Getting in on (the) ACT
from a DP Perspective

Coté, C. / Published 2021 / Presentation

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Presenter Charles Coté, L.C.S.W.
Date October 2, 2021
Abstract Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, also known simply as ACT, has become one of the fastest growing, “evidence-based,” popular and accepted approaches to psychotherapy. This presentation will provide an overview of ACT, focused
particularly on its conceptualization of psychological flexibility and related
applicability for therapy, followed by a discussion of Relational Frame Theory (RFT) and Functional Contextualism (FC), comparing it to DP concepts.
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