What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)?
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- This brief introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) takes you through the development history, theory that underpins ACT: relation frame theory (RFT), and practice of ACT.
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Exceptional explanation. Highly gifted presenter 👊
Thank you! It means a lot to me that you shared such a sweet message with me.
I'm currently finishing my master's degree in Applied Behavior Analysis. I thoroughly enjoy your videos and I learn so much from them. Thank you!
I am currently working towards taking my BCBA exam after a Masters in Behaviour Analysis and many years previously working with trauma, and I have become super interested in ACT! Both for my own well-being and would love to study this in depth and become qualified to use to with clients. I found your video and passion so helpful and accessible which is greatly appreciated, and also love seeing part of behaviourism (RFT) being researched and applied with mental health and private events! Thank you for a fantastic video ☺️
Thank you for your kind words and congratulations on completing your masters!! Follow-up and let me know how your exam goes. 🙏🏼
Needed a refresher from my therapy sessions! Love it, to the point and thorough!
Please keep it up, I know I need it :)
Much respect
You said everything that a person interested in ACT needs to hear
It is indeed rare that someone can take a topic as vast and complex as ACT and do a decent job of explaining it in under 15 minutes, without minimizing it to the point of effectively saying "ACT makes you feel better". So, this is a rare video indeed. Very Well Done!
Thank you Jim!! I appreciate you taking the time to write me and let me know.
@@TimothyGordon You’re definitely a natural at this, thank you!
@@serinadelmar6012 thanks for saying so! Keep an eye out for new content. :)
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How is this different from RET?
thank you so much for this explanation of ACT it has helped me so much.
Really useful overview and intro to ACT - perfect for me today - thankyou!
Just now learning about ACT and I’m really digging it. Would you be willing to post your favorite instructors by any chance? I would love to hear more perspectives. Thank you for taking the time to pass on your knowledge, very helpful.
1) Daniel J. Moran. He is brilliant, practical and to the point.
2) Joanne Steinwachs. You will take the deepest dive into the underpinnings of clinical work that you can imagine.
3) Emily Sandoz. Her books are phenomenal and her workshops are mind blowing. Emily’s work is creative, original and interesting.
4) Kirk Strosahl, Patricia Robinson. These two are some of the early developers and adopters of ACT. I think you’ll be surprised how immediately effective and practical their work is.
5) Jenn Villate and Matthieu Villate. These two provide RFT accounts and clinical work “Mastering the Clinical Conversation” but also each have a very deep understanding of the heart of ACT.
Timothy Gordon thank you so much! Looking forward to researching them and learning more! Be well and enjoy yourself
Nice video..The only thing is I don't think you put the individual in the driving seat to control your thoughts, emotions and feelings. I think you can be the observer to see them going by and you can try to respond in a different way, but you need to make changes in small steps first and that's gonna take time and energy, 'coz only the insight won't give you enough urge and passion to make concrete differences in behavior :)
Thanks!
You did really good job thank you sir
Great job! 🌟
uhm i love this!!! and i love you are a social worker!!
Thank you for this video! It is really helpful and very easy to understand! :D
Thanks so much for saying so! I’m planning on doing a follow-up video about practicing ACT soon. :)
very informative
Thanks for saying so Nate! 👍🏼
Thank you for this helpful information. Is there a way to practice which behavior we are going to 'choose' next?
Great question! First, please work on this with a professional who can practice with you, get to know you, your situation and give direct, authoritative feedback.
Second, this is not advice but an idea. Please don’t read my comment as an alternative to therapy. With my clients, I try to figure out a behaviour that is linked with something more valuable, something that is reinforcing but perhaps in the long-term, like a distal reinforcer. Maybe try looking that last term up.
For example, if binge eating is the behaviour you want to change, you’re wise to have alternatives that are linked to something important, like reading a book that interests you, cuddling your dog, putting on music and dancing instead.
The idea here is having an alternative behaviour that is reinforcing, it just may not be reinforcing immediately like the problematic behaviour, hence why these painful behaviours tend to stick.
This was helpful to me in many ways, thoughtful, articulate, to the point. As you explained ACT it became a pun. Is that intentional? It really is similar to the double counciousness all ACTors must juggle as they navigate and adjust a performance they create yet allow their audience enough influence to create an authentic moment on stage. (As a director and voice teacher I have a quibble. Did you say locus or “locust” of control?)
Thanks for taking the time to comment Valerie!! Making a pun out of the word ACT is definitely intentional though I try not to be too corny about it. :)
In the first ACT book, Hayes, Strosahl and Wilson refer to ACT being a relevant word to say out loud as a word ‘act’ rather than spelled out A-C-T because ACT is about act in action. Haha. I however was not aware of your acting reference as in actors on stage - I’d totally love to steal that and use it as a metaphor in a future video!!
And your quibble is well observed. Sometimes I get excited and I just talk too fast. I’ve tried to curb because I know I can speak too fast for some people but what can I say, I’m passionate about this work. It does yield mistakes and it for sure sounds like I say locust rather than locus. A couple people have caught that here in the comments. My bad. :)
I did a 3 day ACT training with Steven Hayes and still struggle with understanding the frame theory portion and heliflex/matrix (I believe it’s called). It’s a lot of content.
It is!! What can I do to help? Have you checked out my online courses showing ACT in a practical way with real clients?
Timothy Gordon I have not. Do I find it in the description box? I just came across your page today. I think it’s confusing bc it seems to have so many layers to it. If that makes any sense -_-
Is ACT seen as an alternative to CBT?
Yes! Although we could say ACT is a kind of CBT. Also, there is evidence to support that traditional CBT can be augmented effectively with acceptance and mindfulness processes.
You explained too fast
Please try adjusting the speed of the video. You can slow down the playback speed within UA-cam. 👍🏼
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a: your talking speed is literally perfect
b. this is the best ACT explanation on youtube
Thanks a lot for saying so Devin!! It makes my day.
Any ideas for future videos you’d like to see?
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@@TimothyGordon Using ACT with children (5 year olds to 11 year olds) Love you video.
I wonder if ACT works for when you can't sleep at night when something important is coming up the next day. For example a plane flight, or a first date. I find my mind racing at night sometimes, and then I'm so worried what the affects of no sleep with be the next day or having to cancel plans that make me look bad.
Yes Sean! Check out the application Breethe. There’s an entire host of ACT for sleeping talks, exercises, meditations.
ACT was recently recommended for me and when looking it up for some information I see YOU! I was a client of yours years ago and not gonna lie I got a bit excited to see you offering ACT. You were incredible with me. So compassionate, empathetic and you truly want to help your clients. I felt very comfortable with you and although anxious for our sessions, I always looked forward to them. Thank you for being you. :)
Thank you for the positive feedback. It really means a lot to me that you would take the time to write and share your experience. Thank you so much. :)
I am responding to the comments/ reply of Ms. Kristie in the comment section of this video. Mental health is comparatively foremost than any physical injury. We can fight with physical injuries by good mental health but not vice versa. The poor mental health and psychological inflexibilities kill your living instinct, hinder your personal and professional health and mars your overall personality. I have been struggling to fight out a sort of personality disorder or say sense of idealism in my daily routine life which in the practical world is near impossible. Then how to live with the values if those are real and practically correct . Perhaps ACT may not deal with the worries about the present moment real problems. In any case the video in question by Mr Gordon is extremely helpful for people facing issues of psychological inflexibilities like me. Let's hope for the best . I am willing to share my views on this monster thing ,if the similarly placed persons want so with sincerity , understanding and requisite privacy.Good luck.
ACT is the one thing that has been able to help me with CPTSD and flashbacks. I became very dissociative and it doesn't help to say 'well I shouldn't feel this way / experience this.' ACT has saved me countless times from myself but I'm still learning to integrate it into my toolbox.
Thank you. You explained it intelligently as well as keeping it conversational and interactive. I learned a lot!
Thank you for taking the time to comment Kathryn. Your positive feedback means a lot. :)
I've been looking for a theory that encompasses my varied spiritual learnings and experiences, that is empirically based, and where I can incorporate the common factors of counseling with integrity. This might do it :-) Thanks for sharing.
I am a psychology student and currently learn about ACT. Amazing video, thank you! Never stop sharing :)
Love this! Very well explained! I thoroughly enjoy utilizing ACT in my therapeutic practice. I appreciate your full and understandable explanation. Will be sharing with colleagues!
Great explanation and very helpful. ACT is the first thing that has really helped me regain control over my panic disorder
Can you tell me why
@@almere10 Working with ACT is what truly made me understand that I have no power over the panic. I just have to accept that it's there and not work myself up feeling hopeless about the whole situation. I still get panic attacks but my overall anxiety is way lower since I don't obsess over when the next attack is coming or how I will have to be to prevent it. I can't prevent it, I accept that it's there and an attack may come but I will save my response for when it actually does and accept it when it does instead of fighting it. It was not a quick fix, it required work but I'd say im about 90% recovered
For reference I used to barely even be able to leave my apartment to do anything, shop for food, meet friends etc. Now I work full time and have normal functioning social life. I don't attribute everything to ACT (I also started working out, eating better etc) but it put me on the right path
"Ye-es. You love to hate the one you hate to love to love to hate."
Monty Python
ACT changed my life and you easily have the best video about it on youtube. extremely engaging, relatable, and accurate. I can tell you are very good at your job :) Thanks for doing these videos. We need it now more than ever with the current COVID crisis.
Thank you so much for this kind message, it means a lot to me personally. 🙏🏼
Oh my god- dude. you are SO in my head right now. I seriously needed to find something/someone like you to hear. thank you thank you thank you
Hello, sir. I'm a final student of Psychology and now working on a thesis about ACT on imprisoned father. I'm quite upset that I JUST found your youtube chanel cause it's very helping. Would you like to give some comments about my ACT modul? Thankyou so much. I would email you if you will...
This made me really miss my psychiatrist. I moved and can't afford therapy anymore, but I use this technique that my psychiatrist taught me almost every day of my life. The bus metaphor changed my life.
Wow, that is beautiful. Thank you for sharing. 💛
What is 'BUS'? Thank you 😊
This was Absolutely Excellent! My Therapist introduced me to ACT, and it has taught me so much...& the book, The Happiness Trap, superb read.
So stoked to have found a ACT and RFT channel to point people to!!! 👊👊👊
You’re too kind. I’m loving what you have going on with your channel. I feel a collaboration coming on.
This is something I've done and practiced for years without knowing it. There's a name for it. Holy crap.
You wouldn’t believe this Matthew but I actually begin almost all of my workshops by saying: I guarantee you, you’re already doing a lot of what we’re going to be talking about in this workshop. ACT is really focused on a “what works” approach and that means therapists have adapted all kinds of helpful things that work. Feel free to use ACT to give a formal name and structure to what you’re doing and if you create something novel, share it with the ACT community. This work continues to evolve, all the time.
I’d love to hear about what you’re doing!
@@TimothyGordon You from Canada?
Tom Burns yep!
I’m a mental health provider and I love your explanation of this modality. 👍 subscribed!
Thank you so much for saying so. Please take a look at my meditations and trainings! I think you’ll get a lot of use out of them.
Thanks, Timothy. This was a helpful overview of the ACT process. Please continue to share your passion for learning with more video installments. Cheers!
David, if only you knew how much this positive feedback means to me. Thank you, thank you, thank you. :)
Hi Timothy,
A really good and insightful Video thank you for producing.
A lot of takeaways from this: 'psychological flexibility, acceptance, commitment etc. Great job!
Best wishes,
Alex.
Hi Timothy Gordon. Really informative and and well presented video. Is ACT for chronic pain management video something you could do?
Thanks!
Thank you Timothy! This was a wonderful video. I am a MSW student and looking forward to using ACT will my clients!
Good job , effective from my perspective.
great vids about ACT. you can choose your behaviour
Hi, Thank you for making this video! I had to read an article on ACT for my MSW program. I did not understand it, but your video helped me understand ACT. Thank you so much!
Ive come here the morning of my second tele-session, I have no idea where the sessions will go. I left the first session feeling like I have a bit of a headache from thinking a lot lol Is that like everyone? I love it that you didnt sing the lamb chop song because it really goes on and on all day for me ha ha ha Thanks for explaining it more for me. I learned psychology 20yrs ago so therapy is not all a new concept to me.
Awesome video, thank you..I am returning to direct clinical practice with youth after many years as a supervisor. I'm looking for some solid frameworks to use and this is spot-on. might I request a specific video on how to use ACT with children and youth? Much appreciated., GC
Thanks so much for the positive feedback and YES! I’m happy to do a video on using ACT with children and adolescents, it’s a great model. I also have a book called The Acceptance & Mindfulness Toolbox for Children & Adolescents coming out soon. Keep an eye out for that!! :)
Thanks so much for taking the time to explain ACT! Very helpful.
Awesome video, straight forward easy to follow and made understanding ACT very easy!!!’
This is so interesting! Great explanation and introduction to ACT. I am interested in the field of applied behavior analysis and how we can use this in co-morbidality of ADHD and addiction behavior. Do you have any videos on this subject?
Right on! Check out my online course ACT for Addiction: thezensocialworker.thinkific.com I give an intro to ACT in this course but also weave in novel RFT interventions and how me working with clients. 👍🏼
This is a great overview on ACT. I'm a licensed social worker who currently works with individuals with substance use and mental health issues and this is a really useful tool to utilize with these clients. Thanks for posting!
Thanks for the positive feedback Luke! Please take a look at the other videos I’ve posted on my channel, I have a lot of exercises you can use with clients as well as a free self-help ebook. :)
Sorry, but you talk too fast.
No need to be sorry. I do talk fast. If you’re interested please use the option built into the UA-cam player where you can slow the video down. 🙏🏼
Did you say locust of control?
Please don’t tell anyone!! 😳
@@TimothyGordon my lips are seals!
The locust of control is actually my spirit animal.
@@kdaugustine mine too! Well, it's actually the cicada of bad coping skills.
Charlie Cale I’m laughing out loud over here.. just seeing these now. You two rock, thank you for the laugh. :)
Thank you, Timothy this was really clear and inspiring. Someone mentioned ACT to me yesterday this is a great introduction!
Thanks so much for saying so Jelle. Let me know what else you need to help you in learning ACT. 🙏🏼
First video I've watched on this therapy. Very easy to follow thanks. I do wonder how an approach like this works with people in constant pain or suffering? What do we do when changing our circumstance or condition is unattainable and the fact of pain is constant? Eg. Laying in a hospital bed with a terminal illness? Thanks for your work.
Thanks for the positive feedback Ryan. I appreciate that you’ve taken the time to write. Your question is inspiring me to make a video on the topic!
This work has incredible application to the world of chronic pain and terminal illness that requires a sensitivity to context. I hope it’s okay that I mention your comment in that video while discussing this topic!
Thank-you, Timothy Gordon. I'm a peer support who needed a jump-start on ACT. You gave me an understandable one.
I’m so glad!! Stay tuned, I’ll have more videos on practicing ACT coming soon. :)
But what I don't get: What am "i", if not my feelings, thoughts and sensations? (12:10)
I'm still unsure if ACT is the right way to go for me and would appreciate any additional "differentiation". If "I" should actively choose my next steps, then what shall these steps / these decisions be based upon?
I’ll make a video on this!!
Been to so many ACT conferences for BCBA's and the not BCBA version. I am super pumped about it and applying it to the families of the clients I serve. ACT and RFT need to be looked into more, I can't stop wanting to learn more!
Cool! Love your enthusiasm Jay. Tell me what you’re learning and stands out to you!?0
Thank you! Very helpful! Your examples of RFT are engrained in this brain :)
I’m so glad this worked for you!!
thank you about this speech . its very good and comprehensive
This guy is like a Bruce Lee of Psychotherapy 🙏
Thank you very much would love to learn more about how to implement this in my life 🙏🏼
Is this the kind of stuff normal people struggle with 😂😂 getting angry with yourself over spilling coffee…
Yes!! How have you been treating yourself recently?
This is the best intro to ACT I've found so far. I'm glad you mentioned its roots in Relational Frame Theory and Comprehensive Distancing. I find that knowing the history of the ideas gives ACT a context, and also a feeling of validity.
Thanks for saying so! I feel the same way and think we’re WAY overdue for an update.
I think all your videos are perfect. People who are critical need you as a psychotherapist lol ;)
Hahaha! I do like to say my door is always open. ;)
I'm so confused. Ive yet to come across an explanation of ACT that is understandable :( Its like I have a mental block or something
I’m sorry to hear that. Can I help? Would it help if we had a conversation sometime?
I love this. Someone in my mental health masters program cohort questioned how ACT would work with genogram development therapy sessions with specific clients. Sounds like a great idea!
Kate! Fantastic feedback. Are you interested in being on the channel with me via a live video call and we can discuss the application and maybe even do a role play!?
Sure! Why not? I’m down! I am a novice, student in training, and I would love to do some learning! :D
59 and my family created the Crazy Train 3 generations back...yup the apple did not fall far from the tree...it did roll down the hill a little. My 1st time therapist suggested ACT.....thank you for your explanation!
You’re welcome Fredericka. Thank you for your positive feedback and sharing with me a little about your journey. I want you to know that it’s something very special, connected to my values that you would find this video useful. 🙏🏼
I don't know if I want to be the "locust" of control.
Too Kafkaesque for my liking.
Hahahahaha! You made me laugh. Thank you for that. 🙏🏼
Great explanation. I would also not agree that ACTS has not been influenced by Buddhism, as acceptance is a psychospiritual perspective dynamic. Noticing thoughts, releasing them, affirming you are not your thoughts...while ACT does tie behavior into a network of relational complexity that only adds more dimension to mindfulness and resilience.
Thank you Jose, please note I did not say influenced by: I said that ACT is not based on. All too often I hear folks, including people educated in my field saying that ACT was based on or developed to be an empirically supported Buddhist therapy, etc. No, that is not whatsoever true.
Tim, these videos are very good explanations. Thanks.
How can I utilize this ACT Principle in a child who does not listen to me, refusing to eat, and just continued playing with her toys, at mealtime?
Hey John, great question!! I’m dealing with this myself, can we chat about this together in a video!!? If you’d be open to that.
If not, I can try to produce one myself but I’ve been struggling to find the motivation to sit down by myself (with young kids at home) to produce videos. I’m sure you can relate.
This is very similar to mindfulness and the acceptance and values taught in 12 step programs
Yes! Yet totally different. Cool, eh?
My therapist suggested this as a course of our time together, and asked me to research it as an assignment. This video was a great way for me to understand what it's all about. Thank you.
Thanks for the positive feedback Julie! It’s great that you have a therapist who is interested in empowering you to understand the treatment model they use. I really like that idea.
I'm exploring new therapists in my area and found a clinic that offers ACT; in fact, it was the clinic that told me about ACT. I never heard about ACT beforehand, so they gave me more information by sending me an email with this video linked in it. I have to admit it was a little hard to follow (but that might be due to my easily distracting environment right now), but I am fascinated with this form of therapy! I'm gonna give it a shot.
Thank you for taking the time to write, I’m honoured that you took the time to watch the video and follow-up with a message.
If you have any questions or have a certain topic, I can do a follow-up video.
I hope you’re work with this new clinic goes well.
It's a well constructed video for dealing with the complex and variety of mental health issues in a concise and summarized way. This summarized video clip of ACT will help in meaningful reading of the big volumes of the books on ACT by linking the preceding textual explanation with the subsequent / following textual explanation , Otherwise it will become very difficult for an ordinary person to comprehend the concept of ACT. Would like to have more such enlightening videos.Thanks
Your voice and manner of speaking are very soothing and engaging at the same time.
Thanks so much for saying so!! 🙏🏼
somewhere inside this speaker is a man screaming to get out; a man with God-given personality traits being ignored
Inside me? Tell me more Steve. 🙏🏼
This was such a great explanation of ACT. I have been scouring the internet for info since learning about it and all the written resources I’ve found have been really overwhelming. I’m excited to learn more. How do you recommend learning and practicing ACT as a counselor? I’m an LPC and really connect to this practice. Thank you!
Thanks for the positive feedback Leslie! And welcome to the world of ACT, I’m excited that you want to get started with practicing - I’d recommend getting a book I co-authored with Jessica Borushok called The ACT Approach, it won the Benjamin Franklin 2018 Gold Seal book award for Psychology. It’s a great primer for doing ACT as it has many worksheets and activities as well as ways to begin doing the work.
Also, check out the ACT in Context Podcast that I co-host.
Please check out my other videos and let me know if there’s specific topics you’d like me to cover on the channel. :)
Hi
I am recently read the happiness trap for Russ Haress , it is really beneficial and comprehensive. I recommend it to u
@@TimothyGordon Thank you for your feedback. I'll order your book. Congratulations on your success!
For me the talking is a bit too quick. But i appreciate the video a lot!
Thanks for letting me know, please use the built in video speed tool in UA-cam to slow me down.
And believe me, I get this feedback (talking too quickly) in real life all the time.
Is it good for Ocd too.I want to know if this therpay works for Ocd sufferstoo
Yes it does!
Knock-out video, TG! Splendid job of explaining ACT, which I am familiar with, and introducing me to relational frame theory, which I didn't know anything about. Or maybe I did - I just didn't have a name for it. I really like the way you deEastify (demystify)
Thank you so much Dan! Your comment has put a big smile on my face. :)
I plan on doing some fun follow-up videos on relational frame theory soon for sure.
Sir this is so awesome...you rock🥴😎😎😂👏🌚🌍
Thank you for saying so!!
Thank you sir and said he was incredibly helpful. I love your voice and my grad school assigned your video to be listened to. So Ball State University use your work as professional and quality.
That’s amazing!!! Thanks for saying so. Let me know if there’s anything else you might need, specific topics or resources you’d like to see me offer and I’ll make a video.
Thanks Tim! What a fantastic video. Keep doing what you're doing
Thank you so much for saying so! That means a lot to me and brought a smile to my face tonight. :)
Very useful and thought-provoking as I plan for a return to school and for a recovery curriculum for our pupils. Thank you.
Wow, thanks for saying so Joanne. I wish you luck and if there’s anything I can do to consult, let me know!
This is really helpful thank you
Thanks for the great information and breakdown of this technique. Working on my MSW right now and planning on using this one with my clients.
Thanks for the positive feedback!! Good for you, doing an MSW - that’s awesome. 👍🏼
Relational networks, socially constructed, etc, all that sounds a lot like Buddhism's this-that conditionality, mental fabrications, and interdependent co-arising packaged in modern, psychology jargon. You didn't say a single thing that I didn't already know from Buddhist mindfulness practice. Good job presenting it to non-Buddhists in a non-Buddhist language though. Keep it up.
This is incredible thanks for sharing
Thanks a lot for saying so!!
Can you tell me in a few words what the therapeutic skills are an ACT-therapist should be able to use? And I am talking especially about the therapeutic, not the patients/clients skills.
Presence and love.
@@TimothyGordon Thank you for the quick answer. This was helpful.
Fantastic video. You're a great teacher.
Thanks a lot Connor! I really appreciate that. :)
Any suggestions for future videos that you’d like to see?
Thank you :)
1. Thank you, that was great.
2. Just thought I'd share that I listened on 2x (as is my wont) so no need to worry about talking too fast :)
Haha!! Thank you so much. 👍🏼
Great video! I have subscribed to your channel and received your ebook from your website. I look forward to learning more.
Right on Peter! Thanks for the positive feedback. Don't hesitate to follow-up and share topics or questions you feel would be useful. :)
You are amazing.
Wow, thank you for saying so. 🙏🏼
@@TimothyGordon more videos please
@@fireblade8905 I’m absolutely happy to do so. Tell me about topics you’d like to see me present?
so, basically ACT is learning how to do what some people do naturally, or at least bravely... I'm just gonna be me and not care what others think! ???
Sadar pranam .
Very well explained! Thank you!
Thank you kindly for saying so. 💛