Home > Pre-workshop Reading Pre-Workshop ReadingThis page is for those of you who have enrolled in an introductory workshop. (The files are all stored in pdf format, so you will need Acrobat Reader to view them. If you wish to download a free copy of Acrobat Reader, click here ) If you’ve enrolled in the introductory workshop, there’s a set of recommended readings below. If you’ve enrolled in the advanced workshop, there’s no specific new reading to do, but it’s worth re-reading all the material from the introductory workshop - especially the last two articles below, on ACT case conceptualisation. And whichever workshop you've enrolled in, you may like to take a look at some of the articles & papers on the Articles & Papers page.
To get the full benefit out of the introductory workshop, you will need to read the first document below. The other three documents are also useful, but are probably more useful to read AFTER the workshop, than before it. Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. This is a non-technical article I wrote for Psychotherapy Australia magazine. It gives a basic overview of ACT, in simple, easy-to-understand language. Although it's pitched at therapists, coaches should easily be able to see how this is relevant to coaching. The ACT Packet. This is a generic ACT workshop handout, written by Steven Hayes, and used by many ACT trainers. It contains many useful items, including summaries of key techniques and metaphors. ACT Case Formulation by Jay Luoma. This shows you how to formulate cases from an ACT perspective. In my opinion, it is much more user-friendly than the case formulation sheet in the ‘ACT Packet’, above. Working With The ACT Case Formulation Sheet by Jay Luoma. This shows you how to make the most out of Jay's ACT case formulation sheet. Please note:
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an online ACT community where professionals from all over the world
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supervision, give input into challenging cases, inform about ACT events
worldwide, etc. To join, you need to first join the ACBS - Association
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'mothership' of ACT and RFT. Membership is via values-based dues - ie
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