Using the ACT Kidflex with Children & Adolescents

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based therapy that can be used effectively with children and adolescents for a wide range of issues. This highly practical workshop will introduce you to the ACT Kidflex: a developmentally appropriate adaptation of the ACT Hexaflex for use with children and adolescents.

This workshop teaches ACT in plain, easy to understand language. You will learn how to use ACT with children and adolescents, develop an ACT case conceptualization, work with parents, and provide recommendations to parents/caregivers and teachers.

A variety of engaging, creative and easy to use exercises will be taught.

Educational Objectives:

– Outline a simplified ACT/RFT Model of Psychopathology.

– Explain the ACT Kidflex and how to use it with children and adolescents.

– Outline the ACT stance and how to model it in working with children, adolescents and their parents/caregivers.

– Outline how to develop an ACT case conceptualization.

– Outline how to adapt ACT for children and adolescents.

– Demonstrate how ACT experiential exercises can be used with children and adolescents.

– Explain how to use ACT to increase resilience in children and adolescents.

– Identify where in the ACT Kidflex to start with your clients and how to select which ACT Kidflex processes to use.

– Describe how to use ACT with parents.

– Outline how to provide recommendations to parents/caregivers and teachers.

Target Audience: This is a beginners to intermediate workshop suitable for professionals working with young people who want to learn how to use ACT with children and adolescents, as well as those who want to improve their skills in using ACT with young people.

Date: Monday May 12, 9am-4pm

Location: The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Marieville Esplanade, Sandy Bay, Hobart, TASMANIA 7005.

Early Bird Price: $425 plus GST until April 20.  

Standard Price: $445 plus GST from April 21. 

Includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

Cancellation Policy:

For cancellations in writing with more than 14 days' notice, registered participants may either:

1) Cancel their registration and receive a refund minus a $50 administration fee

2) Transfer their registration to another participant (no administration fee will be charged)

3) Transfer their registration to another one-day workshop within 12 months

For cancellations in writing with less than 14 days' notice, no refunds will be given. Registered participants may either:

1) Transfer their registration to another participant (no administration fee will be charged)

2) Transfer their registration to another one-day workshop within 12 months

The presenter reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the workshop if there are insufficient registrations.

Further Information:

For more information about this workshop, please contact info@tamarblack.com.au