The Thriving Adolescent : Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Positive Psychology to Help Teens Manage Emotions, Achieve Goals, and Build Connection.

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1 -- Learning DNA-V: The Basic Skills -- Chapter 1 -- The Elements of Thriving -- Chapter 2 -- Values Help Us Connect to Meaning and Vitality -- Chapter 3 -- The Advisor Helps Us Efficiently Find Our Way -- Chapter 4 -- The Noticer Helps Us Appreciate and Choose -- Chapter 5 -- The Discoverer Helps Us Develop and Grow -- Chapter 6 -- Returning to Values and Committing to Action -- Chapter 7 -- Bringing DNA-V Together to Develop Flexible Strength -- Part 2 -- Advanced Skills: Applying DNA-V to Our Self and Our Social World -- Chapter 8 -- Our Self in Action -- Chapter 9 -- Developing Flexible Self-View -- Chapter 10 -- From Self-Abuse to Self-Compassion -- Chapter 11 -- Friendship and Love Are in Our DNA -- Chapter 12 -- Building Strong Social Networks -- Chapter 13 -- Eight Tips for Becoming a DNA-V Expert -- Appendix -- List of Downloadable Materials -- References -- Index.

The Thriving Adolescent offers teachers, counselors, and mental health professionals powerful techniques for working with adolescents. Based in proven-effective acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), the skills and tips outlined in this book will help adolescents and teens manage difficult emotions, connect with their values, achieve mindfulness and vitality, and develop positive relationships with friends and family. This is the first book to apply ACT to treating this population.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.