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When Clients Get Stuck: Incorporating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
May 3, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$25.00 – $55.00Presenter: Richard Sears, PsyD., MBA, ABPP
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is an evidence-based approach that can incorporate any other evidence-based intervention. Acceptance processes, which include mindfulness, help clients let go of struggles with their own internal experiences with strong thoughts and feelings. Commitment processes help clients clarify and move toward their own values in the service of living a more meaningful life. Through lecture, case examples, and discussion, Richard Sears will discuss the six core processes of ACT and how to incorporate these evidence-based principles for a variety of clinical presentations, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT: Two hours of CE credit will be awarded to psychologists. [Provider # 311038166]
Objectives:
- List the 6 core processes essential to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
- Learn how to incorporate any evidence-based intervention into the ACT framework.
- Describe the differences between cognitive defusion and thought disputation.
- Identify ways to clarify what is important to clients to motivate them to take committed action.
Dinner will be buffet style offering vegetarian and non-vegetarian entrees as well as a salad, side dishes, dessert, and non-alcoholic beverages. (A cash bar will also be available.)
6:00 p.m. – Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. – Dinner
7:15 p.m. – Program
Please note that this dinner meeting is being held on WEDNESDAY, May 3. See you there!