Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Length: 4 CEs
This course will introduce the theory and practice of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), as well as its goals and techniques. This course is intended as an introduction to ACT that may help therapists decide whether or not to pursue further training and experiences.
Martin Seehuus, Ph.D. is an associate professor of psychology at Middlebury College and a clinical educator at the University of Vermont’s department of psychological science. His clinical background includes education and experience in CBT, DBT, and ACT, as well as the not-as-easily-abbreviated existential-phenomenological approach. His published research covers a broad range of topics, including college student and refugee mental health, sexuality, fantasy, and sleep disturbance. His teaching includes human sexuality, CBT for insomnia, ACT, and a comparative review of theories of clinical psychology. He lives in Middlebury, where he sometimes paints things.