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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- ACT Background and Training
Numerous ACT trainings (Hayes, Walser, Forsyth, Dahl, etc.). I started by reading the 1999 ACT book, the RFT book, and many others. Then I started using ACT, especially in groups. We would do a group, then immediately talk about the results of the group, and then redesign. We kept that up and now we have done well over 1000 groups using a succession of ACT protocols we (Jerold Hambright) and I developed. Along the way we have had many clinical visitors, including Mark Webster. With Mark we arrived at "The Matrix," which is simple, clear, and concise way of increasing the probability of psychological flexibility.
I have had the pleasure of being invited around the country, and even Europe, to present about ACT.
I train an easy-to-learn form of ACT through live presentations, webinars and individual consultations. I post a lot of information on my private website: http://www.drkevinpolk.com
- ACT Experience
About 4000 hours of direct ACT work. Another 4000 hours discussing that work.
- Specialties
Groups, Trauma Memories, Training, Designing Effective Programs for Community Mental Health Agencies.
- Types of Clients
Adults, Adolescents, Couples, Families, Organizations, the General Public
- Licensure/Certification
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Maine
- Additional Information
ACT is about using words to point at an experience. Let's say you learned how to roll along on a frame with two wheels, a seat, handlebars and peddles. After you could do that I come along and say, "Oh, that thing you are doing is called Riding a Bike." And you might say, "Oh, those are nice words to describe that experience.
So demonstrate the experience first, then put words on it.
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Upcoming Community Events
- Intermediate ACT Skills Training, London with Martin Brock(Event)(5 hours)
- ACT by Numbers for Valued Living (Personal Growth and Development)(Event)(4 days)
- Iniziando l’ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy workshop teorico-esperienziale per Clinici (Event)(7 days)
- Experiential Introduction to Acceptance and commitment Therapy with skills training, in London UK(Event)(7 days)
- Learning ACT through the Matrix (for MH Professionals) Webinar(Event)(11 days)
- Groupe : "Agir pour une vie pleine de sens : A ccepter, C hoisir et T enir le cap (ACT)" à Bruxelles (Belgique)(Event)(12 days)
- The Matrix: A Collaborative Approach to Increasing Psychological Flexibility(Event)(18 days)
- Kelly Wilson in Iowa City, Iowa April 9, 2010(Event)(20 days)
- Verdiepende vervolgcursus in Blooming te Bergen (NH)(Event)(20 days)
- ACT Toronto 2010: Introductory Experiential Workshop(Event)(21 days)
- Melbourne: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy: 1 Day Advanced Workshop(Event)(21 days)
- ACT in Groups (the webinar is for mh professionals)(Event)(25 days)
- Mindfulness and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy with Kelly G. Wilson in Toronto(Event)(28 days)
- Public Workshop: Quit Smoking - Raucherentwöhnung - Köln (Cologne/Germany) (Event)(28 days)
- Atelier ACT 2 Jours à PARIS: Utiliser la Thérapie d’Acceptation et d’Engagement dans sa pratique clinique (Event)(34 days)
- ACT with PTSD: A 4-Session Protocol with Unlimited Follow Up (Naturally Occurring Exposure Work)(Event)(39 days)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Skill Building and Case Conceptualization with Kelly G. Wilson in Durham, NC(Event)(41 days)
- Disarming Anxious Suffering Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A 2-Day Workshop With John Forsyth(Event)(47 days)
- Vervolgcursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy(Event)(47 days)
- An Experiential Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Two-Day Workshop(Event)(61 days)
- Atelier ACT 2 Jours à PARIS: Créer des relations thérapeutiques qui soignent avec la Thérapie d’Acceptation et d’Engagement(Event)(62 days)
- ACBS Pre-Conference Workshops: Reno, Nevada, USA(Event)(91 days)
- ACBS World Conference VIII: Reno, Nevada, USA(Event)(92 days)
- Erste Winterthurer ACT-Tage(Event)(104 days)
- ACT Training with Kelly Wilson in Winterthur Switzerland(Event)(107 days)
- Kelly Wilson - Atelier Residentiel 3 jours 12, 13 & 14 Juillet 2010 Sainte Foy-Les-Lyon, France (tous niveaux)(Event)(114 days)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Anxiety Relief A 5-Day Professional Training (with Forsyth & Eifert)(Event)(120 days)
- Atelier ACT 2 Jours à PARIS: Eplorer les processus de l'ACT - Atelier Expérientiel(Event)(167 days)
- Introductiecursus ACT in conferentiehotel Blooming in Bergen (NH)(Event)(223 days)
