and
of
to
the
techniques
in
into
role
for
clients
• Archive: Integrate ACT techniques and skills into your current practiceSimplify and implement ACT conceptsCase examples, video clips and role-playIntegrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into your practice offers a new way for you to achieve positive therapeutic outcomes with difficult-to-treat clients.Join experienced ACT presenter Daniel J. Moran, Ph.D., BCBA-D, as he delivers an exercise and technique-heavy course that will give you the tools needed to more effectively treat clients with depression, anxiety, trauma, and the personality disorders.Dr.
• Moran will teach you the main concepts of ACT, including mindfulness, acceptance, and defusion--demonstrating how these create greater psychological flexibility.
• Discover a variety of techniques for helping clients who are struggling to make difficult behavior changes due to the presence of painful thoughts, feelings and memories.
• You will learn how to effectively use metaphors, custom techniques and experiential exercises to help your clients identify their values and translate them into behavior goals.Through case examples, video clips, and role-play you will be able to integrate ACT techniques and skills in your practice tomorrow!Define ACT concepts such as experiential avoidance and cognitive defusion.Illustrate the role of psychological flexibility in ACT and list techniques for increasing it.Identify how to reduce experiential avoidance by implementing emotional and behavioral willingness techniques with clients.Demonstrate how ACT incorporates elements of exposure therapy to reduce experiential avoidance.Discover core ACT concepts through the use of role-playing, case examples and clinical videos.Integrate ACT techniques into treatment for specific disorders including depression, anxiety, trauma and the personality disorders.ACT in a NutshellThe role of values: mindfulness, acceptance, commitment, behaviorExperiential avoidanceExistential behaviorismPsychological flexibilityACT for anxiety, depression, trauma and personality disordersDisorder-specific strategiesCommon treatment elementsMetaphors, paradox and experiential exercisesRole of Exposure in ACTTranslate client values into behavioral goalsBarriers to behavioral goals: external and internal avoidanceExternal ExposureSituationsPeopleInternal ExposureThoughtsEmotionsMemoriesBodily sensationsACT in ActionAnxietyClient avoidance strategies (including rumination)Clean vs.
• butTraumaFunction of trauma symptomsSpecify treatment goalsTarget self-harm behaviorsIncrease psychological safetyTin can monster exerciseMindfulness exercisesDepressionRole of avoidance in depressionTarget suicidalityEvaluation vs.