Uppsala University, Sweden
The ACT Lab in Uppsala at the department of psychology represents a conserted effort in forwarding ACT clinical research. It aims at supporting students doing or interesting in doing clinical research in ACT at all levels. The vision of the Lab is to work towards a breadth of application, clarity of protocols, ease and clarity of training therapists, clarity of adherence and competence , adequacy of process measures, tightness of the control conditions, tests against known technologies, linkks to basic processes and large scale effectiveness. The Lab is open to all interested student at the department of psychology, both the clinical psychology program as well as the other programs at the department. It is open to students of all levels but will probably be of most interest to those involved in or close to being involved in the masters level thesis or doctoral dissertation. The program scheduled for every other Friday afternoon between 13-1600 is comprised of a combination of smaller lectures in general methodological areas such as the use of END NOTE reference system, statistical programs, update on research followed by a practical part where students may use the group to practice clinical skills of ACT needed for research projects.
The following is a list of the areas of ACT where there are ongoing studies at some stage, along with areas that need to be addressed. This organisation may help new students see where they might like to aim research efforts.
Breadth of Application
Behavior medicine
Chronic Pain
Long term muscular skeletel pain
Chronic headache
Epilepsy
Treatment of partial complex seizure drug refractory
Treatment of partial complex seizures for people in developmental countries with no access to anticonvulsant drug therapy
Lab studies: dismantling effects of ACT and BT on seizure process
Diabetes
Eating disturbances
Anorexia
Obesity
Constipation
Asthma
Psychiatric disorders
Social Phobia
Psychometric studies
Process measure ACT specific
Bull’s eye
AAQEP (AAQ for epilepsy
AAQ in Swedish
Biological measures such as the use of EEG, EMG, GSR, MRT or other psychophysiological measures to study process of treatment.
Relational Framework Theory
Study circle
Stigmatization study for epilepsy
Cooperation with RFT labs in the UK
Development of IRAP/RFT Lab (may involve younger students)
Values work
Standarization of values compass protocoll
Values workbook
IRAP RFT lab study for Values frames
Protocolls
Uppsala 4 session base protocoll (a good place to start)
Create video tapes of individual and group sessions
Development of a base manual.
Education and training
Vertical organization of students where students with experience train new students in protocols, ACT core skills and the use of measurments
Students doing clinical thesis may use the lab to practice skills, get help with problems in developing manuals, clinical skills, measurement problems, statistics and writing up of the project.
- Printer-friendly version
- Login or register to post comments
User login
Upcoming Community Events
- Intermediate Level Skills training in ACT as a one on one intervention - London, UK(Event)(Now)
- 3 Day Workshop with Kelly Wilson in Orebro, Sweden(Event)(2 days)
- Portland, Oregon Introductory ACT Weekend Experiential Workshop(Event)(12 days)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Anxiety Relief: A 5-Day Professional Training with Forsyth & Eifert - Rhinebeck, NY(Event)(15 days)
- ACT for all levels of Beginners (7pm Sydney, Australia Time) (7pm Sydney, Australia Time)(Event)(18 days)
- Experiential Introduction to Acceptance and commitment Therapy with skills training, in London UK(Event)(20 days)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Anxiety: An Introduction - Parkville, VIC, Australia(Event)(20 days)
- Using ACT to Help your Clients Get Out of Their Minds and into Their Life - Steve Hayes - Eastham, Massachusetts(Event)(36 days)
- Day 1: Introduction to ACT -- Bar Harbor, Maine with Joel Guarna(Event)(40 days)
- Day 2: The Next ACT: An Intermediate Skill-Building Workshop -- Bar Harbor, Maine with Joel Guarna(Event)(41 days)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Skill Building & Case Conceptualization with Kelly Wilson(Event)(47 days)
- Portland, Oregon Introductory ACT Weekend Experiential Workshop(Event)(47 days)
- Experiential Skills Training: Applying ACT interventions one on one, in London UK.(Event)(69 days)
- Portland, Oregon Introductory ACT Weekend Experiential Workshop(Event)(75 days)
- Workshop-Atelier ACT Nîmes (France) 2 jours: 24-25 sept 2009 (Monestès & Villatte)(Event)(81 days)
- ACT in Practice: 2 day workshop to learn how to use ACT (Sydney)(Event)(82 days)
- Máster en Terapias Contextuales. ACT y FAP. Madrid(Event)(87 days)
- Atelier ACT 3 jours Introduction et Intermédiaire, Lyon 8-10 Octobre 2009 (avec B. Schoendorff, J. Grand & C. Penet)(Event)(95 days)
- Vervolgcursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Noord Holland(Event)(96 days)
- Workshop-Atelier ACT Lille (France) 2 jours: 16-17 octobre 2009 (Villatte & Monestès)(Event)(103 days)
- Portland, Oregon Introductory ACT Weekend Experiential Workshop(Event)(103 days)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain; Workshop with PD JoAnne Dahl in Zürich, Switzerland(Event)(110 days)
- ACT introductiecursus Utrecht, the Netherlands(Event)(124 days)
- ACT introductiecursus Utrecht, the Netherlands(Event)(131 days)
- Introductiecursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Bergen (NH)(Event)(137 days)
- Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP): New Frontiers in Awareness, Courage, Love and Behaviorism, Denver CO(Event)(152 days)
- 7th International Congress of Morita Therapy - Melbourne, Australia(Event)(242 days)
