Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Experiential Introduction in York with Martin Wilks MSc, C.Psychol and Henry Whitfield MSc.

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Nov 6 2010 - 10:00am
United Kingdom

Trainers: Martin Wilks and Henry Whitfield

6-7th November (Group Experiential)+ 4-5th December (Skills Training)
4 day course run over 2 weekends
Fee: £480
Location: Hotel IBIS, 77 The Mount, North Yorkshire YO24 1BN

Learn why the very nature of human language can cause suffering and commit to living a vital and meaningful life. Developed within a coherent theoretical and philosophical framework, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a unique empirically based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behaviour change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility. Psychological flexibility means contacting the present moment fully as a conscious human being, and based on what the situation affords, and changing or persisting in behaviour in the service of chosen values.

Introductory Workshop details

This workshop includes the traditional two day experiential introduction to ACT followed by a two day skills training workshop.

The first weekend has an emphasis on applying ACT to oneself in the group, the second weekend focuses on applying ACT to one on one practice, making use of a variety of ACT video demonstrations.

These two weekends are prerequisite to our intermediate ACT skills training workshop. The key concepts of ACT will be addressed, consistent with the book Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change by Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl, and Kelly Wilson.

The 'Six Core Processes' of ACT:

  • Acceptance
  • Cognitive Defusion
  • Being Present
  • Self as Context
  • Values
  • Committed action

Practical Skills Training: (second weekend)

  • Analysing videos of leading ACT therapists in action
  • Participants practice the core processes of ACT in clinical work, (following live and video demonstrations of key ACT processes).
  • Creative hopelessness: confronting an unworkable agenda
  • Applications of ACT to specific presenting issues
  • Control is the problem
  • Mindfulness in ACT
  • Behaviour change and willingness to change.

For more info/to book visit: http://www.tir.org.uk/acceptance-and-commitment-therapy-york.html

For more information or to reserve a place please contact Mindfulness Training Ltd. at www.presentmind.org or call +44 (0)20 7183 2485