Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Relationships
Many people struggle with relationships challenges and have difficulty with managing interpersonal conflict. Often, we can get stuck in our own rules about how people should act in relationships or we are not clear about which steps to take to initiate or improve relationships. This workshop presents practical strategies based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy principles to help individuals to face difficult relationship challenges and overcome them. This workshop is designed to teach skills needed to explore ACT as an intervention method for improving relationships, including managing thou...Read moreghts and emotions triggered by interactions with others, mindfulness exercises, values exploration related to relationships, and taking actionable steps towards positive interactions with others. This workshop will balance an understanding of the model with a personal connection with the issues raised in ACT and with skill development. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Describe the basic tenets and core processes of ACT as they apply to relationships.
- Explain how to use mindfulness, acceptance, experiential exercises, metaphors, and defusion techniques to improve social interactions and relationships.
- Describe how to help clients develop positive interpersonal skills for managing interpersonal conflict.
Target Audience
Learning Levels
- All levels
Saturday, June 11, 2022
11:00 AM EDT - 02:15 PM EDT
Register for this WebinarAbout the speaker
CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours
CE Approvals
American Psychological Association
Association of Social Work Boards
National Board for Certified Counselors
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New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work
New York Education Department Board of Creative Arts Therapy
New York Education Department for Licensed Mental Health Counselors
New York Education Department Board for Licensed Psychoanalysts
New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology
New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy
CE Process Info
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Disclosure
Presenter Disclosure: Financial disclosures: Megan Kelly, PhD receive an honorarium for presenting this webinar and receives royalties from New Harbinger Publications. In the past 3 years, Dr. Kelly has received research funding from NIH and the Department of Veterans Affairs. There are no nonfinancial relationships in the products or services described, reviewed, evaluated or compared in this presentation.Commercial Support: There is no commercial support for any products to disclose.