Open for New Members - DR. ROBYN WALSER 6 session Telephone Class (June - Dec)
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. We also provide reading material for particular topics to facilitate the learning process. Emails are also a welcome form of communication. Group size range from 6-12 people and Dr. Aptaker organizes and facilitates the group. There is some possibility of date and time changes; all efforts will be made to follow schedule.
For more information or you are interested in joining a telephone training/consultation group and cannot join this one, please contact Dr. Aptaker at pmaptaker@yahoo.com on your training needs.
Session 1 was recorded on June 6 and covered:
1. Group members background and goals.
2. Overview of ACT with special emphasis on the core components
3. Discuss overlap with other therapies.
4. Explore how to do informed consent from an ACT perspective.
5. Talk about existing ACT protocols
6. Beginning ACT - the how to's
7. Roleplay an informed consent with patient who is coming in for initial session.
Monthly Class Format (All meetings are on Friday)
July 11 - 10 Pacific, 12 Central
August 8 - 9 Pacific, 11 a.m. Central
September 26 - 9:00 a.m. Pacific, 11 a.m. Central
October 31 - 9:00 a.m. Pacific, 11 a.m. Central
No November meeting
December 5, 9:00 a.m. Pacific, 11 a.m. Central
Format for meetings will be:
1. Comments and inquiries from last session
2. Agenda setting: special issues members may want to bring up regarding ACT (please feel free to email these in advance if you so choose.
3. Move through the ACT approach and protocol.
Sessions will be both didactic and experiential (role-play of clients and may voluntarily include group member issues). The content and process will will include: willingness, defusion, present moment, self as context, values, and committed action.
Cost: The series is $240. You pay any long distance charges; the conference line is at no cost. Please contact Dr. Aptaker at pmaptaker@yahoo.com for more information or call her at (225) 929-9030.
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Upcoming Community Events
- EABCT Helsinki, Finland - Steve Hayes(Event)(4 days)
- ACT Practical Skills Development Sessions with Mary Sawyer - Sydney(Event)(4 days)
- ACT Core Skills and Competencies Workshop: Utilizing Acceptance and Mindfulness in Your Practice - Portland, OR(Event)(7 days)
- Ciclo Formativo sull'ACT: Workshop introduttivo Teorico ed Esperienziale all'Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (due giornate)(Event)(12 days)
- Caring for PTSD in Primary Care(Event)(13 days)
- Openings for ACT Supervisor Consultation Group - Robyn Walser, Ph.D., September 19, 2:00 EASTERN(Event)(13 days)
- Two-day Introductory Experiential ACT Workshop with Russ Harris in Boulder, Colorado September 28, 29 2008(Event)(22 days)
- ACT Workshop, Las Vegas - Steve Hayes(Event)(26 days)
- Introductiecursus ACT in Blooming te Bergen (NH)(Event)(27 days)
- ACT 3-day workshop w/Kelly Wilson; Bath, UK(Event)(27 days)
- Getting Behavioral about ACT: An Online Crash-Course in Contemporary Behavior Analysis(Event)(30 days)
- ACT in Italy: Kelly Wilson due giornate di Workshop a Milano(Event)(31 days)
- Kelly Wilson 3 days in France (Aix-Les-Bains)(Event)(33 days)
- Introductory ACT workshop(Event)(34 days)
- ACT Core Skills and Competencies Workshop: Values-Directed Behavior Change - Portland, OR(Event)(35 days)
- Using Mindfulness & Acceptance to Create a Powerful Therapeutic Relationship - Tempe, AZ, Steve Hayes(Event)(48 days)
- Portland, Maine: Introduction to ACT by Joel Guarna & Elizabeth Kubik(Event)(48 days)
- L'émergence de la 3e vague en thérapie cognitive et comportementale:Implications théoriques et pratiques- F. Dionne PhD-Montreal(Event)(56 days)
- Acceptance & Mindfulness in Clinical Practice, Steve Hayes - Vancouver(Event)(58 days)
- ACT Core Skills and Competencies Workshop: Case Conceptualization in ACT with Application to Difficult Clients - Portland, OR(Event)(63 days)
- ABCT - Orlando(Event)(68 days)
- ACT introductiecursus Amersfoort/Utrecht - Netherlands(Event)(76 days)
- Acceptance & Mindfulness in Clinical Practice, Steve Hayes - Oregon(Event)(90 days)
- Brief Therapy Conference - San Diego(Event)(96 days)
- Vervolgcursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Blooming, Bergen (NH)(Event)(146 days)
- Introductiecursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Bergen, Holland(Event)(174 days)
- Introductiecursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Bergen, Holland(Event)(202 days)
- ACT introductiecursus Utrecht - Netherlands(Event)(265 days)
