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24th – 28th July 2023 The next ACBS World Conference will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus in July 2023. Click on the ACBS image above to go to their website. The World Conference brings together clinicians and researchers to present cutting-edge research in, among other modalities, […]
April was Stress Awareness Month and Tom Dyer was asked to contribute to a series of blogs for Cancer Pal. Being affected by cancer can be very stressful. Depending on your treatment options you may feel no longer in control of your life. This loss of […]
A few years ago Steven Hayes, often referred to as the father of ACT, did a TEDx presentation entitled ‘Mental Brakes to avoid Mental Breaks’.  It could easily have been entitled Prevention is Better than Cure; but his was far cooler. In it he describes the […]
Please see below an email that may be of interest to you in expanding your clinical reach with Louise Hayes PhD. We do not own any part of this content so any questions you do have please contact Louise Hayes direct. Check out these workshops for […]
more than a metaphor Many years ago a man had been told about a great place within walking distance from his home. Apparently, sometimes the walk was a bit demanding but the persistent hiker would be rewarded by arriving at a beautiful blue lake surrounded by […]
Dear All, No one was more astonished than I, that the idea of ACT Chats was so enthusiastically taken up by you.  In less than one day I had more participants than I had expected.  I had wanted about 6-8 people per chat, but before long […]
Dear All, After some very quick people sending in 3 questions (the last one is really a double question…) I thought that this might point the way for a good format of the ACT Chats: Considering each ACT Chat will be about 45 – 60 min. […]
ACT BOOK NEWS: A new ACT workbook book for OCD (adults) is soon going to be available:This user-friendly workbook provides adults with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), the tools they need to move beyond their disorder using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and it also serves as […]
The Models: Any of the ACT models, starting with the original ACT model, the Hexaflex to the 3 Pillars of ACT, the Triflex, and the ACT Matrix have at their very centre Noticing (the observer-self noticing in the present moment, i.e.: being mindful) as an essential […]
• COVID resources for kids (most are Aussie flavoured!):Do you work with young kids as a therapist / teacher? Are you a parent or grandparent…• Podcast (12 min.): kids’ questions on COVID19 being answered: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/coronacast/id1501500390?i=1000469610108 ***The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) regularly run the Play School program […]