Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Bristol ACT training with Martin Wilks (3days)
Email: info@tir.org.uk to book
11-13th (Fri- Sunday) July 2008

The first weekend of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy training will be an introduction to the concept. Some main definitions of ACT will be described and also ACT as a 3rd wave development in behavioural Therapy tradition and as a contemporary re-stating of the "Four Noble Truths" in Buddhist tradition. The workshop will include developing Psychological Flexibility and a lot more:

Theoretical underpinnings:
• Functional Contextualism
• Relational Frame Theory

Dr. Robyn Walser has begun her 6 session telephone class for beginning and intermediate learning. The first class is recorded and can be listened to in preparation for session 2 on 10:00 a.m. PACIFIC on July 11. Dr. Robyn Walser will teach this group over six months. Her style is flexible, engaging and informative. The group meets monthly for one hour through December. The group is structured to maximize your learning of ACT and can include a number of things. We explore everything from initial implementation to using ACT with specific clients. We are flexible to meet the groups needs.

This is the introductory acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) workshop that is being presented as an opportunity primarily for professionals to be able to experientially contact the ACT approach. A considerable portion of the workshop is expected to be experiential. The remainder will be interspersed with introduction of concepts and theory where necessary. The format and content of the workshop will generally adhere to the design of the weekend ACT workshops conducted by Dr. Stephen Hayes, and will be largely based on the book: Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl, Kelley Wilson (1999).

Workshop Description -- Brisbane Fri July 25 and Sat July 26, 2008
This advanced 2-day clinical workshop will cover the practical application of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT, said as one word) for persons suffering from any of the major anxiety disorders and related concerns (e.g., anger, depression). ACT is a newer third-generation evidence-based behavior therapy that balances mindfulness and acceptance processes with commitment and behavior change processes.

Experiential & Core Skills workshop with Steve Hayes. Does not assume a lot of ACT experience.

Parking:
To be held on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. If you are driving to UNR, here is campus parking information (you can park at meters for free on Sat. & Sun., but you'll need to get a pass on Friday). There is limited free street parking on East 9th St., east of Lake St., it's a longshot but you can try.

Hotels:

Amy Murrell and I will be conducting an experiential workshop at Camp Sister Spirit July 25-27. Camp Sister Spirit about 1.5 hours north of New Orleans, La. All lodging and meals will be included in the workshop fees. The workshop is intended to be hyper, super, mega advanced in nature. This workshop will be open to all students and for professionals with little (or even no) prior exposure to ACT. Given the way we teach, building ACT from the ground up, participants at all levels of familiarity with ACT will benefit.