When: May 16th, 9:00 am to 12:15pm
Where: Online using the Zoom platform
Speakers: Staci Martin, PhD, Erin Pressman LCSW-C, LICSW
Description:
Do you work with children or teenagers? Would you like to learn more about applying the ACT model with those clients? If you said yes to either of those questions, this workshop is for you! Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) offers a promising therapeutic approach for addressing challenges that children and adolescents experience.
This training is designed for clinicians who already have at least a basic familiarity with the ACT model. We will explore how ACT’s core principle of psychological flexibility can be adapted to support emotional development in children and adolescents. By emphasizing acceptance of difficult emotions, cognitive defusion, and values-driven behavior, ACT provides youth with strategies to manage their stress and navigate complex social and family situations.
The training will include didactic presentation, small group exercises, and demonstration role plays. The goal is to have you walk away with plenty of helpful tools and resources that you can start implementing right away with your clients!
Target Audience: This workshop is for intermediate to advanced ACT practitioners.
Cost:
| Early Registration (by April 15) | $70 | |
| Standard Registration | $75 | |
| Student | $50 | |
| CE Certificate (3 hours) | $10 | |
Registration fee covers instruction.
- The activity has approval for 3 CEs for social workers, psychologists and counselors (who can use ACE or APA CE credits)
- The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science maintains responsibility for this program and its content
- Weaver and Associates, provider # 2017, 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 as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Weaver and Associates maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.
- You must attend the course in its entirety in order to receive continuing education credits.
- CEs are awarded contingent on timely post-event paperwork submission by event organizers.
- You must attend the course in its entirety in order to receive continuing education credits. CE credits are not given for the 10:30 to 10:45 am break
Learning Objectives
After attending this training, you will be able to:
- Describe how children and teenagers struggle with avoidance and fusion.
- Explain how the ACT model can be adapted for youth.
- Implement at least one ACT exercise designed to help young clients.
Cancellation and Refund Policy: You may cancel your registration, but please note that a $25 processing fee will be charged for registration refunds up to May 1st. We regret that after May 1st, refunds cannot be made, but you may request credit toward a future program. If you need a refund, please contact us via email at Admin@TrueNorthACT.com
ADA Accommodations: This workshop will be closed captioned in English. If there are additional ADA accommodations that you require, please contact us at Admin@TrueNorthACT.com
Instructor Bios
Erin Pressman, LCSW-C, LICSW, is a clinical social worker who specializes in ACT for children, teens, and families. Her background spans education, theater, and yoga work with youth. Erin is actively involved in training for professionals, research projects using ACT for teens, and the development of ACT based protocols. She currently serves as Member at Large within the MAC-ACBS board. Erin currently works at Kennedy Krieger Institute and True North Therapy and Training.
Dr. Staci Martin is a clinical psychologist and Peer Reviewed ACT Trainer specializing in ACT for children through adults with health conditions. She currently chairs the Plenary subcommittee for the ACBS Conference Strategy Committee and serves as associate editor of the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. She has authored over 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Martin is also a Senior Associate Scientist in the Pediatric Oncology Branch (POB) of the National Cancer Institute, and the Clinical Director of the Health Psychology and Neurobehavioral Research Program. Her research focuses on ACT interventions for pediatric and adult medical populations, including sickle cell disease, cancer, and cancer predisposition syndromes.
For More Information or for Questions or Grievances: Please email Admin@truenorthact.com or erin@truenorthact.com.
No commercial support was obtained for this CE program or for the instruction content that could be construed as a conflict of interest. No commercial support is being sought for an endorsement of any product (e.g., books, programs, etc.).