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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): An Overview for Practitioners

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2012

Tim Bowden  and
Sandra Bowden
Tim Bowden*
Affiliation:
Private practice, Sydney, Australia
Sandra Bowden*
Affiliation:
Private practice, Sydney, Australia
*
address for correspondence: Tim and Sandra Bowden, 24 Jenny Lane, Fountaindale NSW 2258, Australia. Email: [email protected]
address for correspondence: Tim and Sandra Bowden, 24 Jenny Lane, Fountaindale NSW 2258, Australia. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) offers school counsellors a practical and meaningful approach to helping students deal with a range of issues. This is achieved through encouraging psychological flexibility through the application of six key principles. This article describes our introduction to ACT, ACT's application to children and adolescents, and the creation and use of our ACT-based book for young people I Just Want To Be . . . Me!.

Keywords

ACTacceptance and commitment therapymindfulness
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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 22 , Special Issue 2: The promotion of mental health and wellbeing in children and adolescents , December 2012 , pp. 279 - 285
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Copyright © The Authors 2012

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