(Ebook) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): The Clinician's Guide for Supporting Parents by Koa Whittingham, Lisa Coyne ISBN 9780128146699, 0128146699

(Ebook) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): The Clinician's Guide for Supporting Parents by Koa Whittingham, Lisa Coyne ISBN 9780128146699, 0128146699

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Clinician’s Guide for Supporting Parents constitutes a principles-based guide for clinicians to support parents across various stages of child & adolescent development. It uses Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) as an axis to integrate evolution science, behaviour analysis, attachment theory, emotion-focused & compassion-focused therapies into a cohesive framework. From this integrated framework, the authors explore practice through presenting specific techniques, experiential exercises, & clinical case studies.      
° Explores the integration of ACT with established parenting approaches
° Includes a new model - the parent-child hexaflex - & explores each component of this model in depth with clinical techniques & a case study
° Emphasizes how to foster a strong therapeutic relationship & case conceptualization from an acceptance & commitment therapy perspective
° Covers the full spectrum of child development from infancy to adolescence
° Touches upon diverse clinical presentations including: child anxiety, neurodevelopmental disorders, & child disruptive behavior problems, with special emphasis on infant sleep
° Addresses how best to support parents with mental health concerns, such as postnatal depression
° Is relevant for both novices & clinicians, students in psychology, social work & educational professionals supporting parents