About 40 million American adults suffer from anxiety. In this intensive 5-day professional workshop, mental health professionals learn the practical application of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a powerful way to transform the suffering associated with major anxiety disorders. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based behavior therapy that balances mindfulness, compassion, kindness, and acceptance with commitment and behavior change to alleviate the symptoms of anxiety.
Professional Objectives
Through lectures, live and video demonstrations, and practical experiential exercises,participants will be better able to: - Conceptualize anxiety, anger, and depression within an ACT framework
- Identify excessive struggle and avoidance while promoting more mindful actions
- Link each of the six elements of the ACT model of human suffering with six central treatment targets of ACT in practice.
- Integrate experiential exercises, metaphors, and mindfulness techniques into clinical work to increase the quality of patient care
- Help clients balance acceptance and change while moving toward their values and goals
All mental health professionals, including graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, are invited to attend. Familiarity with ACT is not required. Recommended Reading: Forsyth and Eifert, The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders. CE/CME are available and included in the tuition. John P. Forsyth, PhD, is associate professor of psychology and serves as director for both the Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology and the Anxiety Disorders Research Program at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Georg H. Eifert, PhD, is professor and chairperson of the department of psychology at Chapman University. He is coauthor, with John P. Forsyth, of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders; ACT on Life, Not on Anger; and The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety. |
