ACT in the UK
The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Special Interest Branch of the BABCP
This Special Interest Branch of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) focuses on promoting the practice of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the United Kingdom, as well as supporting research and training in contextual behavioural science.
Aims of the ACT Special Interest Branch
- To provide a forum where ACT can be discussed and explored openly and freely
- To make available training in ACT and training relevant to ACT
- To support and encourage research into ACT
- To develop links with other Contextual Therapies
- To participate in conferences
Establishment of the ACT Special Interest Branch
In March 2006 the original proposal for the SIB was put to the BABCP Board by Mark Webster. This was agreed in May 2006 and a consultation meeting for BABCP members was held at the Warwick BABCP conference (that was also attended by Steve Hayes). Another meeting was held at the WorldCon2 in London to gather support for the establishment of the SIB.
This lead to a first General Meeting in October 2006 at which officers were elected and where it was agreed to develop training and research interests during the 2006 – 2007 period.
Committee for 2008-2009
The nomination and election process was conducted in May 2008 for the ACT SIB Committee. Committee members hold office for 2 years, with each Chair serving a 1 year active term. Members from the Branch may be co-opted to serve on sub-committees or for particular projects.
Mark Webster, Chair
mark_swest@yahoo.ie
Paul Flaxman, Treasurer
Paul.Flaxman.1@city.ac.uk
Joe Oliver, Secretary
Joseph.Oliver@slam.nhs.uk
Eric Morris, Chair Elect
morriseric@gmail.com
Martin Brock, Chair Training Sub-Committee
act.in.uk@googlemail.com
David Gillanders, Chair Research Sub-Committee
dgilland@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Janet Wingrove, Ordinary Member
janetwingrove@gmail.com
Nic Wilkinson, Ordinary Member
nicolas.wilkinson@sth.nhs.uk
Sue Hart, Ordinary Member
Sue.hart@wht.nhs.uk
Robert Mellors, Ordinary Member
r_mellors@yahoo.co.uk
Lorna Vincent, Ordinary Member
lorna.vincent@hotmail.co.uk
Simon Houghton, Ordinary Member
simon.houghton@sct.nhs.uk
Martin Wilks, Ordinary Member
martin@martinwilks.plus.com
Fiona Kennedy, Ordinary Member and responsible for Branch Liaison
drkennedy@email-therapy.co.uk
How to join the ACT Special Interest Branch:
Membership is open to BABCP members. Please email either the Chair or the Secretary to join (mark_swest@yahoo.ie OR morriseric@gmail.com)
Training Events 2008
The ACT SIB organises regular training events in the UK - the details of the training events over the summer are here.
Teaching Resources
Are you interested in teaching about ACT or already engaged in this activity? The Committee would like to compile a set of resources for teaching ACT, encourage trainers to share ideas, and generally support the dissemination of ACT on training courses in the UK. Please feel free to email the Committee about these issues.
BABCP Accreditation Details
Our guidance from the BABCP is that ACT can be recognised in the same way as any other form of CBT for accreditation purposes. Further dialogue is ongoing.
ACT Research in the United Kingdom
The development of ACT in the UK is going to involve supporting research activity about contextual, third-wave approaches to CBT. The Committee thinks that the ACT SIB should be about providing a forum for researchers to meet, share ideas and collaborate on projects relevant to this aim. If you are researching ACT then please get in touch with the Committee as we want to organise events and meetings that will support this research.
There will be a symposium of UK ACT research at the 2008 BABCP National Conference in Edinburgh, details are here.
Some useful links for UK ACT Therapists and Researchers
You are reading this page on the contextualpsychology.org website, if you have found this link from an outside source then check out the content on this site (it is the premier source of information about ACT, RFT and contextual behavioural science).
The BABCP webpage for the ACT Special Interest Branch is here. An article by Frank Bond about the ACT SIB appeared in June 2007 issue of "CBT Today" (available here).
Join the UKACT listserv – This is an electronic forum to discuss ACT issues in the UK context, make links with other therapists and researchers, and a way we can develop the UK ACT community.
Check out "Functionally Speaking - A Third Wave Behavior Therapy Podcast" by DJ Moran. The first installment has interviews with Kevin Polk and Steve Hayes.
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Upcoming Community Events
- EABCT Helsinki, Finland - Steve Hayes(Event)(3 days)
- ACT Practical Skills Development Sessions with Mary Sawyer - Sydney(Event)(3 days)
- ACT Core Skills and Competencies Workshop: Utilizing Acceptance and Mindfulness in Your Practice - Portland, OR(Event)(6 days)
- Ciclo Formativo sull'ACT: Workshop introduttivo Teorico ed Esperienziale all'Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (due giornate)(Event)(11 days)
- Caring for PTSD in Primary Care(Event)(12 days)
- Openings for ACT Supervisor Consultation Group - Robyn Walser, Ph.D., September 19, 2:00 EASTERN(Event)(12 days)
- Two-day Introductory Experiential ACT Workshop with Russ Harris in Boulder, Colorado September 28, 29 2008(Event)(21 days)
- ACT Workshop, Las Vegas - Steve Hayes(Event)(25 days)
- Introductiecursus ACT in Blooming te Bergen (NH)(Event)(26 days)
- ACT 3-day workshop w/Kelly Wilson; Bath, UK(Event)(26 days)
- Getting Behavioral about ACT: An Online Crash-Course in Contemporary Behavior Analysis(Event)(29 days)
- ACT in Italy: Kelly Wilson due giornate di Workshop a Milano(Event)(30 days)
- Kelly Wilson 3 days in France (Aix-Les-Bains)(Event)(32 days)
- Introductory ACT workshop(Event)(33 days)
- ACT Core Skills and Competencies Workshop: Values-Directed Behavior Change - Portland, OR(Event)(34 days)
- Using Mindfulness & Acceptance to Create a Powerful Therapeutic Relationship - Tempe, AZ, Steve Hayes(Event)(47 days)
- Portland, Maine: Introduction to ACT by Joel Guarna & Elizabeth Kubik(Event)(47 days)
- L'émergence de la 3e vague en thérapie cognitive et comportementale:Implications théoriques et pratiques- F. Dionne PhD-Montreal(Event)(55 days)
- Acceptance & Mindfulness in Clinical Practice, Steve Hayes - Vancouver(Event)(57 days)
- ACT Core Skills and Competencies Workshop: Case Conceptualization in ACT with Application to Difficult Clients - Portland, OR(Event)(62 days)
- ABCT - Orlando(Event)(67 days)
- ACT introductiecursus Amersfoort/Utrecht - Netherlands(Event)(75 days)
- Acceptance & Mindfulness in Clinical Practice, Steve Hayes - Oregon(Event)(89 days)
- Brief Therapy Conference - San Diego(Event)(95 days)
- Vervolgcursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Blooming, Bergen (NH)(Event)(145 days)
- Introductiecursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Bergen, Holland(Event)(173 days)
- Introductiecursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Bergen, Holland(Event)(201 days)
- ACT introductiecursus Utrecht - Netherlands(Event)(264 days)
