Webinar Details
- Date: Thursday 19th October 2023
- Time: 6pm (BST) / 1pm (ET) / 10am (PT)
- Duration: 1 hour (45 mins presentation / 15 mins Q&A)
- Presenter: Dr Guy Meadows (PhD)
- Cost: FREE
Who it's for
Mental and physical healthcare practitioners of all levels who:
- Work with clients suffering from insomnia resulting from conditions such as anxiety, depression or pain
- Wish to develop a better understanding of insomnia and its relationship with other issues
- Want to learn how ACT can be used to treat insomnia
- Want to learn about ACT for insomnia based treatment options
What to expect
The webinar will involve a mixture of presentation, experiential practice and discussion. The hour is designed to be informative, motivating and enjoyable.
Webinar Content
- Introduction to chronic insomnia and its development
- Insomnia and its relationship with mental and physical health
- Comparison between ACT-I and CBT-I approaches
- Discussion and experiential practice of ACT-I skills including acceptance, mindfulness, defusion, values and committed action
- Review of ACT’s evidence base
- Q&A
Further Information
What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Insomnia (ACT-I)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for insomnia (ACT-I) is a therapeutic approach designed to help individuals struggling with sleep difficulties. ACT-I focuses on acknowledging and accepting the presence of insomnia-related thoughts and feelings without judgement, while also encouraging individuals to commit to behaviours aligned with their values. By fostering acceptance, mindfulness, and committed action, ACT-I aims to improve sleep quality and quality of life.
A core focus of ACT-I therapy training is to help clinicians develop skills in assisting their clients to transform their relationship with sleep, helping them to let go of their insomnia struggle and sleep naturally.
About the Presenter
Dr Guy Meadows has played a major role in pioneering the use of acceptance and mindfulness based practices for chronic insomnia (ACT-I). Since 2005 he has worked with thousands of clients worldwide, helping them to overcome insomnia naturally, using ACT-I. He has run many ACT therapist training workshops for the BABCP, ACBS and RCGP. He is the author of The Sleep Book (Orion, 2014) and creator of the Sleep School mobile app.
Past Attendee Reviews
"Greatly enjoyed it and have come back to work - ready and keen to both adopt ACT-I into my practice and share this with my colleagues so that they too can choose to update." Jackie
"Stimulating, engaging, the right level of ACT without going over the top with exercises. Very user friendly approach and offered helpful ways of encouraging clients to engage with ACT and Mindfulness." Kirsty
"As a clinician, I was pleased to find such a well-conceived and well-presented array of strategies, tools and conceptual handles for what is a longstanding challenge for many. I would recommend the workshop unreservedly." Max