Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Compassion

  • Certification: IICP will issue a CPD Certificate of Attendance. CPD: 6 hours

  • QQI: N/A

  • Cost: €95.00 (15% Discount for IICP Students/ Alumni and VCS Counsellors)

    • NOTE: Summer Series Special Offer – Book any two workshops and get a third free (cannot be used in conjunction with alumni discount)

  • Date: Saturday, 1st July 2023

  • Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm

  • Apply: Click here to apply online

  • Delivery: Onsite in our Tallaght Campus

Introduction

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is the evidence-based cutting edge integration of CBT and Mindfulness skills, which also takes the useful philosophical stances from Existentialism and Gestalt approaches to create powerful counselling and therapeutic tools. ACT is increasingly demonstrating its effectiveness to help clients across a range of psychological issues.

Course Content

This Workshop will cover how to effectively, creatively, compassionately, and flexibly utilise the key skills of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help you and your clients create more fulfilling changes, where you and they can often get stuck!

Practice using the 6 core processes of ACT:

  • Contact with the present moment
  • Acceptance
  • Defusion
  • Self-as-context
  • Values
  • Committed Action

We will use ‘the Matrix’, as a tool for ongoing assessment, and contextual targeting of ACT processes. The importance of compassion, validation and client collaboration will be discussed throughout the course of the workshop.

Date

  • Saturday 1st July 2023, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Who Should Apply:

  • This course is suited for counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists and therapists-in-training who want to learn more about the subject area.

Cost:

  • €95.00 (15% Discount for IICP Students/ Alumni and VCS Counsellors)
  • This course is part of IICP’s Summer Series and eligible for our 3 for 2 offer so book any two summer series workshops and get a third one free!

    • Note: The discount for IICP Students / Alumni and VCS Counsellors cannot be used in conjunction with the 3 for 2 offer.

Venue:

  • This workshop will take place onsite in our Tallaght Campus.

Getting Started

Applications to this course are done online using the link below. If you have any queries, please contact the office on 01 4664205 or call Triona on 086 0499154.

Simply click the below button to be brought to our online application process. When prompted, please select ‘Summer Series’, then select ‘ Introduction to ACT with Compassion 2023′ and complete the form.

Online Application Form

Why attend this CPD Course?

  • Gain new knowledge and skills related to ACT
  • Improve your ability to respond to clients using an evidence-based approach
  • Excellent Facilitator – highly experienced and knowledgeable about the subject

About the Programme Facilitator

Chris McConnell
Chris McConnellMSc Psychotherapy, Dip CBT (MAPCP, MBACP)
Chris is a fully qualified and accredited therapist who has more than 15 years’ experience working with clients. He originally trained in Psychotherapy through UCD and St. Vincent’s Hospital, and completed addition training CBT at Goldsmiths University. He has extensive training in ACT, MBCBT, Compassion Focussed Therapy and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy.