Recommendations for introductory ACT resources?

[clausewitz2]

So I am a psychiatry resident mostly interested in SPMI and that population who is also interested in non-pharmacological approaches (where supported by evidence). As I am in North America in some fantasy world an Open Dialogue type approach would be possible but I am also given to understand that ACT had at least a slim evidence base for primary psychotic disorders. Unfortunately my training program is...not persuaded of the benefits of providing us with robust psychotherapy training. I have found my own resources in terms of learning more psychodynamic approaches for dealing with other populations, but Chestnut Lodge aside this is not an approach that has a good track record for folks with the experiences I am interested in. I know CBTp is a thing but I tend to find CBT of any variety crushingly boring.

Thus the interest in ACT.

To cut a long-winded question short - what are good introductory resources for understanding ACT? I have read enough to date to get a vague impression of it as "mindfulness + ABA" but that is obviously not helpful for doing anything practically speaking. We have a very generous book fund so could swing a couple of volumes if books/manuals will serve me better than papers.

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[AcronymAllergy]

There are also some online CEUs (some led by Hayes); you could check to see if your institution's library gets you access to any of these while you're still on residency. Can provide a supplement to the written materials.

 

[SchoolClinical]

So I am a psychiatry resident mostly interested in SPMI and that population who is also interested in non-pharmacological approaches (where supported by evidence). As I am in North America in some fantasy world an Open Dialogue type approach would be possible but I am also given to understand that ACT had at least a slim evidence base for primary psychotic disorders. Unfortunately my training program is...not persuaded of the benefits of providing us with robust psychotherapy training. I have found my own resources in terms of learning more psychodynamic approaches for dealing with other populations, but Chestnut Lodge aside this is not an approach that has a good track record for folks with the experiences I am interested in. I know CBTp is a thing but I tend to find CBT of any variety crushingly boring.

Thus the interest in ACT.

To cut a long-winded question short - what are good introductory resources for understanding ACT? I have read enough to date to get a vague impression of it as "mindfulness + ABA" but that is obviously not helpful for doing anything practically speaking. We have a very generous book fund so could swing a couple of volumes if books/manuals will serve me better than papers.

Theres also the book ACT for Psychosis.