TEHRAN-The Persian translation of “ACT for Treating Children” by Tamar Black, a guide to acceptance and commitment therapy for kids, has been released in the book market across Iran.

Ali Baghshahi and Morteza Golshanian have translated the book that has been brought out by Danjeh Publications, Mehr reported.

Written by an experienced educational and developmental psychologist, the book offers clinicians clear, practical, brief, and developmentally appropriate strategies grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help children ages 5 to 12 learn effective coping skills, manage emotions, and bounce back from life's difficulties. 

If you treat children struggling with mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, you know that approaches designed for adults do not work with younger clients. “ACT for Treating Children” presents skills grounded in evidence-based ACT to help children regulate emotions and cope with the inevitable ups and downs of life, and is suitable for clinicians with no prior knowledge of or training in ACT and seasoned ACT clinicians. 

This practical clinician’s guide outlines a simplified version of the ACT Hexaflex—a key component of this treatment model—called the Kidflex, to help young clients build resilience and psychological flexibility. You’ll also find detailed case studies, transcripts, activities, experiential exercises, worksheets, and session plans to help you develop the skillset you need to help children overcome disorders such as stress, anxiety, and depression. 

Finally, you’ll find strategies for involving parents in treatment when appropriate, and enlisting them as ACT coaches in the child’s therapy. It can be difficult to know where to start when using ACT for individual therapy with children. That’s why the skills in this go-to guide are practical and easy to implement, can be done with children in both face-to-face therapy and online sessions, and are simple enough for children to put into practice in any setting—whether it’s at home, in school, or out in the world.

Tamar Black is a licensed Educational and Developmental Psychologist in Melbourne, Australia. She has more than 20 years of experience working in private practice and as a school psychologist. She has extensive experience providing counseling to children, adolescents, and parents, and providing clinical consultation to psychologists. 

She provides ACT training to individuals and organizations. Tamar is passionate about using ACT with children and adolescents and teaches clinicians how to use ACT in a simple and developmentally appropriate way. She is an approved supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia and the Australian Psychological Society College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists.

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