Register for our upcoming training on Acceptance and Change Protocol.

Training Schedule (all in EST and virtual)
 
September 19, 2025, and September 26, 2025 12:00 noon - 3:00 pm EST

Day 1:  Overview dialectical dilemmas (Linehan, 1993), including the heart of the problem, challenging context that elicits secondary target behavior, and therapist traps (Axelrod, Gold, & Decker, under review).  In small groups, develop case formulation for a client, including therapist responses that may serve to reinforce secondary target behavior consistent with the transactional model. Homework:  continue developing case formulation for a client.

 

Day 2:  Review the steps of the Acceptance and Change Protocol to intervene when secondary target behavior occurs:  counter polarized behavior, then correspond by meeting the valid need; follow with insight strategies and enhanced treatment planning.  After viewing demonstration, practice in small groups. Homework: update case formulation with plan for what to do when secondary targets appear.