Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Increasing the Reach of CBS to Novel Settings and New Populations - VIRTUAL Pre-Conference Workshop

Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Increasing the Reach of Contextual Behavioral Science to Novel Settings and New Populations

Dates and Location of this VIRTUAL 2-Day Workshop:

VIRTUAL LIVE online via Zoom

Friday, June 6, 2025 and Saturday, June 7, 2025, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. UTC/GMT -5 (Central Daylight Time)
Contact hours: 7.5

Register HERE! 

Workshop Description: 

Clinicians in diverse practice settings all over the world are challenged to find ways to address the increasing number of people needing behavioral health services. Increasing, behavioral health clinicians are working in non-traditional mental health settings (e.g., schools, primary care clinics, jails, and nursing homes) where assessments and interventions need to be brief, targeted, and support rapid improvements in functioning. nursing homes, etc.). This workshop is for those clinicians who want to acquire knowledge and skills that help them improve access to the people they serve and deliver engaging and effective services.
 

This two-session virtual workshop introduces participants to Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT). Focused ACT or FACT is a psychotherapeutic approach developed for delivery to children, adults, and families in individual and group formats. This approach encourages clinicians to see people in a timely manner, often on the same day of their request. Visits are short and target the problem identified by the person and tailored to assist them with improved functioning in key roles. Many people prefer accessible, brief, practical services, so the FACT approach helps the clinician see a wider range of people, particular those that often face many barriers to healthcare. 

The presenters provide an overview of the Three FACT Pillars of Psychological Flexibility and then introduce tools used in FACT practice (e.g., the Contextual Interview, the Four Square Tool, the Pillars Assessment Tool, and the Pillars Intervention Guide). Additionally, participants will view and practice a simple approach to organizing a FACT visit, known as the CARE approach. Presenters will also provide a FACT Competency Self-Assessment Tool for participants to use after the workshop in tracking progress in growing their “FACT Practice Competencies”.