ACT Telephone Training – 8 sessions
April 30, 2008 – August, 2008
Kevin Polk, Ph.D. & Patt Aptaker, Ph.D.
(www.ACTcounselorsandcoaches.com)
No-cost Introductory calls on April 2, 5:00 p.m. Eastern; April 14, 6:00 p.m. Eastern; April 23, 4:00 p.m. Eastern. Call Conference Number (616) 712-8000 and, when prompted, press 111851#. Your only cost is your own long distance charge. Please join our call if you are interested and may need alternative dates. Please let Patt know that you will be joining call by emailing her at pmaptaker@yahoo.com.
This 8 session training group is designed for professionals who want to quickly learn the basics of ACT and put them into practice. Sessions are designed to facilitate learning for individuals at an introductory to intermediate level.
- Group members are encouraged to set specific training goals consistent with their value of learning ACT.
- Members participate in ongoing email discussion group.
- Training groups will range in size from 5 to 15.
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If you are interested in other presentations and training in ACT please contact us. We offer in-person workshops and telephone consultation groups that are structured primarily around the needs of the participants (e.g., case presentations and discussions; adapting ACT to different populations and settings). Please contact pmaptaker@yahoo.com for more information and visit www.ACTcounselorsandcoaches.com.
Times, Dates and Costs
4:00 Eastern; 3:00 Central; 1:00 Pacific
April 30 and May 14 – Note both sessions are 90”
June 4, June 18, July 9, July 23, August 13, August 27 – all sessions are 60” (There may be changes in dates).
Cost is $320 if paid in full one week prior to series by check or money order or $360 if paid in full by credit card, paypal online (www.ACTcounselorsandcoaches.com) or billed monthly through credit card. As group members, participants agree to pay for all sessions whether or not they attend. Participants also pay for long distance charges; conference line is at no cost. Sorry no refunds on past sessions; to stop participation and billing, notice is required by the end of the preceding month. No sessions can be recorded; session summaries are provided.
Eight session format:
Comments on last session/specific questions (10-15”)
Brief overview of ACT processes (5-10”)
Special Topic and/or Brief Role-play (20-30”) (Depending on group goals some changes may be made in the following): Informed Consent, the iView (Self as Context) for the client and the iView for the therapist and therapy process; Basic Protocol; Life Manual; Values and Goals; The Unworkable Change Agenda; Control is the Problem and Willingness is the Solution; Getting Hooked and Noticing being Hooked; Taking Suffering along to Values; Group Work; 3 Minute ACT; Finishing Up and Follow-up
Wrap up and committed to actions (5”)
Trainer: Kevin Polk, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice and the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Togus, Maine. He is the co-creator of a 5-day intensive group outpatient ACT treatment protocol for veterans. In addition he has created weekly group and individual protocols based on ACT. He is also the developer of an ACT-consistent stress management program for the general public called “Turning Stress Into Success” that will soon be in book form. He is currently co-authoring the book ACT Training Made Simple. Dr. Polk and his colleagues have translated ACT into four themes with easy-to-learn exercises to accomplish the therapeutic goals of each theme. Each exercise is tied to a “Life Manual.” Psychotherapy content and process are then tracked via the Life Manual.
Facilitator: Patt Aptaker, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in practice in Baton Rouge, La. She has 28 years of experience and has trained extensively in marriage and family therapy, hypnosis and coaching. She is an avid student of ACT and has focused on applying ACT to her private practice, particularly with couples, and on creating training opportunities for herself and colleagues. She can be reached at pmaptaker@yahoo.com.
