This course is a live, interactive webinar held on April 25, 2025, from 12pm-1:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time.
This reduced price webinar does not offer CE Credits. The same live event is available for purchase and offers 1.5 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians. See "related products" below.
Registration closes at midnight (EDT) the day before the event
As the number of older Americans seeking mental health care increases, it is important for practicing counselors and therapists to consider which practices will be effective with older adult clients. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an increasingly popular approach to treatment that shows promise for helping older adults attain well-being, even in response to conditions like depression and anxiety.
Within ACT, clients learn how to accept a broad range of internal experiences, while moving forward in their commitment to their most cherished values. Based on his own research into gerontological counseling and the benefits of ACT, the presenter will describe essential, transtheoretical treatment principles related to working with older adults, connect them to the core tenets of ACT, and help participants appraise and apply ACT’s benefits in serving older adult clients.
Please join us for this deep dive into utilizing ACT to support older adults’ mental health and well-being!
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize transtheoretical treatment principles that impact working with older adults.
- Describe the core tenets of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
- Appraise the benefits of using ACT to address depression and anxiety in older adults.
- Apply ACT to older adults through the use of a case study.
Schedule: (listed in Eastern Daylight Time)
- 12:00 pm - 12:35 pm Lecture
- 12:35 pm - 12:45 pm Q&A
- 12:45 pm - 1:20 pm Lecture
- 1:20 pm - 1:30 pm Q&A
How to Attend: Instructions for attending and completing a course can be found here.
Who Should Attend: This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching Methods: This is a live, interactive webinar.
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Matthew Fullen, Ph.D, M.Div., LPCC (OH)
Dr. Matthew Fullen is an Associate Professor at Virginia Tech where he teaches in the counselor education program. Dr. Fullen's research, teaching, and advocacy focus on the mental health needs of older adults, with an emphasis on developing programs to enhance resilience & wellness among older adults, preventing suicide in later life, and addressing gaps in Medicare mental health policy. Dr. Fullen is the counseling profession’s most active scholar on aging and mental health.
He has received research grant funding by both public and private entities, including the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, as well as The Mather Institute. He recently received the American Counseling Association’s Top Research Award for his study on Medicare reimbursement challenges faced by counseling professionals.
Disclosure Statement: The instructor(s) for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.
This reduced price webinar does not offer CE credits, just great content.
The same live event is available for purchase and offers 1.5 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians. See "related products" below.
Participants may request a printed version of their certificate of attendance to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $6.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge.
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Since this is a live interactive event it means that your interaction during the event is expected. Your name and image will be visible to other participants during the live event. You will NOT be included in any recording made.
An evaluation must be completed within one week of the event. Continuing Education credit(s) cannot be issued unless you attend the event and the evaluation is submitted. (Evaluation is not mandatory for APA hours)
Partial CE credits are not possible; therefore you are required to be present throughout the event in order to receive CE credits.
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