Praxis Continuing Education and Training
In Joint Sponsorship with Contextual Change, LLC
ACT Immersion with Steven Hayes, PhD
24 CE credits available
Please read the complete course information below prior to registering.
Target Audience:
This course is for mental health professionals and students with a beginner-advanced background in this area. This includes counselors, nurses, physicians, psychologists, social workers, behavior analysts, and anyone looking to learn ACT to use with clients. It’s relevant to those with no ACT experience, and those who’ve been using ACT for years as they can learn something new with regards to using ACT as a process-based therapy.
Schedule:
This activity offers 10 different modules as outlined below:
Module 1- Introduction to ACT (133 minutes)
Module 2- Core Yearnings (160 minutes)
Module 3- Pivots (151 minutes)
Module 4- Transcendent Self (162 minutes)
Module 5- Defusion (68 minutes)
Module 6- Acceptance (159 minutes)
Module 7- Present Moment (187 minutes)
Module 8- Values (225 minutes)
Module 9- Committed Action (110 minutes)
Module 10- Case Conceptualization (86 minutes)
Overall Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Differentiate between a process-based therapy approach and a system of protocols and syndromes
- Distinguish between flexibility and inflexibility processes
- Identify the ways that ACT work enables a clinician to recognize a shift in a client
- Identify the processes that need to be targeted in ACT work
- Define “truth” in the context of Functional Contextualism
- Describe the 6 core human yearnings and discuss the traits of each core yearning
- Explain how attempts to meet core yearnings can trap a client in psychological inflexibility
- Define the pivot concept and explain how it is used in ACT work
- Identify the six pivots used in ACT work and specify their meanings and uses
- Review the ACT Hexaflex within an evolutionary science perspective
- Describe the steps to forming a treatment agreement with a client to begin ACT work
- Explain the basis of how consciousness forms
- Identify the signs in a client of psychological inflexibility and flexibility in relation to the self
- Identify strategies for speaking with clients in a way that effectively engages them to work on the transcendent self flexibility process
- Define cognitive fusion and defusion and explain why it’s more effective to defuse from unhelpful thoughts than try to eradicate or replace them
- Identify features of a therapeutic agreement with a client to do defusion work
- Identify the signs in a client of psychological inflexibility and flexibility in relation to defusion
- Identify ways to safely and effectively do ACT exposure work with clients
- Describe the signs in a client of psychological inflexibility and flexibility in relation to acceptance
- Identify strategies for speaking with clients in a way that effectively engages them to work on the acceptance flexibility process
- Describe why and how clients' attention is drawn away from the present moment
- Identify the signs in a client of psychological inflexibility and flexibility in relation to present moment awareness
- Identify strategies for speaking with clients in a way that effectively engages them to work on the psychological flexibility process of present moment awareness
- Define what "values" are in the context of ACT work and explain the characteristics of values and describe why values are critical to a client achieving beneficial long-term outcomes
- Identify the signs in a client of psychological inflexibility and flexibility in relation to values
- Identify strategies for speaking with clients in a way that effectively engages them to work on the psychological flexibility process of values
- Define what “committed action” is and explain its relationship with values
- Define SMART goals and bold goals, and their roles in committed action
- Describe strategies to help a client recommit when they have slipped
- Identify the signs in a client of psychological inflexibility and flexibility in relation to committed action
- Identify strategies for speaking with clients in a way that effectively engages them to work on the psychological flexibility process of committed action
- Identify whether statements in a clinical setting can be considered adequate from a functional contextualist viewpoint
- Create a network diagram and identify self-amplifying processes in a client
- Make a case conceptualization using a matrix
- Assess, plan treatment, and track a client using the turtle model
Grievance Procedures for CE Activities
Should a participant in the course be unsatisfied with the course, the participant should immediately contact our customer support team to file a grievance Within five days, a customer support team member will contact the participant by email and/or phone and attempt to resolve the issue.
We will investigate and assess the issue from the perspective of the participant and every effort will be made to resolve the issue. If the issue is not resolved to the satisfaction of the participant, the participant will be offered a refund per the Refund and Cancellation Policy guidelines.
To file a grievance, please contact us at [email protected].
ADA Accommodations
To request accommodations for disabilities, please contact the ACT Courses team at [email protected].
Contact Information:
The ACT Courses team can be contacted at [email protected].
CE Information
This professional continuing education activity was sponsored by Praxis Continuing Education and Training and co-sponsored by Contextual Change, LLC. Praxis Continuing Education and Training, who has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the organizations listed below, maintains responsibility for the educational activity offered and for following the standards and regulations for the organizations listed below. This non-live internet activity is approved for 24 CE Hours by the organizations listed below. Praxis CET maintains responsibility for the program with the CE approvals outlined below.
Joint Accreditation: In support of improving patient care, Praxis Continuing Education and Training, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 24 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Nursing: Praxis Continuing Education and Training, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 24 ANCC contact hours.
Physicians: Praxis Continuing Education and Training, Inc. designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Psychologists: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Praxis Continuing Education and Training, Inc. 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. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 24 clinical continuing education credits.
NY Counselors: Praxis Continuing Education and Training, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0198.
NY Social Workers: Praxis Continuing Education and Training, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0467.
NY Psychologists: Praxis Continuing Education and Training, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0002.
Behavior Analysts: Praxis Continuing Education and Training is an approved BACB ACE Provider # OP-17-2718.
NOTE: Many state boards accept offerings accredited by national or other state organizations. If your state is not listed, please check with your professional licensing board to determine whether the accreditations listed are accepted.
CE Course Launch Date: 6/1/2024
Expiration Date/Next scheduled review date: 5/31/2027
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
Praxis Continuing Education and Training is responsible for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of all CE activities certified for credit. When an educational activity is offered for medical (CME), Nursing (ANCC) and/or Psychology (APA) continuing education credit, participants must be informed as to the source, amount, nature, and disposition of any funding used to support the activity, whether in the form of educational grants, cash contributions, or in-kind contributions. Individuals in a position to influence course content must also disclose whether they have one or more relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
We define ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. There is no minimum financial threshold; individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies. We ask that discloses are made regardless of whether the individual views the financial relationships as relevant to the education. For more information on the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, please visit accme.org/standards.
All those in a position to control the content of an education activity are asked to disclose any relevant financial relationships they have with any ineligible companies.
There is no commercial support for this activity.
None of the planners or presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
How to Obtain Your CE Certificate:
After completing the course, please follow these steps to access your course evaluation and CE certificate through our online portal. To receive credit, you must attend the course in full, pass the post-tests with a score of 80% or higher, and complete the course evaluation. No partial credit will be awarded. Please read through all of the instructions below before proceeding.
- In your internet browser, go to the Resources module at the end of the course and click on Get Your CEs. From there, click on the Evaluation link. Here you'll see all of your test scores. Click on the "Start Evaluation" button and complete the course evaluation.
- Once you've completed and submitted the evaluation, click on the My Account page and enter your License Number in the field labeled License Number.
- Then visit the My Certificates page and click on the Certificate for the course.
- When the certificate appears, click save to download as a PDF.
We encourage members to complete the post-test and evaluation within 3 months of course completion to earn their CE certificate.
Important Items to Note
How to Change Your Name or License Number on the Certificate
The information shown at the top of your account page will be the name printed on your certificate. To change your name or license number, click "My Account" on the top menu and enter it as you wish it to appear on your certificate.
How to Return to the Online Portal
If you don’t have time to complete the post-workshop requirements now, you may return at a later time.
Technical Questions?
For further assistance with accessing your account, contact us at [email protected].
Technical Requirements:
In order to complete this course, attendees will need:
- A computer with a monitor, keyboard, and a mouse or a mobile device/tablet
- Speakers/headphones: either built‐in to your computer/device or external (plugged into your computer)
- An internet connection, either wired or wireless. A minimum connection speed of 3 megabits is required to stream clear, standard definition video.
- The course is supported on most up-to-date internet browsers (Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer 11, Brave, etc.)
- A PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat Reader
- An email address
- [Optional] An mp3 media player (such as iTunes/Windows Media Player) to listen to downloadable audio exercises. These are also available within the members area so this is not a strict requirement.
- [Optional] A printer or access to a printer (to print any of the PDFs, if desired)
References:
A complete list of course references can be found here, but here are a selection of current references that provide a summary of the evidence base for this course.
There are over 310 randomized trials of ACT and approximately 3,000 studies on its underlying model, methods, and mechanisms. This enormous body of evidence has been summarized in over 50 meta-analyses in the scientific literature (for a list see bit.ly/ACTmetas).
A good recent overall meta-analysis covering the impact of the methods taught in this course on mental health problems is:
A-Tjak, J. G. L., Davis, M. L., Morina, N., Powers, M. B., Smits, J. A. J., & Emmelkamp P. M. G. (2015). A meta-analysis of the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy for clinically relevant mental and physical health problems. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 84(30), 30-36. DOI: 10.1159/000365764
The importance of a process-based approach has been laid out in:
Hayes, S. C., Hofmann, S. G., Stanton, C. E., Carpenter, J. K., Sanford, B. T., Curtiss, J. E., & Ciarrochi, J. (2019). The role of the individual in the coming era of process-based therapy. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 117, 40-53. Doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2018.10.005 and in Hofmann, S. G. & Hayes, S. C. (2019). The future of intervention science: Process based therapy. Clinical Psychological Science, 7(1), 37–50. Doi: 10.1177/2167702618772296
And a recent summary of the Psychological Flexibility Model and ACT is presented in:
Hayes, S. C., Levin, M., Vilardaga, J., Villatte, J., & Pistorello, J. (2013). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and contextual behavioral science: Examining the progress of a distinctive model of behavioral and cognitive therapy. Behavior Therapy, 44, 180–198. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2009.08.002
The course presenter has published over 45 books and 625 scientific articles. Recent peer-reviewed empirical studies conducted by Dr. Hayes that inform the present course (five of several dozen over the last six years) include:
Long, D. M. & Hayes, S. C. (2018). Development of an ACT prototype for therapeutic skill assessment. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 9, 63-71. Doi: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.06.008
Monestès, J. L., Karekla, M., Jacobs, N., Michaelides, M., Hooper, N., Kleen, M., Ruiz, F. J., Miselli, G., Presti, G., Luciano, C., Villatte, M., Bond, F., Kishita, N., & Hayes, S. C. (2018). Experiential avoidance as a common psychological process in European cultures. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 34, 247-257. DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000327
Villatte, J. L., Vilardaga, R., Villatte, M., Vilardaga, J. C. P., Atkins, D. A., & Hayes, S. C. (2016). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy modules: Differential impact on treatment processes and outcomes. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 77, 52-61. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2015.12.001
Livheim, F., Hayes, L., Ghaderi, A. Magnusdottir, T., Högfeldt, A., Rowse, J., Turner, S., Hayes, S. C., & Tengström, A. (2015). The effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adolescent mental health: Swedish and Australian pilot outcomes. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(4), 1016–1030. doi: 10.1007/s10826-014-9912-9
Twohig, M. P., Plumb Vilardaga, J. C., Levin M. E., & Hayes, S. C. (2015). Changes in psychological flexibility during acceptance and commitment therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 4, 196-202. doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2015.07.001