An Experiential Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

With its rapidly expanding and robust evidence base, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a third-wave behavioral therapy, has become known as a powerful and broadly applicable approach to mental health and human wellbeing. Join Lou Lasprugato, Peer-Reviewed ACT Trainer, for this live-online interactive introductory workshop designed to integrate a conceptual, experiential, and practical understanding of ACT. Participants will be provided with an overview of the model that includes all key concepts while experiencing psychological flexibility processes from the inside-out and observing demonstrations of its clinical application.

This workshop is designed for mental/behavioral health professionals and students who are either new to ACT (introductory) or have some experience with the model (intermediate).

6 CEs are available for NYS LMHCs, LMSWs, LCSWs, LMFTs, LCATs, NYS Licensed Psychologists and NYS Licensed Psychoanalysts upon completion of this training.

*Please note that a lunch break is scheduled 12pm-1pm.

Objectives:

Upon completion of the training participants will be able to

-relate ACT to its philosophy of science and theoretical underpinnings.

-explain the concept of workability and how it informs the entire ACT model.

-list the six core processes of psychological flexibility/inflexibility.

-illustrate how creative hopelessness can be used to undermine unworkable patterns of behavior.

-describe how to facilitate contact with the present moment and self-as-context.

-describe how to facilitate defusion from sticky cognitions and acceptance of painful feelings.

-describe how to identify values and increase commitment to values-based actions.

-list the qualities of the ACT therapeutic stance and its relation to psychological flexibility.

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In accordance with the NY State Department of Education guidelines, in order to receive continuing education contact hours, a participant needs to be present for the duration of the workshop/training. Therefore, participants who arrive late or leave the event early will not be granted a certificate of completion.

​Cancellation Policy: Refunds/credits will be provided for cancellations made in writing up to the day before the event.

Accommodations and Accessibility: HVPD welcomes participants with diverse abilities. Please contact us at info@hudsonvalleyprofessionaldevelopment.com to request accessibility accommodations. Accommodation requests are considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Lou Lasprugato is a behavioral health provider and internationally recognized trainer in the field of psychology. He’s a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with private practices in both California and Virginia (United States), and Peer-Reviewed Trainer in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, for which he has also served as Chair of the Training Committee. Lou has worked as a psychotherapist in a variety of settings, including county-operated crisis intervention services with underserved populations; a mental health and substance abuse intensive outpatient program at Kaiser Permanente that he subsequently managed; and an integrative medicine program at Sutter Health. Lou has taught mindfulness meditation to health care practitioners and facilitated dozens of training events on ACT and clinically-applied relational frame theory (RFT), as well as co-created courses on nutritional psychology and integrative mental health treatment.  Lou has also provided supervision to other mental health professionals and students and continues to provide individual consultation on ACT and other contextual behavioral approaches. He earned his Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, with a specialization in Holistic Studies from Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, following a career as a professional musician.

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