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• Archive: Faculty:John P. Forsyth | Jamie R. ForsythDuration:12 Hours 8 MinutesFormat:Audio and VideoCopyright:Jan 19, 2017 Description Cultivate fluid and flexible use of ACT in practiceACT techniques for a broad range and severity of mental health disordersAn interactive workshop including experiential exercises, demonstrations, clinical worksheets and practical toolsTransformative for you and your clients!How often do you review your appointment calendar and start wondering how you’re going to, finally, help a regular client who seems to progress for a while – and then regress?Each time he/she arrives, you use the same tools and techniques you’ve used for so long – and mostly successfully – but this one client is testing your skills.
• Now, you can begin to integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into your practice – and see improved outcomes.Researched and developed by world-renowned researcher, speaker and author Steven Hayes, PhD, ACT has fast become the treatment approach that gets to the heart of human suffering and what is needed to restore psychological health and wellness.Join ACT experts, Drs.
• John & Jamie Forsyth for this workshop where you will develop highly practical, evidence-based skills, case conceptualization techniques, and powerful therapeutic strategies that will help you when working with a broad range of mental health concerns including:Anxiety IssuesPost-Traumatic Stress DisorderMood DisordersSubstance AbuseAnger ManagementTraumaPersonality DisordersAnd many more!View this intensive, engaging and transformative workshop and start a new path for healing you can use with your most difficult clients.
• Handouts Manual (65.77 MB) 98 Pages Available after Purchase Outline ACT Model and Case ConceptualizationCentering ExerciseWhy It’s Hard Being HumanPervasiveness of Human SufferingThe Light and Dark Side of Language & CognitionACT Case ConceptualizationACT Model of Human SufferingACT Model of Psychological HealthSelf-Assessment Exercise: Eyes OnACT in a Nutshell Role Play DemonstrationUse Creative Hopelessness to Weaken the Control AgendaWhy Creative Hopeless in ACT?Exploring WorkabilityEstablishing Creative HopelessnessExercise and Role Play: Tug of War with Anxiety MonsterExercise: Metaphors to Weaken Illusion of ControlExercise and Role Play: Chinese Finger TrapExercise: Quick Sand and Swamp MetaphorsDyad Practice of Creative Hopelessness ExercisesDo Effective Values Work in ACTThe Nature of Values in ACTDistinguishing Values from GoalsConnecting with ValuesExercises: Funeral Meditation & Tombstone ExerciseValues Clarification and AssessmentThe Values Directions & Life Compass WorksheetsLife Compass CardsBarriers to Valued ActionExercise: Barriers Clarification Using Barriers Worksheet in DyadsValues in ACTionCultivate Mindful Acceptance & DefusionOpening Up: The Nature of Mindful Acceptance in ACTExercise: Getting in Contact with the PresentExercise: Take Your Mind for a WalkExercise: Acceptance of Thoughts & FeelingsSelf as Context vs.
• DoingCompassionate Exposure in a Value-Guided ContextExercise and Demonstration of Exposure in ACTBuilding Patterns of Committed ACTionThe Role of Behavioral Activation in ACTDistinguishing Good from Poorly Stated GoalsSetting SMART Value Guided GoalsWhat to do When Clients Feel Stuck Faculty John P. Forsyth, Ph.D. Related seminars and products: 2 John P. Forsyth, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, professor, and directs the Anxiety Disorders Research Program at the University at Albany.