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Friday, June 5, 2009
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Eastland Park Hotel
157 High Street
Portland,
Maine 04101
(207) 775-5411
www.eastlandparkhotel.com
About ACT
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a contemporary
form of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that has shown much promise
in helping clients with a wide range of emotional and behavioral
difficulties. ACT introduces a comprehensive model of therapy including
a creative set of metaphors and experiential exercises to help clients
(a) move away from unworkable change strategies, (b) make healthy
contact with thoughts, feelings, and other private reactions they have
feared and avoided, (c) re-connect with their deepest values to set a
direction for change and to motivate change, and (d) experience their
struggles differently and in a manner that permits them to move forward
with their lives now.
This
Workshop
This one-day training will introduce participants to
this exciting form of therapy. The instructor will describe the ACT
model and explain how it compares to and differs from traditional CBT.
The instructor will give a brief overview of the rapidly-growing body of
research on ACT and its processes. Attendees will learn to
conceptualize client problems from an ACT perspective and how to apply
basic ACT interventions. Attendees will be invited to participate in a
variety of exercises to help experience ACT processes and to better
understand their clients’ perspectives and struggles. Lastly, attendees
will leave this training with many resources should they wish to further
develop their proficiency with ACT.
Level of Experience
This is an introductory training. No
previous experience with ACT is necessary, though having some
familiarity with the basic concepts may facilitate learning.
Learning Objectives
1. Attendees will be
able to describe the ACT model of human suffering including the roles of
experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion.
2. Attendees will be
able to list and give examples of the six ACT core processes
3. Attendees will be
able to list two ways in which ACT and traditional CBT are different.
4. Attendees will be
able to discuss a familiar clinical case using the ACT model and its
terms.
5. Attendees will be
able to describe a values intervention they could use with one of their
clinical cases.
6. Attendees will be
able to demonstrate the use of a specific cognitive defusion technique
and a specific acceptance technique.
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 Dr.
Joel Guarna is a licensed psychologist in the state of Maine.
He earned his PhD from Bowling Green State University in 2000
and trained at the Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology as a
predoctoral intern and postdoctoral fellow. Dr. Guarna
later served as a staff psychologist in the Department of
Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Boston. During this
time, he provided individual, couples, and group treatment to
veterans with co-occurring substance use and mental health
disorders. He directed an intensive outpatient program for
veterans with addictions at the Brockton VAMC. He provided
training and supervision to psychologists-in-training and
psychiatry residents as a Clinical Instructor of Psychology in
the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Guarna began work in private practice in 2005 and
now manages his own practice,
White
Pine Behavioral Health LLC, in Portland,
Maine. Dr. Guarna’s areas of interest and
specialization include Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies
(CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), mind/body
health and mindfulness-based therapies, and treatment of
anxiety and mood disorders, trauma and PTSD, and
addictions.
He was introduced to ACT in 1999 and has attended and
given numerous talks and trainings on ACT over the past
several years.
ACT Profile | Practice Website
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 Dr.
Elizabeth Kubik is a clinical psychologist with a private
psychology practice in Portland. Dr. Kubik received her
B.A. from Colby College in 1990 and her doctoral degree in
clinical psychology from the University of Maine in 2002.
Her graduate research and clinical work focused extensively on
cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT) for anxiety. She
completed her pre-doctoral fellowship year at the Boston
Consortium in Clinical Psychology (the Boston Medical Center and
the Boston VAMC) in 2002, where she received training in the
newer generation of mindfully-oriented CBT therapies, including
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Upon returning to Maine in 2002, Dr.
Kubik completed a post-doctoral residency at Kennebec Valley
Mental Health Center in Augusta, with a focus on providing
training and consultation to staff regarding CBT and ACT.
Since completing her graduate and postgraduate training, she has
continued her training in ACT through participation in
conferences and consultation groups. In her practice, Dr.
Kubik specializes in anxiety and stress management, post-partum
depression, and women’s wellness/health psychology.
ACT Profile |
CV
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You must be a healthcare or mental
healthcare worker or student to participate in this workshop.
Please read our Workshop Attendee
Policy. Registration Fee
includes continental breakfast, beverage service, and lunch at
the Eastland Park Hotel. |
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If you
experience any difficulties with online registration, please
contact me
immediately. |
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Registration |
Registration: $135
Includes continental breakfast & lunch at the Eastland Park
Hotel. |
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Graduate Student Rate:
$80**
Use Discount Code: PDMESTU |
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Why do CE events cost so much?
Please note: We have reserved a modest
sized room for this training. Space is limited.
Please register early to ensure that you can attend.
Accommodations. Your
registration qualifies you for special rates at the Eastland
Park Hotel. If you are staying, be sure to mention that
you are attending the "ACT Training" and request the
"Red Carpet Rate" to ensure that you receive
these discounts. (207) 775-5411
www.eastlandparkhotel.com
Continuing Education (CE) Credits
Please check with your state or
locality to determine if you can receive continuing education
credit for this event. It is your responsibility to ensure
that the approvals listed below meet the specific criteria for
your profession.
Psychologists. This event is being co-sponsored by
the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science and the White
Pine Institute. The Association for Contextual Behavioral
Science is approved by the American Psychological Association to
offer continuing education for psychologists. The Association
for Contextual Behavioral Science maintains responsibility for
the program. The workshop is being offered for 6 hours of
continuing education credit. No partial credit will be
offered for partial attendance.
Counselors. This program has
been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors
(approval #: SP-1636). The workshop will provide 6
continuing education contact hours/clock hours.
No partial credit will be offered for partial attendance.
Social Workers. This program
is approved by the National Association of Social Workers
(Provider #: 886511458) for 6 Continuing Education Hours. New Hampshire. The New
Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice accepts continuing
education units for programs approved by the APA, NBCC, and NASW;
click here for the NH rules. Professions regulated by
the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice can receive 6
hours of continuing education for attending this workshop. |
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**Graduate Student
Discount Rate of $80. Graduate students in masters or
doctorate programs in psychology, social work, counseling, or
related fields should enter the Discount Code of PDMESTU on
page 1 of the online registration form. This offer is only
provided via online registration. The full fee will be
charged; the difference will be refunded to you when your
registration is processed. If you have any questions about
this, please contact me at joel@whitepinepsych.com |
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