scholarly journals Challenging anxious cognitions or accepting them? Exploring the efficacy of the cognitive elements of cognitive behaviour therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in the reduction of children's fear of the dark

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellin Simon ◽  
Sabine Driessen ◽  
Ann Lambert ◽  
Peter Muris
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Cognitive Behaviour

scholarly journals Evaluating a transdiagnostic acceptance and commitment therapy psychoeducation intervention

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Cartwright ◽  
Nic Hooper
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Health Board ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Cognitive Behaviour

AbstractPsychoeducation courses have gained some empirical support as effective early intervention strategies. Many of these courses reflect traditional cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) thinking but psychoeducation courses based on other approaches are beginning to emerge. One such course, ‘ACTivate Your Life’, is based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The aim of this preliminary investigation is to evaluate a four-session (eight-hour) ACT psychoeducation intervention delivered within the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) Health Board. Participants were invited to complete four outcome measures (assessing depression, anxiety, self-esteem and life satisfaction) and two process measures (assessing mindfulness self-efficacy and psychological flexibility) at pre- and post-intervention. Statistical analysis indicated that participants’ scores across each of the measured domains showed highly significant changes. These results suggest that a brief psychoeducation ACT course may be useful in helping people in need of early psychological intervention, and that further research is now needed to provide a definitive evaluation of its effectiveness.

How acceptance and commitment therapy changed the perspective on support provision for staff working with intellectual disability

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro Leoni ◽  
Serafino Corti ◽  
Roberto Cavagnola ◽  
Olive Healy ◽  
Stephen J. Noone
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Cognitive Behaviour

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a review on evidence-based intervention concerning the reduction of stress/burnout and the improvement of wellbeing for professionals working with people with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Design/methodology/approach – Theoretical models and literature related to stress reduction are reviewed from a classical cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) approach up to the novel contribution of the third generation of cognitive-behavioural therapies, with a specific focus on contextual behavioural sciences and acceptance and commitment Therapy (ACT). Findings – Despite the improvement of CBT-based interventions in reducing risk factors for stress and burnout, the limitations of a problem-solving approach when applied to challenging environments like those of direct support to persons with ID, are still large. Interventions based on the core processes and the related techniques of ACT appear to be promising in promoting the well being of paid carers reducing the risk of burnout, and increasing psychological flexibility. Such factors can increase the ability to clarify personal and professional values, as well as the opportunities to act consistently with such values and achieve greater social reinforcement in the work environment. Research limitations/implications – The limitations of the existing research are presented and discussed. There are several aspects that future research should address in order to promote staff training protocols that could be extensively applied with preventive aims. Organisations could take the available procedures and methodologies and implement these evidence-based practices within existing training. Originality/value – The research on the application of ACT and third generation of behavioural approaches to the wellbeing and behaviour of staff supporting persons with IDs remains limited. The present paper is the first narrative review on this topic.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): A Third Wave Behaviour Therapy

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 667-673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Cullen
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Relational Frame Theory ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Relational Frame ◽  
Important Relationship ◽  
History Of ◽  
Clinical Conditions

AbstractThis paper introduces Acceptance and commitment Therapy (ACT) as one of the newer contextualist behaviour therapies. A brief history of the development of ACT is outlined. The concepts of equivalence and laterality and the important relationship between Relational Frame Theory and ACT are then described. The “hexagram” summary of the six core linked processes in ACT is presented and, finally, the research evidence to support the effectiveness of ACT applied to a range of clinical conditions and client groups is summarized.

Lėtinis vaikų skausmas biopsichosocialiniu požiūriu: samprata, įvertinimo ir gydymo strategija

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (3.1) ◽  
pp. 298-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ieva Ališauskaitė ◽  
Danguolė Ruževičienė ◽  
Juozas Raistenskis ◽  
Valdereza Svetikienė ◽  
Virginija Žilinskaitė
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Acceptance Commitment Therapy ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behaviour

Reikšminiai žodžiai: lėtinis vaikų skausmas; biopsichosocialinis modelis; daugiadalykė gydymo komanda. Lėtinis skausmas – tai skausmas, kuris tęsiasi ar vis pasikartoja 3 mėnesius ir ilgiau. Lėtinis vaikų skausmas Lietuvoje yra mažai nagrinėjama tema, nors tokiais skausmais, kaip rodo įvairiose šalyse atliktų tyrimų duomenys, skundžiasi nuo penktadalio iki pusės 8–16 metų vaikų populiacijos. Patiriant lėtinį skausmą, reikšmingai nukenčia vaiko ir jo šeimos fizinė, psichologinė ir socialinė gerovė, o ilgas ir dažnai nesėkmingas skausmo priežasties ieškojimas ir gydymas tampa didele našta visuomenei. Straipsnio tikslas – remiantis užsienio mokslinės literatūros analize, apibendrinti Lietuvoje vangiai tyrinėjamo lėtinio vaikų skausmo aktualijas, pristatant biopsichosocialinę lėtinio skausmo sampratą ir fizinius, psichologinius bei socialinius aspektus įtraukiančias gydymo strategijas. Išanalizavus užsienio literatūroje pateiktus duomenis nustatyta, jog lėtinį skausmą svarbu suprasti ir identifikuoti, jį vertinti bei gydyti remiantis biologiniais ir psichologiniais aspektais ir atsižvelgti į socialinį lėtinį skausmą patiriančio vaiko ir jo šeimos funkcionavimą bei gyvenimo kokybę. Vaikų lėtinio skausmo gydymui reikalinga daugiadalykė komanda, įtraukianti gydytoją (anesteziologą, pediatrą ar vaikų neurologą), psichologą, fizinės medicinos ir reabilitacijos gydytoją, socialinį darbuotoją, medicinos slaugytoją. Medikamentinis gydymas lėtinį skausmą patiriantiems vaikams retai yra pakankamai veiksmingas, tad rekomenduotinas tik kai kurių skausmų atvejais. Bene svarbiausia dalis gydant lėtinį skausmą tenka psichologinėms intervencijoms – kognityvinei elgesio terapijai (angl. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, CBT), priėmimo ir įsipareigojimo terapijai (angl. Acceptance Commitment Therapy, ACT), relaksacijoms, psichoedukacijai.

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