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.
Contributions by:
Kristy Potter,
Rebecca Cramp,
Rebecca Gould
Edited by:
Kimberley Fletcher,
Amanda Mobley
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 41g
ISBN: 9781787757929
ISBN 10: 1787757927
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 21 July 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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
Kim Fletcher is a practicing UK Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist in the public sector, a clinical-academic researcher at the University of Nottingham, and co-directs a private Clinical Neuropsychology practice - The Brain Place (www.thebrainplace.co.uk). She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her psychotherapy work with people with acquired brain injury and progressive neurological conditions, as well as embedding principles into neurological rehabilitation teams. Amanda Mobley is a UK Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Head of Neuropsychology for Leicester Partnership NHS Trust. Jointly with Kim, she co-directs The Brain Place Ltd. Amanda has applied Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, working with people across acute and community services.
