ACBS World Conference 14, Pre-Conference Workshops

June 14-15, 2-day workshops:

• Using RFT and ACT to Optimize Therapy for Persons with Autism

Mark R. Dixon, Ph.D.
(Clinical; Research; Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: Transforming Anxious Suffering Into a More Vital Life

John P. Forsyth, Ph.D., Jamie R. Forsyth, M.A.
(Beginner, Intermediate)

• Learning ACT from the Inside Out: A skills building workshop for people near the start of their ACT journey

David Gillanders, DClinPsy. & Helen Bolderston, Ph.D.
(Beginner)

• How Contemporary Behavior Therapists Can Use the Best of DBT

Kelly Koerner, Ph.D.
(Clinical; Intermediate, Advanced)

• From Isolation to Belonging: Using ACT and Affective Science to Deepen Your Work with Clients Stuck in Self-Criticism and Shame

Jason Luoma, Ph.D., Jenna LeJeune, Ph.D., & Melissa Platt, Ph.D.
(Clinical; Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)

• Mindfulness and Acceptance for Gender and Sexual Minorities: Contextual Strategies to Foster Self-Compassion, Connection, and Equality

Matthew Skinta, PhD, ABPP, Aisling Curtin, M.Sc., Reg. Psychol., Ps.S.I., & Lisa M. Diamond, Ph.D.
(Clinical; Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)

• Inside This Moment: Using Present Moment Interventions to Promote Radical Change in ACT - Strosahl, & Robinson

Kirk Strosahl, Ph.D., Patricia Robinson, Ph.D.
(Clinical; Intermediate, Advanced)

• Foundations of Compassion Focused Therapy and Compassion Focused ACT for Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Dennis Tirch, Ph.D. & Laura Silberstein, Psy.D.
(Clinical; Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)

• Mastering the Clinical Conversation: Language as Intervention

Matthieu Villatte, Ph.D., Jennifer L. Villatte, Ph.D., & Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D.
(Clinical; Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy: Focusing on Values Work, Self-Care, and Self-Compassion

Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D.
(Clinical; Research; Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)