Psychologists of Northwest Arkansas (PNWA) is an organization of psychologists, all of whom have academic credentials at the doctoral level. Most members are licensed as psychologists by the State of Arkansas to provide mental health care to the public.
PNWA was formed on October 15, 1992, to establish a community of local psychologists to address professional and business issues together. Meetings are once monthly and are held at various offices of members. The organization promotes mental health and mental health treatment in Northwest Arkansas and provides continuing education for its members and other mental health care providers.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT):
Application to Eating Disorders & Avoidance-Based Disorders with Leslie Riley, Psy.D.
May 18, 2012 | UAMS AHEC-Northwest | Baker Conference Center | 1125 North College Avenue | Fayetteville, Arkansas
Sponsored by: Psychologists of Northwest Arkansas
Our presenter is a psychologist in private practice at The Fowler Institute in Little Rock, Arkansas. She received her master’s degree in Child Study from Tufts University and her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver. Her training focused on solution-oriented cognitive behavioral therapy in college counseling centers and at an outpatient mental health center. Her other training settings include a pediatric neurorehabilitation institute, elementary schools and a children’s residential treatment center. She has specialized expertise in the treatment of eating disorders, depression, anger management, and anxiety using empirically validated treatments. She has presented on various topics at regional conferences and provides corporate trainings. She has been featured as a mental health expert on several television programs for healthy living.
Continuing Education
This program is for professionals in clinical practice at all experience levels: Psychologists, Psychological Examiners, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and Licensed Professional Counselors.
Certificates of attendance will be provided to all participants. Completion of this one-day training will earn 6 hours of CE credit. No CE credits will be offered for partial attendance.
Program Description
Dr. Riley’s presentation will include the theoretical base of ACT, the research supporting this model as an evidence-based treatment for multiple disorders, and comparison to other acceptance-based models of psychotherapy and to cognitive-behavioral therapy. The core components of ACT will be presented. Throughout the workshop, audience members will experience core ACT exercises to demonstrate the application of this model to emotional and cognitive avoidance. The application of ACT to eating disorders and body image disturbance will be discussed, as well as to other avoidance-based disorders. Time permitting, ACT will be applied to case examples in small groups.
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this workshop, the participant should be able to:
You can submit any questions about this workshop to Dr. Scott McCarty via email.