Never in modern history have the eco-socio-political conditions been changing so rapidly and been exposed to us daily. The human condition is context-dependent, with our psychological health and wellbeing impacted by these environmental and social justice issues. People often feel overwhelmed by the task of facing community and global issues and may lack a connection between their values and meaningful action.
There is a unique opportunity for psychologists to reach into a new space that extends the concepts of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to support themselves and their clients to address the real impacts of the eco-socio-political issues that matter to them. This presentation will use experiential exercises to inspire psychologists to apply ACT processes - both to themselves and for their clients - to the macro systems of our experience and empower a broader community of action.
Participants will be able to describe the role and significance of avoidance in maintaining cognitive and behavioural distance from eco-socio-political issues. Through experiential exercises, participants will be able to apply the 6 ACT processes to reduce avoidance and build psychological flexibility to taking meaningful steps towards eco-socio-political innovation and activism.
About our presenter: Reyelle McKeever
Reyelle McKeever is a psychologist with clinical endorsement, with a passion for working collaboratively with clients at her private practice and the community to build collective capacity and social change. She has presented at national and international conferences on topics such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, the application of Prosocial science to design more harmonious groups, and on building safer communities for children and young people.
Reyelle has been active in supporting diverse populations to build psychological safety and wellbeing. Her dissertation research focused on war-related trauma for former child soldiers and internally displaced people in Northern Uganda. She has provided supervision for multidisciplinary teams that provide services to vulnerable groups within our community, as well as delivered capacity building workshops for activist groups using ACT principles.
Her current projects include co-developing adaptations of Narrative Exposure Therapy for Palestinians in partnership with local workers, artists, and authors in Gaza and West Bank. Reyelle is dedicated to advancing liberation psychology to address systemic inequalities that cause psychological suffering.
Webinar timing: 7:00 – 8:00 pm AEST
Access to the recording of this webinar: A recording of this webinar will be available through the CPD Webinar Library, but for the best experience and the opportunity to ask your questions, join us live. Everyone who registers will be advised via email as soon as the recording is available. Members have unlimited access to the recording, and non-members will have access for 6 months.