Melbourne: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy: 1 Day Advanced Workshop

Participants in this workshop should have some familiarity with and experience in using the ACT model. This workshop will focus on applying particular aspects and processes of the ACT model that new learners find ‘sticky’ or ‘tricky’. In particular, we will aim to answer questions such as:

• What should I do or say when I get stuck?
• Do I need to cover all six processes?
• What if a client says “defusion (or acceptance) didn’t work”?
• What if they don’t know/can’t say what their values are? Or what if they don’t have any?
• What should I do with clients who are concrete thinkers/psychotic/sceptical about therapy/mindfulness/ACT?
• What should I do with clients who don’t ‘get’ self-as-context? (What if I don’t ‘get’ it?)
• What about clients who are ‘fused’ with problem-solving or their religious beliefs or their ‘victim’ or ‘sick’ role?

Training activities will include role-plays in pairs or trios, demonstrations by the trainer, video material and question and answer segments.

Venue: Treacy Conference Centre, 126 The Avenue, Parkville.
APS Clinical and Counselling College Members are eligible for 6 points.

For further information and to register, go to http://www.psychology.org.au/Events/EventView.aspx?EventID=5901