Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) & a big change YOU need for success as an Aspiring Psychologist - with Dr Steve Jones

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 19 Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Today I am joined by Dr Steve Jones. He is a qualified clinical psychologist and works with Assistant Psychologists in paediatric services in the North of England.  He is also the author of the book ‘ACT made Yorkshire.’  We talk about how ACT can be useful to aspiring psychologists and the changes which need to happen for career progression. The Highlights: 00:29: Welcome & Reviews 01:34: The Aspiring Psychologist Membership 02:42: Inro to Dr Steve Jones & ACT 03:56: Steve’s background 09:37: Steve’s current role 11:35: Working split posts 13:17: Working through the pandemic 17:05: Grief & Trauma 18:43: The Clinical Psychologist Collective 20:05: Home working 22:02: ACT made Yorkshire Book 26:11: ACT for aspiring psychologists 30:45: Acceptance as an active process 31:36: the Role of assistant psychologists in services 37:07: Getting hold of the ACT Made Yorkshire Book & connecting with Steve 38:10: Connecting with Marianne & The Compassionate Q&A for interview season. Links: To check out ACT Made Yorkshire: A Sheffield Lad's Take on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: https://amzn.to/3EjqsgU To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0 To check out The Grief collective Book: https://amzn.to/3pmbz5t To check out The Our Tricky Brain Kit: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/tricky-brain To register for the upcoming free 5-day challenge: www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/aspire  Connect on Socials: ·       Steve Jones: https://twitter.com/ActMadeYorks Marianne: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-marianne-trent-psychology/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodThinkingPsychologicalServices Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmariannetrent/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrMarianneTrent TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drmariannetrent?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GoodThinkingPsychologicalServices   Like, Comment, Subscribe & get involved: If you enjoy the podcast, please do subscribe and rate and review episodes. If you'd like to learn how to record and submit your own audio testimonial to be included in future shows head to: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/podcast and click the blue request info button at the top of the page. Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by WriteUpp Tap to Pay This episode is sponsored by WriteUpp. Their Tap to Pay app turns your smartphone into a card reader, helping private practitioners take secure payments without additional hardware. Use code MARIANNE30 for a free 30-day trial and 30% off your first 6 months at this link: https://writeupp.com/?refid=142336