APS
APS Virtual Poster Showcase
Adapting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Reduce Violence and Sexual Misconduct: A Series of Pilot and Effectiveness Studies
We will describe our manualized adaptations of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to target aggressive and controlling behaviors. Results from four datasets across three interventions demonstrate the feasibility and potential effectiveness of our treatment to reduce violence and sexual misconduct in adult men, adolescent boys, and college students mandated to treatment.
Chairs & Discussants
- Erika LawrenceChair
The Family Institute at Northwestern University
Presentations
- Applying ACT to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence in Adult Men Court-Mandated to TreatmentKathleen Reardon, Callie Mazurek, Amie Zarling, Erika Lawrence
- Adapting ACT to Reduce Mental Health Symptoms and Recidivism Among Adolescent Boys in Juvenile DetentionNadav Gerson, Karey O'Hara, Jennifer Duchschere, Samantha Reznik, Erika Lawrence
- Adapting ACT to Target Sexual Misconduct and Stalking Among College Students Sanctioned to Complete Treatment Callie Mazurek, Samantha Reznik, Jennifer Duchschere, Teri Schnelle, Monique DiCarlo, Erika Lawrence
