ACT for Clinician Self-Care

About the Course

Therapist burnout impacts both therapist well-being and client outcomes. In order to control feelings of burnout, clinicians often leave meaningful jobs with clients they care deeply about. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a behavioral, experiential, mindfulness-based approach that focuses on helping people change their response to thoughts and feelings, rather than the thoughts and feelings themselves. This means that instead of trying to eliminate stress, ACT helps clinicians cope with stress while reconnecting with meaning in their clinical work.

 1.5 hours CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive)

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Course Overview

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 1.68 hours 

CE CREDITS:1.50 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Introductory 

PREREQUISITE(S): None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.

PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE: 3/31/2023

 

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Identify key symptoms of burnout
  • Describe an ACT conceptualization of burnout
  • Identify personal professional values
  • Integrate ACT skills to improve clinician well-being and self-care
  • Improve client care through increased self-awareness and self-care

Course Outline

  1. Clinician burnout
    1. Symptoms of burnout
    2. Common understandings/recommendations
  2. ACT conceptualization of causes of burnout
    1. Experiential avoidance
    2. Lack of connection to personal values
  3. Psychological flexibility in the workplace
    1. Mindful awareness
    2. Values-based choosing
  4. Improving overall well-being
    1. ACT-based skills
      1. Back up
      2. Show up
      3. Move toward
    2. Creating behavioral commitment

CE Information


Certificate of Completion

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American Psychological Association (APA)

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

New York State Education Department - Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSED-LMHC)

New York State Education Department - Marriage & Family Therapists (NYSED-MFT)

New York State Education Department - Psychology (NYSED-PSY)

New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSED-SW)

Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling

Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board

Experts


Jennifer A. Gregg, PhD, Licensed Psychologist