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The Psychology of Enhancing Human Performance: The Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment Approach

The Psychology of Enhancing Human Performance: The Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment Approach

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Authors: Frank Gardner, Zella E. Moore
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 44123

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 312
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8

ISBN: 0826102603
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.01
EAN: 9780826102607
ASIN: 0826102603

Publication Date: July 30, 2007
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The MAC approach developed by connecting the more traditional scientific knowledge base on human performance and self-regulation to more contemporary findings to do with meta-cognitive processes, emotion regulation, and acceptance-based behavioral interventions. Written by the originators of the MAC model, this book will provide both the necessary theory, empirical background, and a structured step-by-step, easy-to-use protocol for the understanding, assessment, conceptualization, and enhancement of human performance. It is a protocol that can be readily adapted for a wide variety of high-performing clientele--from athletes and business people, to sales people, professionals in a variety of fields, and emergency/military personnel. The material can be integrated by practicing clinicians as an adjunctive intervention strategy to help clients with specific performance problems. Numerous case examples, forms, handouts, in- and out-of-session assignments and activities, and verbatim client instructions are included.

A special note to buyers of this book:
To further enhance the utilization of the MAC program, the exercises and forms in this book are accessible and downloadable to all purchasers of the book by clicking here. The password to access the forms can be found on page xix of the book's front matter.


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5 out of 5 stars Coaching With ACT   April 24, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book is all about applying mindfulness and values, using the empirically-supported model known as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), to the field of performance enhancement. The focus is especially on sport and business, but really applies to any field of human endeavour. It's a superbly written book, of huge value to any coaches out there, and to any one who works with organizations or sports. It's also very informative for therapists - because he looks at the whole gamut of performance issues, from high functioning clients with no DSM criteria, to lower-functioning clients that do meet DSM criteria. And it's great to see how he adapts the ACT language and metaphors and interventions for non-clinical populations. Therapists often think about moving into coaching, and when they do so, most coaching models or courses draw a set of arbitrary distinctions between what is coaching and what is counselling. ACT really makes a nonsense of that dividing line, and this book shows it. So if any of you therapists out there are wanting to start coaching - forget doing a coaching course - read Frank's book instead.

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