MMN 032: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy - with Matt Boone

In this episode of the Make a Mental Note podcast, Matt Boone, a licensed clinical social worker, discusses the basics of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). Give it a listen and find out why this episode is worthy of a mental note!  Get the show notes on the "Make a Mental Note" page at http://www.chrisquarto.com/ Click here to subscribe to the Make a Mental Note podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/make-a-mental-note/id1035476864?mt=2 Mental Notes: * ACT = Acceptance and Commitment Therapy * Critical incidents/significant events that occur in life can have an impact on one’s career choice as a therapist. * ACT – comes from CBT tradition – in particular, the behavioral side of that tradition (e.g., classical and operant conditioning; exposure to things that are usually avoided) but not direct efforts to change thoughts and feelings. Help people develop a different relationship with thoughts and feelings – in particular, no thought or feeling is bad. * ACT also grounded in