ACT in Primary Care SIG

ACT in Primary Care SIG

ACT in Primary Care Special Interest Group

Affiliated 2014

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2023 SIG Leaders
Dan Rosen

SIG Mission/Objectives

To connect professionals working or interning in primary care, and to incorporate ACT principles.

Description of SIG membership 

Professionals working or interning in primary care and incorporating ACT principles (e.g., medical providers, behavioral health specialists)

General Interest Area to be Specifically Addressed by SIG

ACT as it applies to health related and primary care issues in the unique context of the primary care office. Coordination of care with medical and mental health consultants. Dissemination of information to medical providers about human nature, behavior change and a values based approach to patient care.

SIG Activities

  • SIG listserv
  • Meeting at annual ACBS World Conference
  • List of SIG Resources
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ACT in Primary Care SIG Resources

ACT in Primary Care SIG Resources

Books

  • Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care: A Guide to Integrating Services by Patricia J. Robinson and Jeffrey T. Reiter
  • Real Behavior Change in Primary Care: Improving Patient Outcomes and Increasing Job Satisfaction by Patricia J. Robinson PhD, Debra A. Gould MD MPH, and Kirk D. Strosahl PhD
  • Brief Interventions for Radical Change: Principles and Practice of Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Kirk D. Strosahl PhD, Patricia J. Robinson PhD, and Thomas Gustavsson MSc
  • Inside This Moment: A Clinician's Guide to Promoting Radical Change Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Kirk D. Strosahl, Patricia J. Robinson and Thomas Gustavsson
  • Mindfulness and Acceptance in Behavioral Medicine: Current Theory and Practice by Lance McCracken.

 

Workshops

  • 6th annual Australia-New Zealand ACT Conference (2012): Brief Interventions for Radical Change: The Practice of Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) Workshop - Dr Kirk Strosahl & Dr Patricia Robinson - Slides, worksheets, and patient tools
     

Videos

 

Podcasts

 

Audio

  • 2014 World Conference: Session 131. ACT in Primary Care Medicine: Large Scale Change through Research, Teaching, and Training - Patricia Robinson, Ph.D., Daniel C. Rosen, Ph.D., Debra A. Gould, M.D., MPH, David E Bauman, M.A., Bridget R. Beachy, M.A., Melissa D. Baker, Ph.D. - Audio File and corresponding slides

 

Publications

  • Kadowaki, A., Alvunger, A. K., Larsen, H. I. et al. (2021). Education of the primary health care staff based on acceptance and commitment therapy is associated with reduced sick leave in a prospective controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, 22, 179. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01526-5
  • Dochat, C., Wooldridge, J.S., Herbert, M.S., Lee, M.W., Afari, N. (2021) Single-session acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) interventions for patients with chronic health conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 20, 52-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.03.003
  • Arroll, B., Frischtak, H., Roskvist, R., Mount, V., Sundram, F., Fletcher, S., Kingsford, D., Buttrick, L., Bricker, J., van der Werf, B. (2021). FACT effectiveness in primary care: A single visit RCT for depressive symptoms. The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. DOI: 10.1177/00912174211010536
  • Witlox, M., Garnefski, N., Kraaij, V., de Waal, M.W.M., Smit, F., Bohlmeijer, E., Spinhoven, P.  (2021) Blended Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Versus Face-to-face Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Older Adults With Anxiety Symptoms in Primary Care: Pragmatic Single-blind Cluster Randomized Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(3) e24366. doi: 10.2196/24366
  • Goetz, D.B. & Hirschhorn, E.W. (2021). An Evaluation of an ACT-Based “Aging Resiliently” Group. Clinical Gerontologist. DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2021.1932001
  • O'Dell, S. M., Hosterman, S. J., Hostutler, C. A., Nordberg, C., Klinger, T., Petts, R. A., Whitehead, M. R., Faulkner, S. A., Garcia, A., & Massura, C. A. (2020) Retrospective cohort study of a novel acceptance and commitment therapy group intervention for adolescents implemented in integrated primary care. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 16, 109-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.03.009
  • Mak, Y. W., Leung, D. Y. P., & Loke, A. Y. (2020). Effectiveness of an individual acceptance and commitment therapy for smoking cessation, delivered face-to-face and by telephone to adults recruited in primary health care settings: A randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 20, Article 1719.
  • Bricker, J. B., Watson, N. L., Mull, K. E., Sullivan, B. M., & Heffner, J.L. (2020). Efficacy of smartphone applications for smoking cessation: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Internal Medicine. Doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4055
  • Kroska, E. B., Roche, A. I., & O'Hara, M. W. (2020) How much is enough in brief acceptance and commitment therapy? A randomized trial. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 15, 235-244.
  • Gaudiano, BA, Davis, CH, Miller, IW, Uebelacker, L. (2020) Pilot randomized controlled trial of a video self‐help intervention for depression based on acceptance and commitment therapy: Feasibility and acceptability. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 27: 396– 407. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2436
  • Heidi Maria Kyllönen, Joona Muotka, Anne Puolakanaho, Piia Astikainen, Katariina Keinonen, Raimo Lappalainen (2018) A brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intervention for depression: A randomized controlled trial with 3-year follow-up for the intervention group. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, Volume 10, Pages 55-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.08.009
  • Glover NG, Sylvers PD, Shearer EM, Kane MC, Clasen PC, Epler AJ, Plumb-Vilardaga JC, Bonow JT, Jakupcak M. (2016) The efficacy of Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in VA primary care. Psychol Serv. 13(2):156-161.
  • Kathleen Barrett, Yu‐Ping Chang (2016) Behavioral Interventions Targeting Chronic Pain, Depression, and Substance Use Disorder in Primary Care. J Nurs Scholarsh. 48(4):345-53. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12213.
  • Beacham, A. O., Linfield, K., Kinman, C. R., & Payne-Murphy, J. (2015). The chronic illness acceptance questionnaire: Confirmatory factor analysis and prediction of perceived disability in an online chronic illness support group sample. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 4, 96-102.
  • Robinson, P.J. (2015) Primary care: contextual behavioral science. Current Opinion in Psychology, 2, 52-55. (Included in the Current Opinion in Psychology special issue "Third Wave Behavioral Therapies")
  • McCracken, L. M., Sato, A., & Taylor, G. J. (2013). A trial of a brief group-based Form of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for chronic pain in general practice: Pilot outcome and process results. The Journal of Pain, 14, 1398-1406. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2013.06.011
  • Smout, Matthew. (2012) Acceptance and commitment therapy - pathways for general practitioners. Australian Family Physician. 41(9):672-676.
  • McCracken, L. M., & Vellerman, S. C. (2010). Psychological flexibility in adults with chronic pain: A study of acceptance, mindfulness, and values-based action in primary care. Pain, 148, 141-147.

 

Websites

Patient Education Handouts

 

Assessment Tools

 

Marketing Materials

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Patient Education Handouts and Standardized Assessment Tools

Patient Education Handouts and Standardized Assessment Tools

Patient Education Handouts

Standardized Assessment Tools

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fACT: Radical change is possible for patients in brief primary care visits (Webinar and Slides)

fACT: Radical change is possible for patients in brief primary care visits (Webinar and Slides)

fACT: Radical change is possible for patients in brief primary care visits
Goodfellow Unit Webinar (2017) and Slides
Kirk Strosahl

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