ABSTRACT
The global Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) community, from within the field of contextual behavioural science, places significant importance on the desire to continue to develop a science more appropriate to the needs of the human condition. In the intervening period ACT has benefitted from the growth of a considerable evidence base, encompassing approximately 250 randomised controlled trials and around 30 systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The evidence of its efficacy is wide-ranging, from clinical applications in individual therapy in physical and mental health care, through occupational applications in teams and organisations, to helping people face social and public health problems at a societal level. The reflects the way in which ACT is often discussed and delivered in training contexts, emphasising that those wishing to learn about the approach will necessarily engage in the pursuit of three areas of learning: head, hands and heart.
