VISTAS Online is an innovative publication produced for ACA by Dr. Garry R. Walz and Dr. Jeanne C. Bleuer of Counseling Outfitters, LLC. Its purpose is to provide a means of capturing the ideas, information and experiences generated by the annual ACA Conference and selected ACA Division Conferences. Papers on a program or practice that has been validated through research or experience may also be submitted. This digital collection of peer-reviewed articles is authored by counselors, for counselors. VISTAS Online contains the full text of over 900 proprietary counseling articles published from 2004 to 2017.
2016
Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Negotiate Losses and Life Transitions
Stacy Speedlin, Kevin Milligan, Shane Haberstroh, and Thelma Duffey
2016
In this article, we describe the application of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on clients coping with grief and loss. As a theoretical approach to grief counseling, we examine how ACT’s six core processes can be applied. ACT’s philosophical foundation and six core processes work effectively within the context of the grief counseling session. We suggest ACT strategies for working with clients who have experienced loss.