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Juniper Mental Health Presents
ACT & Exposure Therapy in the Treatment of Anxiety & OCD
With Michael Twohig, Ph.D.
Dr. Twohig will guide you through up-to-date best practices in the assessment and treatment of anxiety and OCD with a focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and exposure therapies. This pre-recorded training will include a combination of didactic and experiential practices so you will leave the day confident in your ability to use ACT and exposures with your clients.
Learning Objectives:
- Summarize anxiety and OCD symptomatology.
- Describe and practice ACT and exposure concepts and exercises.
- Identify and describe differences between traditional exposures and ACT based exposures.
- Provide an introductory level of ACT and exposure therapy for clients with anxiety and OCD.
This training is designed for those who provide clinical services for anxiety and OCD. It is designed for participants with beginner and intermediate knowledge and skills in these areas.
Michael Twohig, Ph.D.
Michael P. Twohig, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and a Professor of Psychology at Utah State University, where he co-runs the ACT Research Group. He received his B.A. and M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, his Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Reno, and completed his clinical internship at the University of British Columbia Hospital. He is past-President of the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science, the organization most associated with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). His research focuses on the use of ACT across a variety of clinical presentations with an emphasis on obsessive compulsive and related disorders. He has published over 200 scholarly works including 5 books, with the most recent being Innovations in ACT and ACT in Steps. His research has been funded through multiple sources, including the National Institute of Mental Health.
Financial Disclosure: Dr. Twohig receives a portion of the proceeds from this event.