Here is a semi-succinct list of the books that I found helpful throughout the years....
- The ACT bible, torah, Koran.... "Acceptance & Commitment Therapy 2nd ed - the process and practice of mindful change"
- next: A practical guide to Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
- then, a similar but more behaviorally based rendition, I found this super helpful at the time: Understanding Behavior Disorders: A Contemporary Behavioral Perspective
- Learning RFT was also a gem for clinicians if you sway that way....
- & you can augment your clinical work with "Mastering the Clinical Conversation"
back to ACT - Intro-ish
- "Act Verbatim" is a great example of what processes as targets looks like
- "ACT made simple" is any intro person's safe-haven
- ACT for chronic pain was a staple in the early days because it reads like a protocol
- Strosahl & Chiles Suicidal Patient is what ACT treatment looks like for such issues - this is a MUST have for most clinicians
- The ABCs of Human Behavior is a good behaviorism book for non-behaviorists dipping into ACT
- & Kelly Wilson's Mindfulness for Two (client & therapist) is a gem with an amazing amount of behavioral knowledge in understandable language
- & in the most useful category is ACT for PTSD & Trauma related d/o
More advanced books
- Catania's "learning" is a classic for behaviorists
- Pepper's World Hypotheses (or at least the article on them) will get your brain juices going
- Radical behaviorism provides some original papers & historical account
- Rule governed behavior has been a staple in my library for years
- & of course Skinner.... you pick - his writings will shift brains to a functional contextual perspective
- Walden Two is a must summer read
Off the beaten path
- Cows, pigs, wars & witches is a radical behavioral account of cultural trends that is refreshing
- The psychology of social class is one that stuck with me though the years
- A framework for understanding poverty - ok, I just bought the 2013 version.... now I have 2
- The Nurture Effect is a readable amazing resource of empirically supported interventions for various ages
- The Mindfulness Informed Educator is a good guide if teaching from this perspective