The ACT Matrix with Chronic Pain 2 Webinars 10/2&9 

This is a 2 Webinar Training. You will learn how to set up the ACT matrix, engage people in noticing the unworkable pain cycle, and then practice for one week. During week two you will practice sorting and blending into the matrix and how to keep people engaged in the ACT matrix process. Limited to 8 participants.

While there are many ways of engaging chronic pain patients into long-term pain management treatment, one of the best ways to get them started is the ACT Matrix diagram. The diagram is an easy way to establish the Acceptance and Commitment process in just a few minutes. Once engaged in the process, other pain management strategies, e.g., easy yoga, relaxation, exercise, stretching and many other standard interventions come alive with meaning when "tucked" under the Big Picture of the matrix diagram.

Come learn this elegant and respectful way of engaging people struggling with pain, and then learn how it keeps them in the pain management process.

Steve Hayes, co-founder of ACT says, “The Matrix opens the door to ACT in a way that is direct, simple, and useful. Kevin is not just its developer: he a master in its use. He lays down a great foundation for a more psychologically flexible approach to life and work.”

Dr. Kevin Polk is a peer-reviewed ACT trainer and developer of the ACT Matrix diagram. He has spent over twenty thousand hours learning, practicing and developing Acceptance and Commitment interventions. When not playing around with ACT and the Matrix, he is a devoted family man. He also love doing home improvement project, riding bicycles and occasionally riding his Harley.