The ACT model: an exercise for teachers and education staff
An exercise for teachers and education staff to promote acceptance of thoughts and feelings.
Guides / 1 min read
ACT is a therapeutic model developed in the 1980s by psychologist Steven C Hayes, to enhance emotional intelligence and wellbeing by promoting acceptance of thoughts and feelings.
The ACT model helps people shift from being emotionally reactive (responding to emotions impulsively or automatically without thinking) to emotionally responsive (responding to emotions thoughtfully and intentionally with awareness), which is thought to help develop emotional intelligence by fostering a deeper understanding of our feelings and behaviours.
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