Renee M. Rawcliffe, LMSW
Director of Continuing Education and Professional Development
Elba Figueroa
Empowering Meaningful Living with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for those Experiencing Trauma-Related Responding
Adelphi University School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-032, licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0068, licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0038, licensed psychologists #PSY-0081,and licensed creative arts therapists, #CAT-0032. Adelphi University School of Social Work is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The School of Social Work maintains responsibility for the program and its contents. This training is provided under New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Education and Training Provider Certification Number. Training under a New York State OASAS Provider Certification is acceptable for meeting all or part of the CASAC/CPP/CPS education and training requirements. Adelphi University School of Social Work: Continuing Education and Professional Development, #1786, 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. Adelphi University School of Social Work: Continuing Education and Professional Development maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/03/2023 – 03/03/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 4 continuing education credits.
Date of Completion
Apr 11, 2024
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK:
OFFICE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Credential/License Number:
Has successfully completed 4 Continuing Education & training clock hours
This program covered the mix of didactic and experiential exercises asking attendees to tap into their thoughts, feelings, memories, and reactions as fellow humans to encourage and deepen emotional experiencing and cognitive flexibility, particularly as it applies to individuals with a history of exposure to trauma and adversity.
Instructor: Jennifer Plumb Vilardaga, PhD
Location of course/educational activity: Online
Training method: Lecture, Live In-Person
Joanne Corbin
Dean
Empowering Meaningful Living with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for those Experiencing Trauma-Related Responding
Elba Figueroa
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) offers an empirically validated approach to the treatment of PTSD and other trauma-related symptoms like unwanted thoughts, feelings, memories, and nightmares. Trauma survivors often work to avoid these experiences as well as trauma-related situations and cues. Narratives about the self as “damaged,” “broken,” or that their presence can taint others are common in survivors of trauma, and these stories can narrowly define who individuals are and, thus how they can act in the world.
It’s a common misconception that “healing” from trauma means being able to remove oneself from the trauma and "leave it behind." This workshop will teach from the ACT approach, which does nearly the opposite—explores how to make room for difficult memories, feelings, urges, and thoughts as part of living a value-guided and deeply meaningful life.
Dr. Plumb Vilardaga will clarify the ACT approach and explain, model, and demonstrate how to apply ACT with trauma survivors. Participants will learn from a mix of didactic and experiential exercises asking attendees to tap into their thoughts, feelings, memories, and reactions as fellow humans to encourage and deepen emotional experiencing and cognitive flexibility, particularly as it applies to individuals with a history of exposure to trauma and adversity.
Skills / Knowledge
- ACT
- social work
- empowering
Issued on
April 11, 2024
Expires on
Does not expire