Full course description
Description
This webinar explores Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a treatment approach for depression and anxiety. Participants will learn about key ACT concepts, including mindfulness, acceptance, values-based living, self-compassion, meaningful engagement, and psychological flexibility and inflexibility. The training is offered in partnership with the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), a non-profit organization dedicated to education, training, and research on anxiety disorders, depression, PTSD, OCD, and co-occurring disorders, and which provides free evidence-based mental health information and resources to the public.
Target Audience
This training video will be helpful to:
Community Leaders, Healthcare Professionals, Public Health Professionals
Learning Outcomes
After completing this training, you will be to:
- Define Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Explain key concepts of ACT
- Describe how ACT can be applied to the treatment of depression and anxiety
- Identify resources provided by the ADAA related to mental health