COVID-19 Anxiety and Fear: Meeting the Challenges of a Growing Mental Health Pandemic Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ACT
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COVID-19 Anxiety and Fear: Meeting the Challenges of a Growing Mental Health Pandemic Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ACT

Sat, Oct 10th, 2020
10:00am – 11:30am US Eastern Time

Part of: Make an Impact: Trauma, Addiction, Anxiety and Depression: Treatment Strategies in the Covid-19 Era  

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About the Event

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a global public health crisis and along with that a growing and largely hidden mental health crisis of anxiety, fear, and even depression. Failing to meet the unmet mental health burden of excessive anxiety and fear is likely to have far reaching consequences, exceeding those linked with the COVID-19 virus itself. Though anxiety and fear are normal responses to threat, suffering with anxiety and fear is different, mostly unnecessary, and linked with various costs. In this session, we will explore why that is so and also what can be done about it by drawing up insights from a newer evidence-based approach to psychological health and wellness called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT is a process-based approach that addresses the root sources of many forms of human suffering, while offering powerful strategies to transmute human suffering without first having to change or modify painful thoughts and feelings. It calls for balancing mindfulness and acceptance processes with commitment and behavior change in the service of living a more vital life. This body of work offers a fresh perceptive on anxious suffering and powerful clinical strategies to cultivate transformative life changes, even during these challenging times.

Live Event This is a live online event. It will be conducted via Zoom Webinar.

Live Event Instructor

John P. Forsyth, PhD

John P. Forsyth, PhD

John P. Forsyth, PhD is Professor of Psychology at the University at Albany, SUNY, and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Research Program (ADRP) in Albany, NY. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist in New York, with expertise in the use and application of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for anxiety disorders and a range of other mental health concerns.

John is the author of several popular books, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders, The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety (2nd edition), ACT on Life, Not On Anger, and Your Life on Purpose. His latest book, Anxiety Happens, is for anyone who gets tripped up now and then by anxiety and fear.

He received his B.A. in psychology from Providence College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from West Virginia University. He did his pre-doctoral internship training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson VAMC Consortium, where he served as Chief Psychology Resident within the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior.

He has authored and co-authored over 100 articles, five books (many of which have been translated in other languages), several book chapters, routinely leads professional workshops on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy across the United States and abroad, and has presented hundreds of talks at professional meetings.

Target Audience

This live interactive is intended for Behavioral Health professionals. It is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Describe six core ACT processes that contribute to a good deal of psychological and emotional suffering with anxiety and fear
  2. 2 Identify six ACT intervention processes that can be applied for various forms of anxious suffering
  3. 3 Apply several ACT intervention strategies to help clients transform their relationship with anxiety, fear, and stress and do more of what matters to them during the pandemic and beyond

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