Blending ACT + ERP: Values-based Exposures for Everyday Therapy (2 CEUs)

a pre-recorded webinar with Grace Dickman, LCSW

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is regarded as a specialized form of treatment used for specific clinical presentations such as OCD and phobias. Clients and clinicians alike are often intimidated by exposures, especially for those who usually gravitate towards mindfulness-based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

In this workshop, we’ll teach you how to blend these two modalities to conduct flexible, values-based exposures with clients so they can move through fear, realize their resilience, and access safety in unexpected places - all at their own pace. Participants will leave with a personalized “exposure menu” that they can use in their practice.

This 2 credit clinical course was developed for social work professionals.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify several clinical benefits of exposure therapy

  • Understand the role of values from an ACT perspective

  • Distinguish a "fear hierarchy" from a "willingness hierarchy"

  • Create your own exposure menu for professional use

  • Name a few ways to adapt exposures for various client populations

Course Outline

  • Introduction, objectives, definitions

  • ERP framework and techniques

  • ACT and the role of values

  • The ACT + ERP intersection

  • ACT-based exposures in practice

  • Create your own exposure menu

  • Case examples

  • FAQ + closing

Target audience: social work professionals; Content level: beginner to intermediate

Course completion requirements: To earn CE credit, social workers must view the entire course recording, successfully pass the post-test, and complete an online course evaluation. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.

Your Instructor

Grace Dickman (she/her) runs a small private group therapy practice based in Brooklyn, NY that helps queer creatives bring themselves more fully into the world. She has over 10 years of experience providing trauma-informed clinical care in various domestic and international settings, including nonprofits, schools, and hospitals. She specializes in trauma, OCD, identity, and LGBTQ+ concerns. She's fiercely passionate about gender justice, trans rights, and teaching others how to love themselves through complex trauma.

Grace Olivia Dickman, LCSW PLLC, Number 1988, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 10/28/24-10/28/25 Social workers completing this course receive 2 clinical continuing education credits.

course interaction

This is a pre-recorded asynchronous webinar and is non-interactive. It was recorded on November 17, 2024.

system requirements:

  • Operating systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher

  • Internet browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher

  • Broadband internet connection

 

Refund requests may be submitted to CE Director Grace Dickman at grace@realtherapy.co and will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

for questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, email grace@realtherapy.co