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Learning Objectives
1. Demonstrate effective use of the six core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients advance psychological flexibility.
2.Employ clinical techniques for increasing psychological flexibility in clients using ACT.
3.Utilize acceptance approaches with avoidance problems to strengthen a clients willingness to have emotions.
4.Apply clinical skills to help client effectively handle automatic cognitions.
5.Utilize effective ACT exercises in therapy to aid clients with developing new skills to engage in the present moment and move past struggles.
6.Assess and clarify a clients values in order to develop an effective treatment plan and avoid potential clinical problems.
7.Integrate ACT into different therapeutic styles and methods as an approach to managing symptoms.
8.Create committed action plans for clients with anxiety disorders to improve level of functioning.
9.Use metaphors to undermine language-based avoidance repertoires to improve client engagement.
10.Utilize clinical strategies to develop an ACT-based behavior therapy plan as it relates to treatment outcomes.