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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: 2-Day Intensive ACT Training
April 10, 2018 @ 9:00 am - April 11, 2018 @ 5:00 pm
$389 – $429Daniel J. Moran, Ph.D., BCBA-D will be leading a 2-day training in ACT techniques in Dedham, Massachusetts. As described on the event website:
Objectives:
- Develop deep understanding of the six core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients advance psychological flexibility.
- Incorporate the role of psychological flexibility in ACT and list clinical techniques for increasing it.
- Utilize acceptance approaches with avoidance problems to strengthen a client’s willingness to have emotions.
- Implement clinical skills for helping clients with defusing from language obstacles.
- Utilize exercises in therapy with clients like, contacting the present moment, to aid clients to develop the flexibility to engage in the present moment and let go of their struggles.
- Detect how a client’s unclarified values can lead to clinical problems in relation to assessment and treatment planning.
- Integrate the ACT into different therapeutic styles and methods as an approach to managing symptoms.
- Create committed action plans for clients with anxiety disorders to improve level of functioning.
- Use metaphors to undermine language-based avoidance repertoires to improve client engagement.
- Implement emotional and behavioral willingness techniques with clients to reduce experiential avoidance.
- Integrate ACT techniques into treatment for specific disorders including depression, anxiety, trauma and the personality disorders.
- Demonstrate how ACT incorporates elements of exposure therapy to reduce experiential avoidance.
The training will also be held in Taunton, Massachusetts – do make sure you sign up for the one you want!