An Overview of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Hours: 1.25
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a third-wave behavioral treatment with broad, trans-diagnostic applicability. The basic premise of ACT is that it is our responses to the presence of pain, distressing emotions, or unpleasant circumstances that lead to difficulties. Rather than struggling against things like depression or anxiety, ACT encourages curious and open observation of these events, and responses that emphasize workability, acceptance, and flexibility. In this course, you will learn an overview of the ACT model, including its core processes and how these guide case conceptualization and treatment. The goal of this course is to provide addictions, behavioral health counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, and social work professionals in health and human services with an introduction to the ACT model.
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a third-wave behavioral treatment with broad, trans-diagnostic applicability. The basic premise of ACT is that it is our responses to the presence of pain, distressing emotions, or unpleasant circumstances that lead to difficulties. Rather than struggling against things like depression or anxiety, ACT encourages curious and open observation of these events, and responses that emphasize workability, acceptance, and flexibility. In this course, you will learn an overview of the ACT model, including its core processes and how these guide case conceptualization and treatment. The goal of this course is to provide addictions, behavioral health counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, and social work professionals in health and human services with an introduction to the ACT model.
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As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Relias LLC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Relias LLC maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 Clinical continuing education credits.
Course Delivery Format: Asynchronous Distance Learning-interaction includes quizzes with questions and answers, post-tests. This module is Reading-Based Online.
Breining Institute for Registered Addiction Specialists
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California Association of Alcohol and Drug Educators
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California Association of DUI Treatment Programs
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals
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Connecticut Certification Board
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Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Florida Board of Psychology
Florida Board Of Psychology (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Psychologists will receive 1.0000 hours.
Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Marriage and Family Therapist Continuing Education Sponsor
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Illinois Professional Counselor/Clinical Counselor
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Louisiana Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals
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This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers/Marriage & Family Therapists
This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Missouri Credentialing Board
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
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Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of licensed master social work and licensed clinical social work in New York. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice for an LMSW and LCSW. A licensee who practices beyond the authorized scope of practice could be charged with unprofessional conduct under the Education Law and Regents Rules.
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Social workers will receive 1.25 continuing education hours for participating in this course. This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Mental Health Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT)
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This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Mental Health Practitioners, Mental Health Counselors (MHC)
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As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias, LLC are considered "self-study". The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board of Psychology
Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Content Area: C2
Ohio Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Provider # RTX050401 (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours
Ohio Professional Counselor Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Provider # RCX100502 (CEBroker Provider: 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Ohio Social Worker Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board Provider #RSX091903 (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Oklahoma Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselors
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours.
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
Define the six core processes of ACT and how these guide conceptualization and treatment.
Identify the key elements of the ACT therapeutic stance and how these are used to promote psychological flexibility.
Describe how at least three specific techniques are used in ACT.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Core Processes and the ACT Hexaflex
What Is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)?
ACT Conceptualization of Psychiatric Disorders
Symptom Reduction as a Bonus
Effectiveness of ACT
Challenges of ACT
The Core Processes and Psychological Flexibility
Check Your Understanding
The ACT Hexaflex
Applying the Hexaflex and Core Processes
Review
Summary
Section 3: The ACT Therapeutic Stance
ACT and the Therapeutic Relationship
Therapist and Client as Equals
Flexibility of the Treatment Process
Self-Disclosure
Acceptance of Challenging Content
De-Emphasis on Sense Making
Review
Summary
Section 4: ACT in Action: Specific Techniques
About ACT Interventions
Confronting the Control Agenda
Defusion Techniques
Contacting the Present Moment
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Monique Kahn, Psy.D. received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at Spokane Mental Health in Washington, which included specialty rotations in behavioral medicine and time-limited psychotherapies. She is licensed as a psychologist in Maine, where she was in private practice for 14 years, providing services to adult clients with varied presenting issues, but with particular emphasis on the treatment of anxiety disorders, the relationship between psychosocial stress and illness, insomnia, and coping with chronic illness. She has taught in the undergraduate psychology program at Husson University in Maine. In addition, she has worked as a content writer and psychology subject matter expert for several major educational publishing firms. She joined Relias as a clinical content writer and subject matter expert in 2016.
The target audience for this course is: Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Beginner level Social Workers; Marriage and Family Therapists; Professional Counselors; Psychologists; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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