Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Practices in the School Setting

This book offers specific, easy-to-implement mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) tools for practitioners to use in schools at an individual, group, or classroom-wide level.

Autorentext

Melissa L. Holland, PhD is a professor in the School Psychology Program at California State University, Sacramento and is a practicing clinical psychologist.

Jessica L. Hawks, PhD is a clinical child and adolescent psychologist, an associate professor at the University of Colorado, and the Clinical Director of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado.

Inhalt

1. Introduction to Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Practices 2. Research on Mindfulness and ACT Interventions 3. Mindfulness Techniques for Individual Work 4. Acceptance and Commitment Strategies for Individual Work 5. Mindfulness and ACT Strategies for Small Group Work 6. Mindfulness and ACT Strategies for Classroom and School-Wide Programming 7. Creating Systemic Change and Adapting Practices for Different Populations 8. Mindfulness and ACT Techniques for Adult Stakeholders 9. Evaluating Outcomes and Conclusion