Session | Format | Content |
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1 | Face-to-face | Clarifying values and barriers |
Identifying and clarifying the intention to cease smoking | ||
Recognizing “creative hopelessness” | ||
Two kids in the car metaphor | ||
The ACT in a nutshell metaphor | ||
Identifying internal triggers | ||
Appreciating that “control” is always unworkable | ||
Encourage participants to practice expansion (exercise 1) | ||
Dropping anchor (exercise 2) | ||
Introducing and cultivating mindfulness | ||
Practicing adaptive responses in the presence of internal triggers | ||
2 | Telephone | Brief update and bridge from the first face-to-face intervention |
Willingness as an alternative to control (emotional avoidance) | ||
Emphasize mindful responses with adaptive behaviors | ||
3 | Telephone | Brief update and bridge from the last telephone intervention |
Willingness as an alternative to control (emotional avoidance) | ||
Emphasize mindful responses with adaptive behaviors |