A brief 6-10 session protocol. Clear, practical, and developmentally
appropriate strategies to help children ages 5 to 12 learn effective
coping skills, manage emotions, and bounce back from life's
difficulties.
If you treat children struggling with mental health conditions such as
depression or anxiety, you know that approaches designed for adults do
not work with younger clients. ACT for Treating Children presents
skills grounded in evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy
(ACT) to help children regulate emotions and cope with the inevitable
ups and downs of life, and is suitable for clinicians with no prior
knowledge of or training in ACT, as well as seasoned ACT clinicians.
Written by an experienced educational and developmental psychologist,
this practical clinician's guide outlines a simplified version of the
ACT Hexaflex--a key component of this treatment model--called the
Kidflex, to help young clients build resilience and psychological
flexibility. You'll also find detailed case studies, transcripts,
activities, experiential exercises, worksheets, and session plans to
help you develop the skillset you need to help children overcome
disorders such as stress, anxiety and depression. Finally, you'll find
strategies for involving parents in treatment when appropriate, and
enlisting them as 'ACT coaches' in the child's therapy.
It can be difficult to know where to start when using ACT for individual
therapy with children. That's why the skills in this go-to guide are
practical and easy-to-implement, can be done with children in both
face-to-face therapy and online sessions, and are simple enough for
children to put into practice in any setting--whether it's at home, in
school, or out in the world.
