You can use the ACT Core-Competency Self-Rating Form to
help you in your learning of ACT. The self-assessment describes the
primary behaviors that a therapist would be engaging in if they were
consistent with the ACT model. I’d recommend you rate yourself on
this form periodically and then consider the following questions in
relation to your self-ratings (these are suggestions, you could
always add others). Engaging in this process can help you in
determining what areas to focus on next in terms of learning ACT:
Notice what areas you rated yourself low on. Do you understand what
the competency means? If not, you may want to consider figuring out
what it would mean to engage this competency. What reading materials
would you need? Could you post a question to the ACT listserv asking
for advice?
Outline what you are doing that is inconsistent with those areas you are rated low in.
Consider some options on how you might change you behavior in
relation to a competency. What might you do to improve your skills in
that area? Is there something you need to read about? Is there some
skill you need to practice? Are you willing to make room for the
possible failure and sense of inadequacy or incompetence that might go
along with practicing a new technique or skill, and still do it?
Perhaps you could rehearse whatever it was with a colleague before you
went into a session? Perhaps you could focus a whole session on that
one process so that you have a chance to practice? Perhaps you post a
question on the ACT listserv about how one could improve their practice
in that area. What areas might you come up with to learn to improve
your practice of ACT?
A great place to start is to just pick one action, commit to it, and get started on it. Which one could it be?
Go back and repeat this with other competencies where you have scored low.
This form could also be adapted to be an other-rating form and used
in supervision. If anyone adapts it and uses it this way, I'd love it if you shared your restuls in the forum.
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