⏱ 9:30am – 4:15pm
📅 5th / 12th / 19th March 2025
As with any new approach, making sense of the theory, knowing where to start, which tools and techniques to use and how to formulate clients’ problems from a different perspective can feel overwhelming. If you are looking for a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to learning the theory and practice of ACT which will equip you with the underlying knowledge of how ACT works and the core clinical skills to integrate this approach into your work, then ACT Foundations© is for you.
What will you get out of this training?
- Understanding of the scientific and philosophical approaches to behaviour that ACT is built on.
- How to introduce ACT to clients and establish goals for therapy.
- Knowledge of the six core processes and when to work with them.
- Practice in using the ACT Matrix to formulate problems from an ACT perspective.
- Experience in working with each of the six core processes using psychoeducation, metaphors, language and experiential exercises.
- How to deal with common practitioner pitfalls and client challenges.
- A roadmap and resources to help you Get your ACT Together!
- Experience of applying ACT to yourself to develop a deeper understanding of the model.
- A hardcopy or PDF workbook plus downloadable resources.
- Certification for 18 hours CPD/CE credit.
About the training and course tutor
ACT is done with head, hands and heart – it’s more than a collection of tools and techniques; it’s a philosophy of what it means to be human. As such, this course includes opportunities to learn through practicing core skills, observing demonstrations, group discussion, listening, reflecting and applying ACT to yourself.
The course is led by Dr. Matt Johnson BSc (Hons) PhD ClinPsyD CPsychol – Consultant Clinical Psychologist, ACT Therapist, Trainer and Supervisor. Matt has trained hundreds of mental health professionals in the UK and internationally.