Ray Owen has been a familiar face as a presenter with us for many years on the challenging topics of physical health, supporting clients with life-limiting conditions and clients coping with grief. He recently spoke at our charity fundraising workshop ‘Facing the Storm’, which raised thousands of pounds for the ACBS Developing Nations Training Fund. […]
Dr Joe Oliver and Dr Ray Owen are thrilled with the success of their charity training event, “Facing the Storm” in aid of the Developing Nations Training Fund. Over 450 health and social care professionals, community support workers and spiritual carers attended and US $5,000 (£4,000) was raised to fund scholarships for professionals in the […]
Research, articles, reviews and other resources about autism The Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS), published by the Association for Contextual Behavioural Science (ACBS), has recently produced a special issue on the topic of Autism. ACT is a particularly useful therapy for autistic young people as it can help them to build important life skills […]
We are supporting the Developing Nations Training Fund by running a webinar for health and social care professionals, community support workers and spiritual carers who support people with major life crises. The workshop, Facing the Storm, is being presented by Dr Ray Owen who is an expert working with palliative care patients and people facing […]
Will the evil ACT empire take over and reticulate with the Rebel Force Team? Or will the RFT break free and do their own thing?
The effectiveness of a workplace ACT intervention compared to MBSR training for sleep A number of studies indicate that mindfulness meditation improves sleep and results in a decrease of sleep-interfering processes (eg, stress). This paper describes main outcomes of a randomized controlled trial that compared a brief mindfulness-based stress reduction program to an acceptance […]
