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Conference (July 16-19)
Preliminary schedule of the conference content will be available here in April or May, 2020.
To see last year's program, please check here.
Please meet your fantastic 2020 WC18 Conference Program Committee here.
Pre-Conference Workshops (July 14-15)
Complete information about our Pre-Conference workshops (July 14-15) can be found here.
We have the following experiential workshops available:
- ACT for Life: An experiential training on a Contextual Behavioral Approach to Suicidal Ideation and Behavior with Sean M. Barnes, Ph.D., Lauren M. Borges, Ph.D., Geoffrey Smith, Psy.D., Debbie Sorensen, Ph.D., Nazanin H. Bahraini, Ph.D.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Introduction & Skills Building with David Gillanders, DClinPsy, Sonja V. Batten, Ph.D.
- Reclaiming Humanity amidst Injustice: A Contextual Behavioral Science Skills-Based Approach to Social Connection Across Cultural Differences with Robyn L. Gobin, Ph.D., Daniel C. Rosen, Ph.D.
- Here, Now, and Between Us: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy and the power of the therapeutic relationship with Mary P. Loudon, Ph.D., Sarah Sullivan-Singh, Ph.D., Mavis Tsai, Ph.D., Robert J. Kohlenberg, Ph.D.
- Empowering psychological interventions by incorporating cutting-edge RFT research with Francisco J. Ruiz, Ph.D., Louise McHugh, Ph.D., Bárbara Gil-Luciano, Ph.D.
- Nurturing Roots to Reach New Heights: Revisiting Foundations of ACT as Clinical Behavior Analysis for Mastering Flexible, Process-Based Implementation with Emily K. Sandoz, Ph.D.
- From Learner to Leader: Mastering Your Skills as an ACT Teacher and Trainer with Jill Stoddard, Ph.D., Miranda Morris, Ph.D., Jenna LeJeune, Ph.D., Manuela O'Connell, Lic.
- Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT): The Basics and Beyond with Kirk Strosahl, Ph.D., Patricia Robinson, Ph.D.
- Mindfulness and Compassion Focused Therapy for Everyone with Dennis Tirch, Ph.D., Laura Silberstein-Tirch, Psy.D.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Obsessive Compulsive and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Michael P. Twohig, Ph.D., Patricia Zurita Ona, Psy.D.
- The Heart of ACT: Supporting Client Change through Process and Therapeutic Relationship with Robyn Walser, Ph.D.