The authors interweave elements of acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, mindfulness-based relapse prevention, and dialectical behavior therapy. They demonstrate how to conduct an assessment, develop a case formulation, and derive a flexible treatment plan for each patient. Vivid case examples and transcripts illustrate the entire process of therapy, showing how treatment can be tailored for different presenting problems and concerns. More than two dozen reproducible handouts and forms are included.