Approved by the British Psychological Society for the purposes
of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
3
days9:30am –
4:30pm21 CPD
hours
Course Brief
This practical three day course can be taken as a module of BPS Approved Certificate in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) or as an independent training for practitioners already familiar with the basics of ACT. Participants should have completed the ACT Introductory Course or other comparable introductory course and being willing to share anonymous cases to discuss during the course.
Length - 3 Full Days; 9.30 AM - 4.30 PM UK time; 21 CPD hours
Mode of delivery - Live on Zoom
Attendance - essential on the day there will be no post-course recording option as it is an experiential course
In this course, you will be working on three key tools that are essential to any ACT practitioner:
awareness of one’s practice;
a theoretical understanding of one’s practice;
and a pragmatic approach to the implementation of context and theory awareness.
This course will therefore focus primarily on the process of engaging in ACT practice from a flexible stance, using the latest advances in theory and research to guide your future practice.
Day 1
Functional analysis of your practice. Are you struggling with a particular area of practice?
Advanced Case conceptualization
Moving from Case conceptualization to intervention
Structuring the Intervention (Process based approach)
Noticing your own barriers as a therapist (psychotherapeutic inflexibility)
Being an ACT practitioner from the Heart: Open, Aware, Engaged
Day 2
Relational Frame Theory – The power of language
Understanding language as a learned behavior
Language, Psychopathology and Assessment
Using RFT in practice
Building behavior change
Building a flexible sense of self
Building Motivation
Creating your own Metaphors
Functional analysis of a metaphor
Catching Metaphors in session and co-creating a metaphor with your client
Day 3
In session process activation – The three opportunities model
Opportunity to notice
Opportunity to choose
Opportunity to ACT
Bringing the Three Opportunities model to the client’s context
SDS Accreditation in ACT, Level 1 (Foundation) is the level of accreditation you obtain by attending the SDS’ ACT Introductory Course (2 days) via live training or live/recorded webcast.
This level of accreditation gives you a Certificate of Attendance, as well as access to the course materials and other resources, and enables you to state in your CV that you have SDS Accreditation in ACT Level 1 (Foundation).
Your accreditation currently lasts for 3 years, after which you cannot make the above statements and access course resources. This level of accreditation is renewable by continuing your ACT training with SDS Seminars, or by repeating this foundation course after 3 years.
SDS Accreditation in ACT, Level 2 (Advanced Assessed Academic Competence) means you have undertaken training as in Level 1, completed live the 3-day training course within the Module 2 of the ACT Certificate and passed the online exam.
This level of accreditation gives you a BPS Approved Certificate of Completion with Advanced Assessed Academic Competence, as well as access to the course materials and other resources. It also enables you to state in your CV that you have SDS Accreditation in ACT Level 2 (Advanced Assessed Academic Competence) and can use qualification, ACTAccred. (AAAC) in your title.
Your accreditation currently lasts for 5 years, and is renewable by continuing your ACT training or other 3rd Wave CBT Training with SDS Seminars.
SDS Accreditation in ACT, Level 3 (Advanced ACT Practitioner) means you have undertaken training as in Level 1 and 2, and continuing your training by attending SDS ACT Masterclasses.
Your accreditation currently lasts for 5 years, and is renewable by continuing your ACT training or other 3rd Wave CBT Training with SDS Seminars.
SDS Accreditation in ACT, Level 4 (ACT Master Practitioner, Proficiency) means you have undertaken training as in Level 1 and 2, continuing your training by attending SDS ACT Masterclasses, AND have a record in regular ACT Supervision (4 times a year min) from a qualified ACT Supervisor. To arrange Clinical Supervision with Professor Nuno Ferreira, please contact the office: info@sds-seminars.com. Please note that all fee arrangements are with Professor Ferreira directly.
Course Tutor
Prof Nuno FerreiraPhD, CPsychol, AFBPsS, Associate Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
Dr Nuno Ferreira is an Associate Professor of Clinical Health Psychology at the University of Nicosia. He holds a Licenciature in Clinical Psychology from ISPA, Portugal, and a PhD in Clinical and Health Psychology from the University of Edinburgh.
It was the first intensive therapy training I have had for some years, and I really enjoyed the opportunity to learn about and experience a model new to me in such depth, pitched at exactly the right level. It’s left me with a lot to think about and apply to clinical practice going forward. Thank you to Professor Ferreira and SDS Team.
Would 10/10 recommend the training delivered by Nuno Ferreira as part of SDS BPS Approved Certificate on ACT, it’s led me on a great journey so far!
