Act Made Simple: An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Professional) (The New Harbinger Made Simple Series)

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An introduction to ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. What is ACT? How is it relevant to my life? Skillfulness: to continually practice and improve my skills and apply myself fully when using them. How Does Acceptance And Commitment Therapy (ACT) Work? describes the mechanisms that make ACT an effective therapy intervention. Phase 2 of the Care Act - the 'cap on care costs' was due to be implemented in April 2016 but was delayed by the Government. There was no date on its implementation. If you're finding things hard emotionally right now, you're not alone. We're here to give information and support.

Changes to when and how people will be asked to contribute towards the cost of support which has been arranged in conjunction with their local authorityACT helps you develop psychological skills to deal with your painful thoughts and feelings more effectively, in such a way that they have much less impact and influence over you.” In this room, we're never going to have a debate about what's true and what's false. What we’re interested in here is what's helpful or what's useful or what helps you to live a better life. With this approach, what we're interested in is not whether a thought is true or false, but whether it's helpful.” While we do have a lot of control over how we act, we don’t have any control over what we get. So it makes sense to focus on what is most within our control. The most empowering response to unmet needs and unfulfilled desires is to accept the pain, connect with our values, and take action.

The Care Act sets out some 'key principles' on how health and social care professionals should work with you. Those principles are:-

Now fully-revised and updated, this second edition of ACT Made Simple includes new information and chapters on self-compassion, flexible perspective taking, working with trauma, and more. Even if your experience in this moment is difficult, painful, or unpleasant, you can be open to it and curious about it instead of running from it or fighting with it.