The ACT Deck: 55 Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Practices to Build Connection, Find Focus and Reduce Stress Cards – 12 September 2017

Don't believe the reviews of 2018 about poor quality. These cards are good quality for the purpose they were intended. They are not playing cards that get shuffled a hundred times per game session. They are designed to be selected one at a time as a tool to make us think and act, become a better person. They are longer than playing cards but can still be shuffled if you like the element of surprise. I shuffled mine, but I don't plan on shuffling them every time. They will stay as they are and the ones I pick will be put in the back facing the wrong way to keep them separate. These cards will last a long time if you treat them right. The more important issue is the content. I am convinced they will do just what they are designed to do if you take them seriously. There is a card that explains how to get the best out of them. More people should do these exercises just because they bring out of us what needs our attention.

I am thrilled to have these to use for myself and in my work with others. the card quality seems fine to me - I would only want something thicker if I was planning to use these with children.

Gordon & Borushok ist es in meinen Augen gelungen mit diesem Kartenset einen spielerischen Ansatz zur Akzeptanz und Commitment Therapie (ACT) zu ermöglichen. Die Karten enthalten jeweils einen kleinen Denkanstoß, z.T. eine kleine Aufgabe aus der ACT und lassen sich sehr gut als Privatperson oder in der Therapie nutzen (die Autoren geben dazu auch Anregungen). Für Personen, die noch nie mit ACT in Kontakt gekommen sind, würde ich die Karten eher nicht empfehlen, aber wenn ein Grundverständnis (z.B. durch ein oder zwei Bücher aus dem Bereich) vorhanden ist, kann man die Karten sehr gut nutzen. Und das vermutlich zu den verschiedensten Gelegenheiten - für sich alleine zuhause, in der Einzeltherapie, in der Gruppentherapie, mit Kollegen in der (therapeutischen o. beraterischen) Praxis, in der Supervision, etc. Hier kann man sehr kreativ werden :) Für mich hat sich die Investition klar gelohnt!

Love them and my clients love them. They really open up conversation and promote counselling clients to think deeply about theire thoughts and actions

Very helpful self-help tool!