IN-PERSON | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Process-Based Work in the Clinical Relationship, September 21-22, 2023 Ohio

$ 495.00

Join Robyn D. Walser, Ph.D., an expert in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), in this live 2-day seminar combining mini-lectures, live role-play and powerful experiential exercises to learn how to implement ACT in a flexible, consistent, process-based manner.

Included with tuition:

  • Approved CE Hours and Certificate of Completion
  • Video Recording of training – to review up to 60 days

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Description

Live from Columbus, Ohio. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from one of the ACT community’s most renowned master therapists and trainers in action. Workshop participants frequently describe Dr. Walser as a “passionate, creative, and bold ACT trainer and therapist.”

Course Overview:

Acceptance and commitment therapy employs a variety of verbal and experiential processes and techniques to assist clients in making life-enhancing choices based on personally held values. The behavioral processes implemented in ACT may be learned and understood at many levels. Yet, they may also remain challenging to implement in a flexible, consistent, and effective fashion inside of a complex relational issue. Multiple levels of process are present in any therapy, including intervention processes. Moving beyond simple technique and into a fluid ACT, intervention requires attending to intrapersonal, interpersonal, and overarching and ongoing processes in the context of the therapy. This workshop will focus on applying ACT at the level of the interpersonal process. It will include role-plays and guided skills development. Participants will engage in exercises designed to refine and develop their ACT process skills attuning to the relationship and therapeutic stance. Didactics and discussion will be oriented to increasing flexibility in the use of the core processes and consistent application of the model.

At the end of this workshop, the learner will be able t0:

  1. Describe what is meant by the therapeutic presence from an ACT perspective.
  2. Explain what is meant by ACT processes in the therapeutic relationship.
  3. Explain what is meant by ACT processes and their flexible use with respect to the six core components of ACT.
  4. Identify the barriers to fluid implementation of ACT and how to work through these barriers in an ACT consistent fashion.
  5. Describe intrapersonal process from an ACT perspective.
  6. Explain the purpose of self-disclosure and its use in ACT.
  7. Describe interpersonal process from an ACT perspective.
  8. Explore the purpose of interpersonal work and feedback and its use in ACT.
  9. Describe how the ACT relationship is vital to outcomes; and
  10. Explain how case conceptualization guides the arc of ACT therapy.

References:

  • Walser, R. D. (2019). The Heart of ACT: Developing a Flexible, Process-Based, and Client-Centered Practice Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Oakland, California: New Harbinger.
  • Walser, R. D., Karlin, B. E., Trockel, M., Mazina, B., & Taylor, C. B. (2013). Training in and implementation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for depression in the Veterans Health Administration: Therapist and patient outcomes. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 51(9), 555-563.
  • Gloster, A. T., Walder, N., Levin, M. E., Twohig, M. P., & Karekla, M. (2020). The empirical status of acceptance and commitment therapy: A review of meta-analyses. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 18, 181-192.
  • Hayes, S. C., & Hofmann, S. G. (2017). The third wave of cognitive behavioral therapy and the rise of process‐based care. World Psychiatry, 16(3), 245.

Audience:

This training is for those who are interested in applying the ACT process to treat clients experiencing PTSD and trauma-related problems. Practitioners and clinicians from beginner to advanced are welcome, including Psychologists, Physicians, Addiction Counselors, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, and Mental and Behavioral Health Professionals.

About The Presenter:

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Robyn D. Walser, Ph.D.

Robyn D. Walser, Ph.D., is the Director of TL Consultation Services, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and works at the National Center for PTSD. She maintains an international training, consulting, and therapy practice as a licensed psychologist. 

Dr. Walser is an expert in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and has co-authored 7 books on ACT, including a book on learning ACT. Her most recent book is The Heart of ACT- Developing a flexible, process-based, and client-centered practice using acceptance and commitment therapy

Dr. Walser has expertise in traumatic stress, depression, and substance abuse and has authored many articles, chapters, and books on the topics. She has presented ACT workshops since 1997; training in multiple formats and for multiple client problems.

Dr. Walser has been described as a “passionate, creative, and bold ACT trainer and therapist” and is best known for her dynamic, warm, and challenging ACT training programs.

She is often referred to as a clinician’s clinician. Her workshops feature a combination of lecture and experiential exercises designed to provide a unique learning opportunity in this state-of-the-art intervention.

Additional information

CE Approvals

This training is approved for 13 CE Hours by NASW, NBCC, UPA, OPA, UMHCA, UAMFT

NBCC – Suncrest Counseling P.C. has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7258. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Suncrest Counseling P.C. is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Each state has different regulations for CE credits. Please check with your state board to ensure credit will be applicable to your needs. The CE sponsors and program organizers are not to be held responsible in the event that your state board will not accept credit. Check back frequently as new CE Unit Approvals may be added leading up to the event.

Both live and live-online training attendees will be required to sign in and out each day, at breaks, attend the workshop in full, and complete the course evaluation in order to earn CE credit. Online participants must complete the course in full and attend all sessions in order to receive ANY continuing education credit. No partial credit will be given. Attendees should complete all required steps to earn CE credit within 30 days after the conclusion of the workshop.
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Refund and Cancelations Policy

Cancellations must be made in writing and emailed to events@suncrestcounseling.com and will be honored as follows:
Suncrest is happy to offer refunds to registrants of both live and live-online trainings who cancel their registration up to 10 days in advance of the course or workshop start date, minus an administrative processing fee of $75. If canceled within 10 days before the event, no refund will be issued. In some cases, a credit for the same amount can be applied toward another future learning event, which expires within 1 year.

In the rare case that we need to cancel an event due to circumstances beyond our control, we will make every effort to notify attendees with as much advance notice as possible. Attendees will be given the opportunity to attend the event on the new date or transfer tuition to another event.

We don’t provide refunds due to:

Attendee technology problems: It is the responsibility of the webinar attendee to test their computer setup prior to the start of the webinar. If a technical failure at your home or workplace prevents access to the live webinar, you are not eligible for a refund. If the technical problem is due to our error, we will consider issuing a refund. Access to the recording of the event will be available for up to 60 days, though live attendance is required for CE credits.

Attendee email issues: Refunds will not be issued in cases where an attendee did not receive the webinar login instruction email due to issues like restricted emails, bounced emails, or any other system issues. It is the attendee’s responsibility to contact us if they don’t receive the required login information at least 24 hours prior to the start time of the webinar

No shows: Registrants who do not attend or participate in the live seminar in-person or online will not be entitled to a refund. For events that are recorded the video will be available a few days following the event and for up to 60 days – live attendance is required for CE credits.