*December meeting moved to Friday 12/30 due to holiday and travel conflicts*

Facilitated by Joel Guarna, PhD.

Agenda:

1. Topics (see below).

2. Bring a case!

Potential topics:

1. Guidance on how to help clients explore values (Rita)

2. ACT-FM

3. Attachment to clients; “favorites;” how this impacts the therapy

4. Forms of confrontation, their role in therapy/ACT

5. Varieties of Hope (through and ACT lens)

Other possible/future topics include:

1. Compassion and technique: How to balance?

2. Future SMACT workshop ideas?

3. Managing stress and rage, “broken heartedness”