The Trauma ACT: Integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into the Treatment of Trauma | TPN.health Skip to content

The Trauma ACT: Integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into the Treatment of Trauma

In-Person & Online
3 CE Hours
Clinical
Ticket Pricing
Attending virtually on TPN.health
$60
Attending In Person
$40

Presented By

Brought to You By

When and Where

Date and Time

Location

  • Live Webinar
    Access virtually on TPN.health
  • In Person Location
    1040 Crown Pointe Pkwy suite 120
    Dunwoody, GA 30338
Description

There is no shortage of options when choosing treatment modalities for addressing trauma issues in therapy. One strategy is to learn about therapeutic frameworks that can be integrated with other approaches to enhance your work with clients. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an empirically supported approach to the treatment of trauma and related conditions. ACT is a meaningful choice in and of itself and serves as an effective complementary approach when paired with other known treatment frameworks. ACT is a comprehensive, transdiagnostic approach that expands beyond diagnostic criteria and addresses universal processes that are inherent within all human beings’ suffering. ACT is effective for a range of client populations across all levels of care including individuals suffering with trauma and associated conditions, anxiety, depression, substance use, eating disorders, and other destructive, avoidant behaviors. With a focus on mindfulness, intrinsic experience, and behavioral change, ACT is especially appealing for clinicians and therapeutic programs that value clinical depth combined with practical application. Participants in this training will engage in a focused review of rigidity and flexibility processes related to the treatment of trauma responses through case conceptualization, treatment planning, and development of clinical skills. This presentation is intended for participants in facility-based and private practice settings.

Target Audience
  • Counselors
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is for participants to increase knowledge of ACT and how it can be utilized for the treatment of trauma.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify and describe two or more defining features of the ACT processes related to traumatic response with emphasis on avoidance, self and perspective taking, present moment awareness, and values and committed action.

  • List two ways to apply psychological rigidity and flexibility concepts to clinical conceptualization of clients struggling with trauma related issues.

  • Differentiate AVT from other treatment approaches.

  • List three ways to integrate ACT into treatment planning and clinical interventions.

  • Explain two change processes within the ACT approach that promote recovery and well-being.

CE Details
Introductory
Clinical

TPN.health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7267. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. TPN.health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

 

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LPCCs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0220.

This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programming. Counselor Skill Group: Legal, Ethical and Professional Development.

TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 continuing education credits.

 

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0097.

CE Policy
Agenda
  • Training Begins
  • -
    1 Hour Lunch
  • Training Ends
Note: Time designated for waiting room, breaks cannot be counted toward CE credit.
This course is fiscally sponsored by Sabino Recovery. There may be potential biases or conflicts of interest inherent to this relationship, and it must be disclosed to participants. These conflicts of interest have no bearing on the course content and have been resolved.
Jessie Alexander, LPC, CPCS

Jessie is a licensed professional counselor and has worked in trauma-specific, gender-identified, and developmentally-specific therapeutic settings throughout her career, providing in-depth clinical services, program development, and clinical and operational management for all levels of care. Jessie served on the founding executive committees for both the Atlanta and Western North Carolina chapters of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. Jessie’s primary focus is in transdiagnostic treatment approaches, particularly related to the treatment of complex trauma and associated conditions. She has contributed to research and presented on a range of topics including the midlife stage of development and substance use trends, treatment integration for trauma and eating disorders, the phase- oriented approach to trauma treatment, psychophysiology and coping skills, multicultural bias in clinicians, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Jessie completed her undergraduate education with dual degrees in Psychology and Family, Child, and Consumer Sciences, and received her graduate education from Georgia State University in Professional Counseling. Jessie has recently transitioned from her role as Vice President of Clinical Development and Training at a large behavioral health corporation to opening her own practice providing psychotherapy to individuals and families, training and supervision for clinicians, and program consultation services based out of Atlanta, Georgia.

Share this event with your colleagues!

Sorry, there was an issue joining the session. Please try again or contact [email protected].

Create a TPN.health Account to Register for an Event

By creating a profile, you can seamlessly access your events and obtain CE certificates directly on our platform. Your profile is a vital part of verifying and tracking your attendance, and only takes minutes to get started

Already have a TPN.health profile? Sign in below to finish registration!

Create an Account Sign In