Practicing ACT: A deep dive into bringing the psychological flexibility model into your practice

Practicing acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT): A deep dive into bringing the psychological flexibility model into your practice

Presented  by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Live webinar: March 29, 2022 |9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Facilitator: Matthew Boone, LCSW

Have you ever wondered how you can include tools from other traditions? Or how to conceptualize client problems through an ACT lens more seamlessly? Or maybe you just need more practice with feedback from an experienced trainer and others who are also on their own ACT journey - this is the training for you.

In this one-day online webinar, mental health practitioners will get a chance to refine their knowledge, skills, and abilities through

• reviewing core acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) concepts
• watching skills demonstrations
• conceptualizing cases through an ACT lens
• practicing ACT in role-play and real play situations in small groups.

Learning objectives:

• Identify psychological flexibility and inflexibility processes in their clients
• Distinguish topographically delivered ACT (i.e., surface-level interventions that look ACT-like on their face) from functionally delivered ACT (i.e., interventions that facilitate willingness, defusion, and values-based action, no matter what it looks like on the surface)
• Identify three new strategies for facilitating psychological flexibly with clients
• Conceptualize case material from an ACT perspective

The presentation will teach skills that can be implemented easily via telemedicine and will take into account COVID-related contextual factors that influence mental health, such as social isolation, political tension, and interpersonal conflict related to differing worldviews.

Registration fees: $250. Student and group rates are available.

For full registration details please visit: https://cvent.me/dK7P73

Continuing Education (CE) information: 6 hours

SickKids CCMH Learning Institute has approval from the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) for participants of our programming to apply the number of CE hours earned in the program towards their continuing education hours.

Other licensing boards and professional organizations will grant continuing education credits for attendance at their own discretion; participants will need to submit the course outline and certificate for their consideration.

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