ACT for Perfectionism and People Pleasing

This advanced level, six-week practical course, takes you step-by-step through the effective treatment of unhelpful perfectionism and unhealthy people-pleasing

About the course

Start date
Starts 08 October 2024
Time
12 Hours | 6 weeks
Who this course is for
For Mental Health Professionals, Health Professionals
Accreditation
12 CE | CME credits

Unhelpful perfectionism and unhealthy people-pleasing (often called “fawning”) are extremely common patterns of difficult-to-treat behaviour. Fuelled by harsh self-judgment, high experiential avoidance, and fusion with rigid rules, such behaviours often play a major role in depression, anxiety, “stress”, “burnout”, relationship issues, and trauma. And by itself, ACT is rarely enough for these kinds of problems; for effective outcomes, clients usually need to develop additional skills such as how to say no, make assertive requests, or set boundaries. This advanced level 6-week training shows you how to apply ACT effectively with perfectionism, people-pleasing, or both (they often co-occur), while smoothly incorporating additional skills-training as required.

Russ will guide you through the fluent, flexible use of ACT to effectively target all aspects of perfectionism and people pleasing, including: 

  • harsh self-judgment and deep-seated unworthiness

  • common fears (e.g. of making mistakes, disapproval, rejection, negative evaluation, hostile reactions) 

  • procrastination

  • worrying and rumination

  • excessive risk-aversion;

  • excessive self-sacrifice to get good results or appease others

  • rigid rules about always needing to achieve excellence or put others first or look good

  • difficulty saying no or making requests or setting boundaries

  • difficulty carving out time for oneself

  • difficulty setting realistic goals

  • a fragile sense of self based on achievement and/or positive feedback

  • fusion with “should”, “must”, and “have to” 

  • and soooo much more.

So if you already know ACT basics and you want to upgrade and streamline your skills to work efficiently, compassionately and creatively with perfectionism and people-pleasing, this is the course for you. 

This is a twelve-hour training, delivered over six weeks, with two hours of new material released each week.  And you’ll have access to all course materials for 22 weeks in total, so it’s no problem if you fall behind.

Each week, Russ will take you step-by-step through the core principles of ACT, supported by instructional videos, engaging animations, videos of therapy sessions, written materials, audio recordings, client handouts and worksheets, and interactive quizzes to test your learnings as you go.

To complete your interactive experience, the course also includes a fully supported forum where you can ask questions daily, and share your experiences with Russ and your peers from around the world.

Before Taking This Course

This is an advanced level course, which assumes at least a beginners-level knowledge of ACT. Before enrolling, you must do at least one of the following:

  • Attend an introductory level 2-day ACT workshop (with any trainer).

  • Complete the online ACT for Beginners course.

  • Thoroughly work through a beginners-level ACT textbook from start to end, such as ACT Made Simple, 2nd edition or Learning ACT. (This means not just reading it, but actively doing the experiential exercises. An ACT self-help book such as The Happiness Trap or The Reality Slap will not suffice; it must be a textbook).

This course is open to any professional who works with physical or psychological health. This includes therapists, coaches, counselors, physicians, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, physios, dietitians, occupational therapists, youth workers, BCBAs, speech therapists, and any other type of health professional - as well as students and researchers in these fields.

Additional dates:

We're happy to help if you can't attend the current intake. Please contact our customer service once your enrollment is finalized, and we can enroll you in the intake of your choice.

  • 26-Nov-2024

There are 12 CE/CME hours available. Prior to registering, please visit the FAQs to review CE/CME details, course objectives, speaker/planner conflict of interest disclosure and more.

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Course Goals

  • Hone your ACT skills and learn specific methods for working with perfectionism and people-pleasing. 
  • Learn how to overcome common sticking points – such as the fact that clients often gain big benefits from these behaviours, and therefore are reluctant or conflicted about stopping them.  
  • Discover the fundamental importance of self-compassion, and how to develop it one small step at a time - with a special focus on overcoming common client barriers.
  • Feel confident weaving materials and resources efficiently into your sessions to teach your clients essential skills
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