Recorded Mini Workshop #22- Using Acceptance-based Behavioral Interventions to Address Stress and Cultivate Well-being and Empowerment Across Contexts (2023 CONVENTION RECORDING)

Natalie Arbid, Ph.D.

Senior Clinical Training Manager
University of California, Los Angeles
Pasadena, California

Liz Roemer, Ph.D.

Professor
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, Massachusetts

Elizabeth Eustis, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Research Professor
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Jennifer H. Martinez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

Recorded on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at the 57th Annual ABCT Convention in Seattle, WA

1.5 CE Credits Awarded

$15 Student ABCT Members / $25 ABCT Members / $35 Non-Members

All prices listed in US currency

Abstract:

Acceptance-based behavioral therapy (ABBT) is an umbrella term that encompasses mindfulness-, acceptance-, and contextual-based cognitive therapies (Roemer & Orsillo, 2020). ABBT’s principles and strategies have been adapted to effectively address Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) by reducing GAD, worry, depressive symptoms, and comorbid diagnoses, while also increasing quality of life (e.g., Roemer, Orsillo, & Salter-Pedneault, 2008; Hayes-Skelton, Roemer, & Orsillo, 2013). Further, preliminary studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of ABBT’s central elements (i.e., mindfulness and decentering skills, acceptance-based strategies, and values clarification and values-based action) in addressing distress in various contexts, including acculturative and racism-related stress.

As a result, we have developed a range of adapted ABBT programs to promote well-being with specific populations. In this workshop, we will present a brief overview of the central principles of ABBT as a foundation for adaptations. We will highlight examples of adaptations to illustrate how these principles may be adapted for use in specific contexts and with specific populations. First, we will discuss adaptations for university students and the way we took ABBT out of therapy room and into in person workshops and online. Then we will share adaptions we made to align with the Latinx student experience. Lastly, we will focus on the ways ABBT can be adapted to address racism-related stress and increase values-based living. We will then engage in a group activity to develop new adaptations that audience members’ can use in their own contexts. This workshop is open to clinicians across all experience levels, including students and trainees.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this workshop, the learner will be able to:

1. Describe the central principles of an ABBT approach to well-being and health promotion.

2. Identify contextual barriers that may impact the adaptation of ABBTs.

3. Apply ABBT adaptation strategies for use in their own clinical settings.

Recommended Readings:

1. Roemer, L. & Orsillo, S. M. (2020). Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy: Treating Anxiety and Related Challenges. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

2. Hayes-Skelton SA, Roemer L, Orsillo SM. A randomized clinical trial comparing an acceptance-based behavior therapy to applied relaxation for generalized anxiety disorder. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2013 Oct;81(5):761-73. doi: 10.1037/a0032871. Epub 2013 May 6. PMID: 23647281; PMCID: PMC3783580.   

3. Roemer L, Orsillo SM, Salters-Pedneault K. Efficacy of an acceptance-based behavior therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: evaluation in a randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2008 Dec;76(6):1083-9. doi: 10.1037/a0012720. PMID: 19045976; PMCID: PMC2596727.,   ,  

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All attendees will receive a certificate of completion when the course requirements are satisfied. Certificate of completion is included in the cost of the webinar

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For more information, contact:

Rachel Lamb, ABCT Membership and Marketing Manager
212-647-1890 ext. 209
rlamb@abct.org

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