In this workshop, you’ll firstly be introduced to the heart of the ACT model. Often, in eagerness, practitioners want to jump straight into the concrete tools that are available to them when using the ACT model, but from our perspective, the heart of ACT is the most important part of it, and an essential premise from which to build intervention.
Once the heart of ACT is covered, we’re going to teach you, through a useful supervision model, the hands of ACT. Specifically, we’re going to teach you how to use ACT when working with people in a one-to-one setting, via a conceptualization tool called The Matrix.
The Matrix is great at providing us, as practitioners, with a starting place; however, we need more than The Matrix to be able to work effectively with people. For example, if when using the Matrix, you work out that the person in front of you needs help with Values Clarification, then what can you do to get at that process? In other words, you’ll need to learn some concrete techniques that you can draw upon in therapeutic conversation that help you to target ACT relevant processes.
Our workshop will give you these things through psychoeducation, experiential exercises, case studies and role plays, so that as soon as you leave, you’ll be in place where you can begin to use the ACT model in your work.
Audience
Beginners
If you know nothing about ACT, then this workshop will be pitched at a level that will allow you to learn about the model, and to learn how to use it.
Intermediate
If you know your ACT pretty well, then this workshop will introduce you to the model in a different way, and support your therapeutic work by giving you concrete tools to take away.
Profiles
Dr Duncan Gillard
Dr Nic Hooper is an expert in clinical psychology and a Lecturer at Cardiff University. He has authored many scientific articles, book chapters and books including The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Diary (published annually), The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Journal, The Research Journey of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, The Unbreakable Student and The Science of Children’s Wellbeing. Nic is also a co-director of Connect-Ed (which offers ACT-based workshops to those in the education sector) and Connect PSHE (which offers an ACT-based wellbeing curriculum to primary schools).
Dates
Thursday 19th September and Friday 20th September, between 930am and 430pm. Tea, coffee and cookies will be provided twice throughout each day, and tables will be equipped with notepad, pens, still and sparkling water.
Location
The workshop will take place in the Abbey Suite at the Double Tree by Hilton in Bath City. If interested, attendees of the event can access a 15% discount on overnight stays at the hotel. Please contact us if you are interested in this.
Pricing
One ticket:
£250 per ticket
5 – 9 tickets:
£225 per ticket.
10+ tickets:
£200 per ticket
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