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ACT for Neurological Conditions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for People with Acquired Brain Injury and Progressive Neurological Conditions [Pehme köide]

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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 192 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 228x152x16 mm, kaal: 280 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 21-Jan-2026
  • Kirjastus: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN-10: 1787757927
  • ISBN-13: 9781787757929
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 192 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 228x152x16 mm, kaal: 280 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 21-Jan-2026
  • Kirjastus: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • ISBN-10: 1787757927
  • ISBN-13: 9781787757929

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) targets clients' social, emotional, and mental health using its six core principles of Acceptance, Cognitive Defusion, Being Present, the Self as Context, Values, and Committed Action.


This unique guide presents evidence-based ACT techniques, from mindfulness exercises to creating visual prompts and workbooks, to be used by professionals working with clients experiencing acquired brain injury and progressive neurological conditions and the challenges these present to their identity. Guiding professionals looking for ready-to-use resources for their practice and non-specialists working in the field, this book provides a practical focus on adapted exercises specifically for those with neurological conditions.



The go-to practical guide for ACT professionals working with clients with acquired brain injuries, and progressive neurological conditions. This book provides tools to help clients live alongside complex emotions associated with navigating social pressures, and emotional impact throughout their lives.

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A grab-and-go book with great depth of understanding of what it is like to acquire and/or live with a neurological condition, and rich in its teaching and illustrative examples of adapting ACT interventions in the context of clients' changed abilities and/or identities. -- Dr Jerry Burgess, Director of Clinical Neuropsychology Programmes, Canterbury Christ Church University A compassionate, evidence based resource that shows how ACT can transform support for people with neurological conditions. Essential reading for practitioners in this field. -- Prof. Louise McHugh, School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Peer Reviewed ACT Trainer and author of A Contextual Behavioural Guide to the Self Fletcher and Mobley present an outstanding evidence-based guide to ACT for neurological conditions that stands out for its clinical relevance, depth and accessibility. Practical therapeutic strategies are exemplified through compelling case studies, whilst the adaptable worksheets, scripts, and engaging illustrations provide clear guidance, all are underpinned by meticulous research. This well thought out book is sure to be a staple - a gold-standard, inspiring resource for clinicians working in neurorehabilitation. -- Dr Najma Khan-Bourne FBPsS, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist

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The only practical guide to using the popular therapy ACT with people with acquired brain injury, and progressive neurological conditions
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Willingness
Kristy Potter, Rebecca Cramp & Amanda Mobley
Chapter 3: Cognitive Defusion
Maria Dale, Lee Bell-Jones and Katie Melvin
Chapter 4: Present Moment Awareness in Acquired Brain Injury
Lorraine King, Natalie Hampson and Emily Bunn
Chapter 5 Self-as-context and Acquired Brain Injury
James Briggs
Chapter 6: Values and valued living in acquired brain injury
Dana Wong and Nick Sathananthan
Chapter 7: Committed action
Rebecca Gould
Chapter 8: Integrating psychological flexibility processes in acquired
neurological conditions: Applications in a context of severe and multiple
disadvantage
Nima Golijani-Moghaddam and Anna Tickle
Kimberley Fletcher is a UK Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, a clinical-academic researcher at the University of Nottingham and co-director of The Brain Place.

Amanda Mobley is a UK Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Head of Neuropsychology for Leicester Partnership NHS Trust and co-director of The Brain Place.