Integrative Therapy for Emotion Efficacy: Combining ACT, DBT, and Exposure Strategies

This activity is designed for: Psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFTs, physicians, and nurses.

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Course: Intermediate to Advanced

Publication date: 07/30/2024

What Will You Learn in This Course?

In this clinical case, Dr. Aprilia West, Psy.D. presents an innovative approach to treating emotion overcontrol by integrating ACT, DBT, and Exposure Therapy. This course focuses on enhancing emotion efficacy through psychoeducation, emotion awareness, values clarification, and mindful coping strategies. Participants will learn practical techniques such as emotion surfing, WTF? analysis, and in vivo exposure to help clients develop psychological flexibility and emotional regulation. By addressing experiential avoidance and fostering a deeper connection to emotions and values, this course aims to empower therapists with effective tools to improve client outcomes and facilitate meaningful personal growth.

Online Training You Can Immediately Apply to Your Practice

Our on-demand, self-paced, online training are led by expert clinicians, providing you with the latest psychotherapy concepts and strategies. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of evidence-based psychotherapies, and learn how to apply effective approaches and techniques for different conditions.

Course Content

Foundations of Emotion Efficacy Therapy 2 Sections

Sample Video:

All our sections are concise and clinically relevant; none of them lasts more than 12 minutes. That's our rule.

Meet Your Instructor: Aprilia West, Ph.D, Psy.D., MT, PCC.

Dr. Aprilia West has over 20 years of experience and extensive training as an organizational consultant, executive coach, psychologist, and trainer working with Fortune 500 companies, U.S. Members of Congress, entertainment industry executives and creatives, and tech founders. She is passionate about applying contextual behavioral science, neuroscience, the science of wellbeing, and positive psychology to optimize human performance. She also trains coaches and therapists worldwide to apply contextual behavioral science in clinical and organizational settings.
Dr. West developed the construct of emotional efficacy, a blend of emotional intelligence, resilience, and psychological flexibility. She designed and tested an evidence-based protocol, Emotion Efficacy Therapy (EET), to help people harness their emotions and tap their full potential; it has been applied in both clinical work and coaching.
She is the author of ACT for Your Best Life and What You Feel Is Not All There Is, and coauthor of the clinician’s guide to Emotion Efficacy Therapy. She authored the chapter Acceptance and Commitment Coaching in the Workplace in Positive Psychology in the Workplace.
Dr. West is credentialed as a professional certified coach through the International Coaching Federation, is a fellow with the Institute of Coaching, McLean, affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and has additional training and certifications including: the Leadership Circle Profile 360 assessments, Systemic Team Coaching through the Academy of Executive Coaching, mediation and conflict resolution through the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, Positive Psychology and Wellbeing Coaching from the College of Executive Coaching, and coach training from the Coactive Training Institute.
She holds a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and a masters degree in teaching. She is a founding member and past president of the Southern California chapter for the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) and a member of the Society of Consulting Psychology (Division 13) of the American Psychological Association.

Accreditation Information

Apa

This course is co-sponsored by Medical Academy, LLC, and Psychotherapy Academy. Medical Academy, LLC, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Medical Academy, LLC, maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Accme

Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Medical Academy, LLC, and the Psychotherapy Academy. Medical Academy, LLC, is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement:
Medical Academy, LLC, designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Ace
Psychotherapy Academy, #1851, is approved as an ACE provider 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: 4/7/2024–4/7/2027.   Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 continuing education credits.

Integrative Therapy for Emotion Efficacy: Combining ACT, DBT, and Exposure Strategies

Date of Release: Aug 1, 2024

Date of Expiration: Aug 1, 2027

Location: Online

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the core principles and integrative techniques of Emotion Efficacy Therapy, including the combination of ACT, DBT, and Exposure Therapy to address emotion over control and experiential avoidance.
2. Apply strategies such as emotion surfing, values clarification, and mindful coping in clinical practice to enhance clients’ emotional awareness, regulation, and alignment with their values.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of integrative interventions in Emotion Efficacy Therapy, developing tailored approaches to improve psychological flexibility, emotional fluency, and overall client outcomes.

Acknowledgment of Financial Commercial Support
No financial commercial support was received for this educational activity.

Acknowledgment of In-Kind Commercial Support
No in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.

Satisfactory Completion
Participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted above. Follow these steps to earn your CE credits.
1- Watch each video self-directed and participate in the entire activity, as partial credit is unavailable.
2- Pass the post-test with a score of 75% or higher.
3- Complete the evaluation form.
4- Download the certificate.
If you are seeking continuing education credit for a specialty not listed above, it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification board to determine course eligibility for your licensing/certification requirement.

Relevant Financial Disclosures
None of the other faculty, planners, and reviewers for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose during the last 24 months with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Contact Information
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Course Interaction & System Requirements

This video based online course is self-paced/noninteractive. Course questions can be directed to Psychotherapy Academy by email: [email protected]

System Requirements

• Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 10.11 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher
• Internet browser: Google Chrome 49.0 or higher, Firefox 40.0 or higher, Safari 10.1 or higher, Edge 14.0 or higher
• Broadband internet connection: Any medium that is internet accessible
• Media viewing requirements: None

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