Therapy, Social Work
Paper details:
Part 2:
• Write a brief (2 pages, double spaced, APA format) critical analysis of ACT, including:
o whether you believe that ACT is applicable in work with individuals or families from oppressed / marginalized groups (why or why not?)
o whether you believe ACT can support clients’ recovery and enhance their resiliency (why or why not – if so, how?)
o whether ACT considers social determinants of health / structural barriers to wellness• The Six
Below are the Core Therapeutic Processes in ACT
o Contacting the Present Moment
o Defusion
o Acceptance
o Self-as-Context
o Values
o Committed Action
• Additional Key Concepts of ACT:
o Psychological Flexibility / Inflexibility
o Fusion vs. Defusion
o Centralicgoty of the Therapeutic Relationship
