Sunday, January 26, 2025
HVPA Presents - "Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)"
Presented by Susan Morduch, Ph.D.
Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025
Time:
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - CE Course
12:30
p.m. - 12:55 p.m. - HVPA members are invited to join for a brief update meeting starting 30 minutes before presentation time (12:30pm) and ending 5 minutes before the presentation.
Location: This will be a Zoom presentation. (You will receive the Zoom login information following your registration.)
Program Summary
This two-hour webinar will provide participants with an introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, also known as ACT. Dr. Morduch will describe the theoretical underpinnings of ACT, along with the six core ACT processes. Participants will learn about the metaphors commonly used in ACT which are designed to facilitate experiential learning. In addition, participants will also engage with the material themselves to experience ACT methods. Lastly, an interactive diagram, the ACT Matrix, will be presented as a strategy for increasing a client's psychological flexibility.
Acceptance and commitment therapy (said as one word – ‘ACT’) is a widely recognised and evidence-based approach to psychotherapy. ACT was developed in the 1980s by psychologist Steven C. Hayes, an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Presenter: Susan Morduch, Ph.D.
Susan Morduch, Ph.D. has a private practice in Ardsley, NY. Dr. Morduch has been a licensed psychologist since 2000. She graduated from Brown University with a concentration in Cognitive Science. She is a graduate of the School Psychology program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her doctoral internship was at the Early Childhood Center and Rose F. Kennedy Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center at Montefiore Einstein.
Dr. Morduch’s clinical experience has spanned a variety of settings from family clinics, Head Starts and public schools to nursing homes and private practice. She has provided support and consultation for a variety of children’s and parenting groups. Dr. Morduch has been in private practice for over 10 years.
While Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has no certification process, Dr. Morduch has extensive training with leaders in the field, read numerous books and is a long-participant in ACT peer supervision.
Dr. Morduch is also a proud library advocate. She has been on the board of Westchester Library System for eight years, three of them as president.
Target Audience: All mental health professionals. NOTE: Only Doctoral Level NY State licensed Psychologists can receive CE credits.
Learning Objectives
Participants in the webinar will learn:
- The basic theoretical underpinnings of ACT.
- The six core ACT processes.
- Therapeutic techniques frequently utilized in ACT, including the types of metaphors commonly used in ACT and use of the ACT Matrix.
FEES:
FREE for HVPA Members
$60.00 for Non-HVPA Members
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CE INFORMATION
Statement of Sponsorship: Hudson Valley Psychological Association (HVPA) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0200.
CE Credits: 2 CE credits for NYS Psychologists (only) are provided upon course's completion. HVPA is authorized to provide CE credits ONLY to NYS Psychologists.
To receive continuing education (CE) credit, you need to attend the program in its entirety. CE certificates will be provided for all NYS psychologists who attend this program in full and who complete/return an online program evaluation. Please indicate your license type and license number on your registration form.
FOR ONLINE COURSES: We verify your online attendance at the beginning & end of the program and by your completion of the evaluation form and post-test.
HVPA is authorized to provide CE credits ONLY to NYS Psychologists. If you have questions, contact ContinuingEd@hvpa.org.