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ACT skills-development for Therapists

This series of skill development workshops assist ACT practitioners/therapists to build their ACT skills. It covers the main act postures and components. Presenter: Mary Sawyer

     

September 18-19th 2010

A 2 Day Skills Workshop: How to do Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Well

In this inter ACTive workshop Mary will be working with you to refine your skills.  This will be done throught three mediums including role-play, experiential exercises, and work with personal cases.  The goal is to focus on challenges encountered in each of the ACT core components and personal challenges such as difficult clients or personal barriers.  Participants are encouraged to bring a challenging case to the workshop.  Both example role plays and opportunities to use the core components with these cases will be provided.  The workshop presenter will be completing rounds during experiential work to give individual feedback.

At the completion fo this Workshop you will have

    1. Strengthened your skills in using the ACT core components
    2. More understanding of ACT with challenging clients
    3. Develop awareness of personal barriers in session 

Presenter: Mary Sawyer

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Enriched Health Port Macquarie
Suite4/66 Lord Street
Port Macquarie  NSW 2444

July 13-15, 2011
ACT/RFT World Conference VIII.
This conference will provide a unique opportunity to learn about cutting-edge advances and latest Research in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Relational Frame Theory (RFT), in addition to other third generation approaches in behavior therapy.
Location:
Parma, Italy
Dates:
July 13-15, 2011
More Information coming soon to this Website and website below

The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Australia (ACTAUS) website is devoted to providing Australian practitioners with a free and reliable source of information about ACCEPTANCE and COMMITMENT THERAPY and its practice in Australia.

 

We are dedicated to building a community of ACT practitioners in Australia and assisting them in their ongoing professional development and networking.

 

WHAT IS ACT?

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence based model of behavioural treatment that emphasises acceptance of internal experience while maintaining a focus on positive behaviour change and psychological flexibility. This approach is designed to address maladaptive avoidance of internal experiences associated with many problems in functioning while also focusing on making and keeping commitments.

 

ACT uses a variety of verbal, experiential and homework techniques to help patients make experiential contact with previously avoided private events (thoughts, feelings, sensations), without excessive verbal involvement and control – and to make powerful life enhancing choices.

In this site you will find information on training and professional development opportunities, links to interest groups and articles as well as other websites across the globe.
If you have information about 'ACT'ivities in Australia and you would like to promote them please let us know, we would be happy to assist.
If you would like to discuss including ACT in your therapeutic approaches please call us or email INFO@ACTAUS.COM.AU
or go to an ACT interest group meeting in your state. See the page on interest groups and e-mailings. Please email info@actaus.com.au or call Mary Sawyer: 02 9386 5336 for any other queries.

The Next Big ACT Events

To be advised.

ACT Australia * Suite 709, 1 Newland Street* Bondi Junction * NSW * 2022
Phone: 61 2 9386 5356