Developing Psychological Flexibility - Prof Steven Hayes

Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. The author of forty-three books and more than six hundred scientific articles, he has served as president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy and the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, and is one of the most cited psychologists in the world. Dr. Hayes initiated the development of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and of Relational Frame Theory (RFT), the approach to cognition on which ACT is based. In this session, you'll learn how to assess your own psychological flexibility, the six core processes of ACT, and how you can implement them to make meaningful changes in your life. If you are interested in developing your knowledge of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy further, please click this link to learn more about Professor Hayes' Online ACT Immersion Course. This interview was recorded as part of our 2020 Holistic Change Summit, which featured sessions with 25 world leading psychologists, neuroscientists and authors, who shared their latest evidence based approaches to behaviour change. If you're interested in getting lifetime access to all 25 sessions, please click here for more info: http://bit.ly/hcs-2020 Get early access to our latest psychology lectures: http://bit.ly/new-talks5