Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Management on Self- Differentiation and Mental health among Veterans' Children
Background and Objective: Veterans, their spouses and their children suffer from persistent pain and suffering. Many of them face many problems, including mental, physical, and economic, and therefore their general health is likely to be in danger. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on self-differentiation and mental health among veterans' children.
Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Skills Training (FACT-ST) program for paraprofessionals serving families of children with special health care needs: A service evaluation study
Olayinka-Aliu, D.A. (2022). Efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Psychological Health and Inflexibility among Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy.
Caregiving may be a burden to the Psychological Health (PH) of mothers of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). However, little attention is given to psychotherapeutic intervention in managing mothers caring for such children in Nigeria. This study, therefore, investigated the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) among mothers of children with CP accessing therapeutic outpatient services at Federal Psychiatric Hospital (FPH) Lagos, Nigeria.
A psychometric evaluation of the parental acceptance and action questionnaire (PAAQ) in parents of children with and without disabilities
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS)
Volume 32, April 2024
Authors
T. Holmberg Bergman, A. Sandred, T. Lindstrom, P. Lappalainen, A. Ghaderi, T. Hirvikoski
Abstract
Using the ACT KIDFLEX with Children & Adolescents
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based therapy that can be used effectively with children and adolescents for a wide range of issues. This highly practical workshop will introduce you to the ACT Kidflex: a developmentally appropriate adaptation of the ACT Hexaflex for use with children and adolescents.
This workshop teaches ACT in plain, easy to understand language. You will learn how to use ACT with children and adolescents, develop an ACT case conceptualization, work with parents, and provide recommendations to parents/caregivers and teachers.
Alho, Lappalainen, & Lappalainen. 2024
Background
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a demanding condition for both adolescents and their parents. The first aim of this study was to investigate the acceptability of an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) group intervention for 12–16-year-old adolescents with T1D. The second aim was to investigate how adolescents whose glycemic control improved during the intervention differed from those who did not improve.
13-Dec 2023 - Facilitating relational framing of classification in young children
Dr Mulhern's slide deck is available below.
Gillard, D., Grindle, C., Hooper, N., Brown, F.J., & Hancock, R. (2023). The Science of Children's Wellbeing Practical Sessions to Support Children Aged 7 to 11.
This essential book is packed full of comprehensive guidelines and practical resources for running wellbeing intervention sessions for children aged 7 to 11, drawing from the scientifically grounded Six Ways to Wellbeing and the DNA-V model.