There are no pre-implementation materials to measure organizational or provider readiness for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

There is no formal support available for implementation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

There are fidelity measures for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as listed below:

Fidelity measures have been developed in conjunction with ACT clinical trials. Some information about these can be found at:

https://contextualscience.org/adherence_competence

https://contextualscience.org/act_fidelity_measure

O'Neill, L., Latchford, G., McCracken, L. M., & Graham, C. D. (2019). The development of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Fidelity Measure (ACT-FM): A delphi study and field test. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 14, 111–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.08.008

In addition, the book Learning ACT: An Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Skills-Training Manual for Therapists contains a therapist competency ratings scale to promote dissemination with fidelity.

There are implementation guides or manuals for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as listed below:

Many protocols and books have been written which can support the implementation of ACT. Lists of books and downloadable protocols can be found at http://contextualscience.org

Some examples of ACT implementation tools include:

Eifert, G. H., & Forsyth, J. P. (2005). Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for anxiety disorders: A practitioner's treatment guide to using mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based behavior change strategies. New Harbinger Publications.

Hayes, S. C. (2007). ACT in action [6-DVD series]. New Harbinger Publications.

Hayes, S. C. (2008). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy [DVD]. In J. Carlson (Host), Series 1–Systems of psychotherapy. American Psychological Association.

Hayes, S. C., & Strosahl, K. D. (Eds.). (2004). A practical guide to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Springer-Verlag.

Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K. D., & Wilson, K. G. (2012). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Second Edition): The Process and Practice of Mindful Change. Guilford.

Luoma, J., Hayes, S. C., & Walser, R. (2007). Learning ACT: An Acceptance & Commitment Therapy skills-training manual for therapists. New Harbinger Publications.

Research has been conducted on how to implement Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as listed below:

Lappalainen, P., Granlund, A., Siltanen, S., Ahonen, S., Vitikainen, M., Tolvanen, A., & Lappalainen, R. (2014). ACT internet-based vs face-to-face? A randomized controlled trial of two ways to deliver Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for depressive symptoms: An 18-month follow-up. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 61, 43–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.07.006

Järvelä-Reijonen, E., Karhunen, L., Sairanen, E., Muotka, J., Lindroos, S., Laitinen, J., Puttonen, S., Peuhkuri, K., Hallikainen, M., Pihlajamäki, J., Korpela, R., Ermes, M., Lappalainen, R., & Kolehmainen, M. (2018). The effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on eating behavior and diet delivered through face-to-face contact and a mobile app: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-018-0654-8