ACT Art Therapy: Creative Approaches to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

There is nothing prescriptive about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or Art Therapy. Both involve the client and the therapist cultivating creativity and psychological flexibility by letting go of limited, constricted, or habitual ways of thinking and being. This leads us to think, create, respond, and behave in ways of our choosing, bringing richness and renewed meaning to our lives.

Through this work you will be able to apply ACT-informed art therapy to your practice. Art activities both illustrate the concepts and exist as stand-alone interventions to heighten creative potential and mindful attention to the present moment. ACT is effective when treating psychological difficulties such as depression, anxiety, OCD and psychosis. Readers will develop a meaningful context for understanding how ACT and art therapy align to creatively achieve positive outcomes for you and your clients.

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ACT Art Therapy: Creative Approaches to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

There is nothing prescriptive about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or Art Therapy. Both involve the client and the therapist cultivating creativity and psychological flexibility by letting go of limited, constricted, or habitual ways of thinking and being. This leads us to think, create, respond, and behave in ways of our choosing, bringing richness and renewed meaning to our lives.

Through this work you will be able to apply ACT-informed art therapy to your practice. Art activities both illustrate the concepts and exist as stand-alone interventions to heighten creative potential and mindful attention to the present moment. ACT is effective when treating psychological difficulties such as depression, anxiety, OCD and psychosis. Readers will develop a meaningful context for understanding how ACT and art therapy align to creatively achieve positive outcomes for you and your clients.

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ACT Art Therapy: Creative Approaches to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

ACT Art Therapy: Creative Approaches to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

by Amy Backos
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ACT Art Therapy: Creative Approaches to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

by Amy Backos

Overview

There is nothing prescriptive about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or Art Therapy. Both involve the client and the therapist cultivating creativity and psychological flexibility by letting go of limited, constricted, or habitual ways of thinking and being. This leads us to think, create, respond, and behave in ways of our choosing, bringing richness and renewed meaning to our lives.

Through this work you will be able to apply ACT-informed art therapy to your practice. Art activities both illustrate the concepts and exist as stand-alone interventions to heighten creative potential and mindful attention to the present moment. ACT is effective when treating psychological difficulties such as depression, anxiety, OCD and psychosis. Readers will develop a meaningful context for understanding how ACT and art therapy align to creatively achieve positive outcomes for you and your clients.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781787758049
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 09/21/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 272
File size: 6 MB

About the Author

Amy Backos, PhD, ATR-BC is a Licensed Psychologist and Registered and Board- Certified Art Therapist, with over 25 years of experience. She is owner of the Art Therapy Center of San Francisco. She is author of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Art Therapy and co-editor of Emerging Perspectives in Art Therapy.

Table of Contents

Introduction 11

1 What is ACT Art Therapy? 17

2 ACT and Psychological Flexibility 33

3 A Brief Introduction to Art Therapy 61

4 Integration of ACT and Art Therapy 81

5 Be Here Now: Present Moment Awareness 93

6 Creative Approaches for Reducing Avoidance and Increasing Acceptance 121

7 Cognitive Defusion: A New Relationship with Our Thoughts 149

8 Self as the Context for Our Lives 171

9 What Matters Most: Getting in Contact with Values 195

10 Time to ACT: Committed Action 223

11 ACT Art Therapy: Bringing it All Together 237

Subject Index 263

Author Index 267

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