ACT in Depth
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy training for mental health professionals
Theory, metaphors and practice
ACT in Depth is a comprehensive training program in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), designed predominantly for clinicians. By comprehensive, I mean we will explore theoretical principles, useful metaphors and models and practical case scenarios.
The program contains 49 videos plus explanatory notes for each lesson.
You don’t need to complete the program to begin implementing the ACT model. You can go through it at your own pace, in one sitting (intense) or over a few days (recommended), and apply what you’ve learned along the way.
It is designed for mental health professionals, but the teachings can also be applied by non-clinicians for personal use. In some lessons I may ask you to “apply” what you’ve learned with a client; in that case, you would apply it in your own life.
Self-record your CPD
Health professionals in Australia may be able to self-record this training for their continuing professional development. See Ahpra’s CPD information.
Outside Australia
If you are outside Australia, you may need to contact your governing body to find out your CPD requirements.
No certificates
Certificates are not provided, as our website doesn’t have a way to track your course completion.
The core processes work together.
Although this program is a comprehensive start, there’s so much more to ACT than this training can provide. It’s important to understand the core processes within ACT (experiential acceptance, cognitive defusion, present moment, self as context, values and committed action) as relating to one another to foster psychological flexibility, rather than as individual processes.
To teach each core process, it’s easier to explain one at a time. In practice, however, you can’t really focus on any core process alone; others will come along for the ride. I hope you can consider the nuances of how the core processes work together, as this will be your greatest learning.
Once you understand the ACT framework and have relevant examples, metaphors and models to reference, you can begin your practical journey into this therapy. I look forward to sharing the tools and strategies I believe have made me a better psychologist. See you inside the program!
Nesh NikolicClinical Psychologist
49 lessons, six processes
The ACT Hexaflex
Cognitive Defusion
Experiential Acceptance
Present Moment
Self as Context
Values
Bring ACT to your team
ACT workshops for clinicians, training for organisations working with mental health issues, university lectures and keynotes.