How to Make a Snowflake: Praising Talent in Youth
How do we motivate young people to grow and develop? We know that criticizing them usually isn’t motivating, but…
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Your Brain on Compassion
The compassion focused therapy (CFT) model is based on research showing that some of the ways in which we instinctively
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How I Learned to Love the Science Behind Psychology
ACT and RFT are both driven by extensive programs of research. I know a lot of social workers whose eyes
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Post-Traumatic Forgiveness in Action
This following is an excerpt from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Related Problems
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Cultivating the Seed of Connection
Kal Kseib interviews acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) pioneer Kelly G. Wilson, PhD. What’s something people might not know about you
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Exploring Gender Identity: What Is Gender, Anyway?
What is gender, anyway? To give a very complicated question a simple answer, gender is both (1) how you express
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Speaking to Meaning, Love, and Loss: An Interview with Steven Hayes
Kal Kseib meets Steven C. Hayes, Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. You’re one of the founders
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3 Dead-End Treatment Goals and How to Reframe Them
Agreeing on goals and formulating a treatment plan is important. If you’re lucky, your new client will offer up some
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ACT, Autism, and Play: A Case Study
I recently worked with a kid with high functioning autism who liked playing tennis but was deeply afraid of messing
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