Using ACT for Co-Occuring Disorders 

OVERVIEW:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based intervention based on mindfulness, acceptance, and behavior change strategies. This presentation provides an introduction to ACT, a description of how it can help people with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues, and demonstration and discussion of a few basic ACT techniques.

OBJECTIVES:

At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Define Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
2. Define experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion, and understand their significance in the 
    development of basic human suffering, as well as addiction and co-occuring mental health
    disorders.
3. Identify the six core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
4. Describe how ACT techniques can be helpful in therapy for individuals with co-occurring
    disorders.

PRESENTER:

Annie Peters, PhD, LP - Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) of Harmony Foundation, Inc., Colorado's longest running residential addiction treatment center. As CCO, Dr. Peters directs the Harmony clinical program which currently serves approximately 700 men and women with substance use disorders each year.  Dr. Peters is responsible for the development and delivery of all clinical services, including Detoxification, Medical Care, Mental Health Services, Addiction Counseling, and Clinical Case Management.

Dr. Peters earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to joining the Harmony staff in 2014, Dr. Peters worked at Hazelden-Betty Ford Foundation as a psychologist in the clinical program and as a faculty member of the Graduate School of Addiction Studies. Dr. Peters' clinical interests include integrated care for addiction and co-occurring disorders, personality disorders, and mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral psychotherapies. 

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