Module One: 5 Sessions
ACT Therapy Training 1
with Dr John Boorman
Acceptance and Contacting the Present
SESSION 3 OF 5
Duration 16mins 44secs
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In this session, Dr John Boorman investigates acceptance and contacting the present. Acceptance and contacting the present moment can both be difficult concepts to illustrate to others. The former is often associated with resignation, surrender or giving up. The latter, in other modalities known as mindfulness, involves staying in the here and now. This can be difficult when one is continually being pulled to the past and the future. Dr Boorman highlights how these are conceptualised and often used clinically alongside each other within ACT. He provides examples of how you can use these processes to enhance your clinical practice and help others develop broader patterns of behaviour.
ALL SESSIONS IN THIS MODULE: ACT Therapy Training 3
01
Flexibility
In this session, Dr John Boorman investigates flexibility. Flexibility is at the heart of all ACT work. It sits in the centre of the ACT treatment model and has been the subject of multiple studies into its effectiveness as an intervention. Dr John Boorman provides an overview of why experiential avoidance (aka inflexibility) is related...
02
The Role of Meaning
In this session, Dr John Boorman investigates the Role of Meaning. Clients often present in therapy with questions such as ‘who am, I and what do I stand for?’ Developing a sense of purpose and meaning can be central to therapy. Dr Boorman draws upon concepts presented in earlier sessions to illustrate how difficult it...
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Acceptance and Contacting the Present « you are here
In this session, Dr John Boorman investigates acceptance and contacting the present. Acceptance and contacting the present moment can both be difficult concepts to illustrate to others. The former is often associated with resignation, surrender or giving up. The latter, in other modalities known as mindfulness, involves staying in the here and now. This can...
04
Values
In this session, Dr John Boorman investigates values. Helping clients engage in change strategies requires different type of motivational approaches. Values work is one of the key components of the ACT model. It has been used in other types of therapy, however it could be argued that values has always been a front and centre...
05
Behaviour Change – Being Committed
In this session, Dr John Boorman investigates behaviour change. Effective behaviour change is often one of the most challenging tasks in therapy. We humans are adept at sticking to what we know. Deviating or becoming more flexible with how we respond is often a common dilemma in therapy. Helping people to engage with patterns of...
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