ACT Training Made Simple (all levels of experience)- Kevin Polk, Jerold Hambright, John Agee, Chad Drake, & Katharine Mocciola

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Workshop Leaders: Kevin Polk, Ph.D., Togus (Maine) VA,

Jerold Hambright, Ph.D., Togas VA,

John Agee, Ph.D., Togas VA,

Chad E. Drake, M.S., Togus VA,

& Katharine Mocciola, Psy.D., Togas VA

Dates & Location: May 26 & 27, 2008, 9:00am - 5:00/5:30pm at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago).

Workshop Description: This workshop is offered as a streamlined and simplified means of training ACT therapists and/or providing ACT treatment. The structure and organization of the workshop will resemble ACT as it is delivered at the VA center in Togus, Maine, to groups of veterans suffering from PTSD. The workshop will begin with a didactic review of the ACT model and quickly transition to more experiential training in that model. In addition to instructions in the techniques and skills necessary to conduct the Togus VA protocol, there will be an emphasis on relating the work back to Functional Contextualism and RFT. Over the two days, the providers will both demonstrate the model and present opportunities for attendees to practice delivering the model. Subsequently, attendees will be able to begin incorporating these new skills in their own lives and/or their clinical work.

Learning Objectives:

1. Provide a simple model for training and implementing ACT.

2. Explore the clinical relevance of functional contextualism in training and implementing ACT.

3. Review the basic skills underlying mindfulness in training and implementing ACT.

Target Audience: This workshop is for all levels of experience with ACT.