This session is from the NASP 2021 Annual Convention
- PMD: 4
- Skill Level: Introduction
- Session 6: Recent Developments in Assessment and Research
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- understand the promise of psychological flexibility interventions (i.e., acceptance and commitment therapy) for use within schools.
- learn about the options for psychological flexibility assessments for youth, that can be used within schools.
- understand why the school environment is well-suited for future youth-focused psychological flexibility and acceptance and commitment therapy research.
Description
The purpose of this poster presentation is to highlight the promise of psychological flexibility interventions (i.e., acceptance and commitment therapy [ACT]) and measures for informing a transdiagnostic approach to school mental health work. Participants will also walk away with a better understanding of how to use psychological flexibility assessment tools to gauge treatment response to ACT within the school setting.
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Presenter(s)
John D. Barr, Utah State University
Tyler Renshaw, Utah State University
