ACT Summer Institute III

This event has concluded. Please find information regarding the upcoming ACBS World Conference here.

ACT Summer Institute III (a.k.a. ACT SI 3) will be held July 16-20, 2007, (with University of Houston-Clear Lake Campus). Houston is a conveniently accessible and relatively inexpensive city offering plenty of opportunities for leisure to complement your learning. It may be a bit warm, but there is plenty of air conditioning to go around! This five-day institute will provide a unique opportunity to learn about cutting-edge advances in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Relational Frame Theory (RFT), in addition to other third generation approaches in behavior therapy. Students, practitioners, researchers, and policy makers will benefit from this institute and find it an excellent opportunity to learn from the very top people involved in the development and advancement of ACT, RFT, and contextual behavioral approaches.

The basic structure will include experiential workshops the weekend before the institute, targeted half-day workshops in domains of specific ACT/RFT applications, and plenary sessions where all conference participants come together.

There will be a wide range of topics and presenters, with areas of interest for everyone. In addition, there will be academic and social evening events during which you can get to know your friends and colleagues in the international ACT/RFT community on a more personal basis (for anyone who hasn't been to one of these events before - these are a LOT of fun!).

The structure of the program will be similar to previously successful ACT Institute, and will be both ACT and RFT focused. Based on previous feedback, however, the program will allow more time for socializing and networking, with longer breaks. In addition to 5 workshop tracks, we will also have research papers presented at the end of the lunch break. We will host an evening cocktail poster session as well, which is intended to showcase clinical and experimental research in RFT and ACT.

Location: University of Houston- Clear Lake 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, TX, 77058 United States

Program: We are planning 5 workshop tracks and research papers to be presented at the end of the long lunch break. A poster session will be held the evening of July 17th.

Please click on Program- ACTSI3 at the bottom of this page for more detail. The schedule will be much looser this year as compared to previous years. There will be more free time to interact with others. The schedule will be posted as soon as it is ready.

4 two-day pre-conference workshops (July 14-15, 2007) are scheduled with Sonja Batten, Robyn Walser, Kelly Wilson and Emily Sandoz, Niklas Törneke and Jason Luoma.

Registration: Registration is now closed. Onsite registration is NOT available for the pre-conference workshops. Limited onsite registration will be available for the Summer Institute, July 16-20, due to limitations of the venue, catering, etc.

Accommodations: Our conference hotel is the Hilton - Houston NASA Clear Lake. Information about special conference hotel rates and how to reserve your room is available here.

Sponsors: University of Houston - Clear Lake, Clinical Psychology Program Houston Psychological Association Context Press Nevada State Psychological Association (APA approved CE credit sponsor)

The Wonderful Folks Making It Happen:

The Co-directors of the Summer Institute are Kelli Wright.

The Program Chair is Angie Stotts.

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CE Credits

Continuing Education Credits from our APA approved sponsor, NSPA, and Texas State Board LPC Credits now available! We now have CEs available from our APA approved sponsor for the ACT Summer Institute III and the Pre-Conference workshops. (Thank you to the Nevada State Psychological Association!) They are $25 in addition to registration.

These CEs, sponsored by the NSPA are available for a flat fee of $25 for the week, weekend, or both.

CEs are also sponsored by the Houston Psychological Association. The CEs they can provide are free to all conference attendees, but they are not an APA approved sponsor. Many states, Texas, Louisiana, and Nevada, to name a few, accept CEs from sponsors who are not APA approved. Please check with your state Psychological Association to see what is required of you. (This lists most of the state Psychological Associations (scroll down on the page) so you can check your state's requirements.)

CE hours available for Pre-Conference workshops: 15

CE hours available for the Summer Institute (5 days): 35.5

We have also have CE provider status with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. With this, we can provide CEs to LPCs. You can purchase them for $15 in addition to registration. Approval: Nevada State Psychological Association (NSPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. NSPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. NSPA will issue certificates of completion. APA CE rules require that we only issue credits to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes late or leaving before the entire workshop is completed will not receive CE credits. Refunds & Grievance Policies: Participants may direct any questions or complaints to ACBS Executive Director Emily Neilan Rodrigues, acbs@contextualscience.org, or through the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the page.

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Pre-Conference Workshop Information

Pre-conference workshops: These will be held the weekend before the ACT Summer Institute at the same venue. They will be roughly 9:00-5:30pm, July 14 & 15, 2007. Beginner (experiential): Sonja Batten, Ph.D. Advanced: Robyn Walser, Ph.D. Mystery topic (he hasn't decided yet): Kelly Wilson, Ph.D. Fourth Workshop: To be determined.Pre-conference workshops: REGISTRATION FOR THESE PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS IS NOW CLOSED. ONSITE REGISTRATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS. Please check the "Upcoming Events" calendar on the right for other training opportunities. These 2-day workshops will be held the weekend before the ACT Summer Institute at the same venue. They will be roughly 9:00-5:15pm on Saturday and Sunday, July 14 & 15, 2007. These workshops are independent of the Summer Institute and require a separate registration fee. Registration at the Summer Institute is not required in order to take advantage of these workshops. APA and LPC CE credits are available. DRIVING? UHCL and Campus Map UHCL parking is free of charge in the Visitor's lots on the weekend. I recommend you park in the visitor's lot on the west side of the Bayou Building (the workshops are in the Bayou Building). The sign says "parking $5", but they lift the gate at noon on Saturday, so you won't have to pay as you exit, and it will be open (and free) all day Sunday. The other visitor lot is a bit of a hike.

Please arrive by 8:30am at the latest on Saturday, July 14th, so that everyone can get their name badges and get settled so that the workshops can start on time. Registration is now closed for this event, which has already taken place.

Introductory ACT Experiential Workshop (Introductory): THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL. Sonja Batten, Ph.D.

ACT Core Skills and Competencies (Introductory): Niklas Törneke, M.D., & Jason Luoma, Ph.D.

ACT: Advanced Experiential Workshop (Advanced): Robyn Walser, Ph.D.

ACT in the Present Moment (Advanced): Kelly Wilson, Ph.D., & Emily Sandoz, M.S.

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Program (final) & Directions

To see the FINAL PROGRAM click below.

View/download ACT Summer Institute III Draft Program

EARLY ONSITE (Hilton) REGISTRATION AVAILABLE:

Early registration will be available from 6:00-7:00pm on Sunday, July 15th, in the lobby of the Hilton.

You can get the program, namebadge, and other info. (And miss the rush on Monday morning!)

We will begin Monday, July 16th at 9:00am (registration opens at 7:30am), and conclude Friday, July 20th at approximately 2:00pm.

Parking Info Update

I have a small change to the parking information. Monday - Friday parking in the visitor's lot on the southwest side of the Bayou building is $5 per day. You pay as you exit. Parking in the visitor's lot on the northeast side of the Bayou building is $4 per day. HOWEVER, you pay as you enter and exact change is required. It accepts coins and $1 bills. (If you put in a $5 bill it will be read as $1.)

Maps of campus and the Bayou Building are also on the last pages of the program above.

admin May 2, 2007 - 7:07pm