ACT for Treating Children

The Essential Guide to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Kids

De: Tamar D. Black PhD, Dr. Russ Harris - foreword

Narrado por: Karen Ruth Johnston

If you treat children struggling with mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, you know that approaches designed for adults do not work with younger clients. ACT for Treating Children presents skills grounded in evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help children regulate emotions and cope with the inevitable ups and downs of life, and is suitable for clinicians with no prior knowledge of or training in ACT, as well as seasoned ACT clinicians.

Written by an experienced educational and developmental psychologist, this practical clinician's guide outlines a simplified version of the ACT Hexaflex—a key component of this treatment model—called the Kidflex, to help young clients build resilience and psychological flexibility. You'll find strategies for involving parents in treatment when appropriate, and enlisting them as "ACT coaches" in the child's therapy.

It can be difficult to know where to start when using ACT for individual therapy with children. That's why the skills in this go-to guide are practical and easy-to-implement, can be done with children in both face-to-face therapy and online sessions, and are simple enough for children to put into practice in any setting—whether it's at home, in school, or out in the world.

©2022 Tamar D. Black (P)2022 Tantor

Provides useful skills for applying ACT to younger populations

This book gave useful skill translation to apply the kids hexiflex process to my younger clients. I was able to use skills as I read the book since I have already been using ACT with adult clients. This book has downloadable worksheets and skill examples. Great book for ACT practitioners!

very helpful book

Great book, I found it to be very helpful and immediately useful. I definitely recommend it for anyone working with ACT, beginner or advanced. Even for people working only with adults, I think this could be a great read. if you can explain ACT in terms even a child can understand, you can explain ACT to anyone.

good concepts not a good audio book

didn't like the narrator since this is a book for therapist and I felt like I was 5 y.o and the target audience I don't think would enjoy being talked down to as you're listening to this book. I like ACT but there are other good books to listen to learn these basic concepts so not a recommendation for therapist to listen to.

Cannot get past the narrator

After multiple attempts, I just cannot listen to this narrator. I would expect to hear this approach in a whimsical children's story rather than a resource for therapist or those wishing to know more about ACT. Her over-the-top approach makes it impossible for me to stay focused. She would be awesome in a different setting, but too much for me while trying to expand my knowledge of ACT. I will look for another book and pay closer attention during the quick review.