THE PEDIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE AT
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL COLORADO PRESENTS:
The Rosenberry Conference:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – Clinical Applications of ACT

Friday, May 2 • 7:30am to 3:45 p.m. MT
In-person in the Conference Center at Children’s Hospital Colorado. A virtual option is also available for those unable to join us live at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

To register, click here and for more information, click here for the brochure or
email Shaun Ayon or call (720) 777-2700.

Community Professionals – $100.00
Children’s Hospital Colorado/Anschutz – $75.00
Verified Students* – $50.00
*Email student status verification to shaun.ayon@childrenscolorado.org within two days of registering.

Course Overview:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-supported exposure-based treatment that has been found to be helpful treating pediatric anxiety disorders and chronic health conditions. This conference will review this innovative and evidence-based treatment for youth and explore the nuances of different anxiety presentations and treatment approaches including individual and group psychotherapy.

This conference will be of interest to Physicians, Psychologists, Advanced Practice Providers, Social Workers, Counselors, Family Navigators, School Behavioral Health Providers, Nurses, and Health Professionals.

Objectives:

• Explore Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and its adaptation, the DNA-V, for work with pediatric populations
• Shape psychological flexibility with growthfocused interventions in young people with avoidance-based disorders and their parents
• Use values-based interventions to support engagement in behavioral health interventions for pediatric populations • Incorporate ACT into work with parents and caregivers of children and adolescents to enhance family functioning and quality of life
• Recognize how the core principles of ACT can be applied in working with youth in medical settings
• Identify key adaptations for ACT in working with youth in medical settings.
• Describe how to tailor ACT interventions for youth across inpatient, outpatient, and multidisciplinary clinic settings.

Guest Faculty:

Lisa W. Coyne, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
Founder and CEO, New England Center for OCD and Anxiety (NECOA)
Founder and Senior Clinical Consultant, McLean OCD Institute for Children and Adolescents (OCDI Jr)
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Past President, Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)
Pediatric & Clinical and Scientific Advisory Boards, International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)

Faculty from Children’s Hospital Colorado / University of Colorado:

Ann Lantagne, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Ann received her doctorate degree in child clinical psychology from the University of Denver. She is a pediatric rehabilitation psychologist who provides outpatient therapy services to youth with brain injuries ranging from concussion to severe TBI.

Michelle Clementi, PhD
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She is a pain psychologist in the Pediatric Headache Program at Children’s Hospital Colorado and founded the Headache Coping Clinic, a clinic dedicated to providing behavioral health care to youth with chronic headaches. Her clinical and research expertise is in psychological interventions that address the intersection between mental health and physical health in youth with pain conditions.

Alison Colbert, PhD
Pediatric rehabilitation neuropsychologist. She is board certified in neuropsychology and pursuing board certification in rehabilitation psychology. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and her primary clinical role is on the inpatient rehabilitation unit at Children’s Hospital Colorado.