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| Case Conceptualization in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy |
| Saturday, May 23, 2009 |
| 8:00 AM–11:00 AM |
| North 224 A |
| Area: CBM/TPC; Domain: Service Delivery |
| CE Instructor: Teresa A Grimes, Master's |
| Patricia Bach (Illinois Institute of Technology), DANIEL J. MORAN (Trinity Services) |
| Description: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (also said “ACT”) is a “third wave” behavior therapy approach that has been receiving a lot of interest and has also been generating important data. ACT is rooted in the basic natural science of behavior analysis, and is an evidence-based treatment which includes mindfulness & acceptance processes and behavior therapy interventions to help individuals live more value-directed lives.
This workshop will introduce the ACT framework for functionally conceptualizing client behavior problems, and will discuss selection and application of specific ACT interventions.
The workshop will use a case-based approach beginning with instructor supplied cases and later using participants’ cases for practice in ACT case formulation, selecting interventions, and assessing the effectiveness of interventions.
There will be a didactic slide presentation, plus participant demonstrations, large group exercises and case-based practice. Participants will be provided with handouts to use with their clients for assessment and homework assignments to augment in session interventions. Worksheets will also be distributed for the participants to use to facilitate ACT case formulation.
This workshop will be based on content from the publication ACT in Practice: Case Conceptualization in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, (Bach & Moran, 2008, New Harbinger). |
| Learning Objectives: Workshop participants will become familiar with the six core ACT principles of defusion, self-as-context, acceptance, values, committed action, and contacting the present moment, which will be described from a strict behavior analytic perspective
Workshop participants will be able to conceptualize clinically relevant behaviors as functional response classes, and discriminate when they are amenable to an ACT approach.
Workshop participants will be able to select ACT interventions appropriate for addressing specific core principles.
Workshop participants will learn how to apply specific ACT interventions based on the case formulation
Workshop participants will learn to use ACT case conceptualization to facilitate creating one’s own ACT consistent metaphors, exercises, and interventions for application in the context of a client’s unique history and presenting complaints. |
| Activities: The workshop will use a case-based approach beginning with instructor supplied cases and later using participants’ clinical cases for practice in ACT case formulation, selecting interventions, and assessing the effectiveness of interventions, and outcomes.
There will be a 75 minute slide presentation, demonstrations, large group exercises and case-based practice. Participants will be provided with handouts to use with their clients for assessment and homework assignments to augment in session interventions. |
| Audience: This workshop is suitable to clinicians with little exposure to ACT who would like to learn how to apply ACT broadly. It is also suitable for participants who have attended ACT experiential workshops and would like to improve their skill in functional contextual case formulation and deciding when to apply specific ACT interventions. |
| Content Area: Practice |
| Instruction Level: Basic |