Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Claudia J. DewaneClaudia J. DewaneCollege of Health Professions and Social Work, Temple University
Summary
Clinical social work is a derivative profession, drawing its knowledge and practice base from several theoretical schools. The four primary theoretical schools contributing to social-work philosophy are psychodynamic, humanist, cognitive–behavioral, and postmodern. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), although considered one of the third-wave behavioral approaches, draws from all four theoretical schools of clinical intervention. This entry gives an overview of ACT development, its essential features, empirical base, tenets and techniques, and relevance to the social-work profession.
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- Clinical and Direct Practice
- Mental and Behavioral Health
