How often do you review your appointment calendar and start wondering how you’re going to, finally, help a regular client who seems to progress for a while – and then regress?
Each time he/she arrives, you use the same tools and techniques you’ve used for so long – and mostly successfully – but this one client is testing your skills. Now you can begin to integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) into your practice – and see improved outcomes.
Researched and developed by world-renowned researcher, speaker and author Steven Hayes, PhD, ACT is fast becoming the treatment approach that gets to the heart of therapeutic relationships.
Watch ACT expert, trainer and co-author with Steven Hayes of ACT in Practice,Daniel J. Moran, Ph.D., BCBA-D, for this training where you will develop highly practical, evidence-based skills, case conceptualization techniques and powerful strategies that will improve outcomes for the following:
Anxiety Issues
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Mood Disorders
Substance Abuse
Anger Management
Eating Disorders
Trauma
Personality Disorders
Watch this intensive, engaging, and transformative training and start a new path for healing you can use with your most difficult clients.
Speaker
Daniel J. Moran, PhD, BCBA-D,
is the former president of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), the international ACT organization with over 8,000 members worldwide. He co-authored the first case conceptualization manual for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy entitled ACT in Practice (New Harbinger) and served on the first ACT training committee.
As a recognized ACT trainer in the ACBS community, Dr. Moran has an engaging training style that has led him to be an invited keynote speaker for many events in the last decade. He has also been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Network, TLC, and The Discovery Channel discussing the treatment of many clinical disorders and has published several articles and book chapters, including publications with CBT pioneer Albert Ellis and ACT pioneer Steven Hayes.
Dr. Moran founded the MidAmerican Psychological Institute, a clinic in Chicagoland, and continues to supervise therapists and treat patients in that organization. His passion is for applying the ACT principles in important areas outside of the clinic, such as the boardroom or construction sites. He established Pickslyde Consulting in order to bring mindfulness and value-directed commitment skills to the workplace in order to improve safety, innovation and leadership. Dr. Moran has utilized ACT in work implementations and clinical training sites on six continents and in all 50 of the United States.
Handouts/Brochure
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Number of pages
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Manual – Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (4.3 MB)
26 Pages
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Manual – Acceptance & Commitment Therapy – French (4.3 MB)
26 Pages
Available after Download
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Manual – Acceptance & Commitment Therapy – Italian (4.3 MB)
26 Pages
Available after Download
Objectives
Demonstrate effective use of the six core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients advance psychological flexibility.
Employ clinical techniques for increasing psychological flexibility in clients using ACT.
Utilize acceptance approaches with avoidance problems to strengthen a client’s willingness to have emotions.
Apply clinical skills to help client effectively handle automatic cognitions.
Utilize effective ACT exercises in therapy to aid clients with developing new skills to engage in the present moment and move past struggles.
Assess and clarify a client’s values in order to develop an effective treatment plan and avoid potential clinical problems.
Integrate ACT into different therapeutic styles and methods as an approach to managing symptoms.
Create committed action plans for clients with anxiety disorders to improve level of functioning.
Use metaphors to undermine language-based avoidance repertoires to improve client engagement.
Utilize clinical strategies to develop an ACT-based behavior therapy plan as it relates to treatment outcomes.
Perform emotional, behavioral willingness and exposure techniques with clients to reduce experiential avoidance.
Apply ACT techniques to the treatment of specific disorders including depression, anxiety, trauma and personality disorders.
Outlines
The ACT Model
The nature of human suffering
”Healthy normality” is a myth
Language: The double-edged sword
Undermine unhelpful thoughts
Aiming for psychological flexibility and why
The ACT hexagon model
Limitations of the Research and Potential Risks
Children and adolescents
Acute, florid hallucinations
Catatonic depression
Individuals with an adverse reaction to mindfulness exercises
Acceptance
Strengthening a willingness to have emotions
The opposite of acceptance is experiential avoidance
Experiential avoidance throughout the lifespan
Why acceptance is important
Case example: Teenage shyness & hoarding
Defusion
Look at thoughts rather than from thoughts
Deal with automatic thoughts
The power of words
The problem with cognitive fusion
Address CBT-based disputation techniques with defusion
I learned so much about ACT and how to use this therapy with my clients, but also in my own life. This seminar exceeded all my expectations and I'm be...More
I learned so much about ACT and how to use this therapy with my clients, but also in my own life. This seminar exceeded all my expectations and I'm beyond thrilled I took this course. DJ also presented this material in a way that it can be helpful with any population. I'm ecstatic!
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This course is the best developed and delivered course I have had the opportunity to experience in 40 years of psychology practice. No exaggeration. I...More
This course is the best developed and delivered course I have had the opportunity to experience in 40 years of psychology practice. No exaggeration. I have maintained an ongoing attempt to integrate several theoretical and practical approaches in my work. ACT is the approach that most effectively enables me to do this. Dr. Moran is a gifted teacher and I am grateful for the opportunity to learn from him.
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Tsaiti C
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Great speaker. Love it. Love all the examples were given. Learned a lot! Thanks.
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Very informative.
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Bruce K
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Great course, great presenter.
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Dawn F
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Mr. Moran is a dynamic and interesting speaker!
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Registration through ChidoBook was amazing and when I needed assistance they were helpful and quick to fix any problems.
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Bethanne W
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This was an excellent course. I learned so much and enjoyed it. Dr. Moran is outstanding.
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Lisa F
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Great job - enjoyed it, and very relevant to my clinical practice.
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Jill M
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I learned so much useful information!
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Mark S
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Got a lot out of it!
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Jill F
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Best workshop instructor I've ever had - held my attention for the entirety of the 2 days (and that's very rare for me).
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Annette J
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Michael S
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Great presentation that provided significant learning experience.
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Carlos C
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Great course material and presenter.
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Natasha R
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I loved the presenter! So fun to follow!
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Peter A
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Very productive class. Outstanding teacher.
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Peter P
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Very helpful presentation.
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Rachel S
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As a values-based culturally-specific person and helping professional of committed action, I thankfully found this 2-Day Intensive ACT Training with D...More
As a values-based culturally-specific person and helping professional of committed action, I thankfully found this 2-Day Intensive ACT Training with Dr. Daniel Moran to be an empowering learning experience where I gained significant therapeutic growth, specifically with increased psychological flexibility both personally & professionally. From my heartfelt context of therapeutic teamwork & ACT's international team spirit, may the Great Spirit bless you in the mindful circle of life. Westward Ho!
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Barbara D
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Appreciated Dr Moran's sense of humor! 2 days online is a long time and it went by quickly ! Enjoyed this a great deal!
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Karen S
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Excellent course, well delivered in a dynamic lecturing style. Dr. Moran kept this very interesting.
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