Webinar Materials
FEBRUARY 2017 Webinar
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Opportunities for Chaplains Presented by Jason Nieuwsma, PhD
Program Summary
Chaplains have a long history of utilizing principles from psychotherapeutic modalities, as evidenced perhaps most explicitly in the clinical pastoral education (CPE) tradition. For various reasons, however, chaplains have not always fully embraced principles from more current, evidence-based psychotherapies. This presentation will explore opportunities for doing so within Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – a contemporary, evidence-based psychotherapy that is highly compatible with the practice of chaplaincy.
Program Objectives By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: 1. Enumerate multiple points of resonance between ACT and chaplaincy. 2. Describe the basic elements of the ACT model, important underlying assumptions, and areas of similarity with and departure from other prominent evidence-based psychotherapies. 3. Articulate how as an evidence-based therapy, ACT provides distinctive windows of possibility for chaplains to more optimally integrate their services with those of other care professionals.
About the Presenter
Dr. Jason Nieuwsma is a clinical psychologist who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center and serves as the Associate Director for the VA Mental Health and Chaplaincy Program. His work focuses on increasing the availability and cultural relevance of evidence-based psychosocial approaches across various contexts, with areas of expertise in health psychology, cross-cultural psychology, dissemination and implementation science, and spirituality and health. In recent years, Dr. Nieuwsma has helped to lead multiple national-level projects aimed at more effectively integrating chaplaincy and mental health care services. He has authored dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles and is a co-editor on the book ACT for Clergy and Pastoral Counselors.
Materials
February 16 webinar_participants
ACT NACC (Feb 2017)
CEH certificate
CEH certificate (all 2017 webinars) (PDF)
Webinar recordings
February 16, 2017 webinar recording