ACT Online – Spring 2023

ACT is an 8 week (48 hour) curriculum

Location: Online via Zoom (The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants closer to the event date; please see below for technical requirements).

Time:
Classes will be held each week on:

• Wednesday & Friday mornings from 9:00am to 12:00pm (EST)
  *any exceptions will be noted (**) below

This event is postponed.  Click here to sign up for wait list. 

Dates:

• Session 1A: Wednesday, April 26
• Session 1B: Friday, April 28
• Session 2A: Wednesday, May 3
• Session 2B: Friday, May 5
• Session 3A: Wednesday, May 10
• Session 3B: Friday, May 12
• Session 4A: Wednesday, May 17
• Session 4B: Friday, May 19
• Session 5A: Wednesday, May 24
• Session 5B: Friday, May 26
• Session 6A: Wednesday, May 31
• Session 6B: Friday, June 2
• Session 7A: Wednesday, June 7
• Session 7B: Friday, June 9
• Session 8A: Wednesday, June 14
• Session 8B: Friday, June 16

Additional Details

Cost: $750

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ACT Missed Session and Cancellation Policy

Professionals who register in the ACT course are making a commitment to attend each scheduled session. Each group of participants works closely together, alongside our ACT facilitator(s), engaging in the collective learning process. When a participant is absent, they miss critical content that builds on concepts introduced from session to session and they miss conversations which inform the collective group understanding. While the completion of ACT is not a requirement of the ACO, it is required in order to receive a full certificate of completion, and the option to create a profile on the ACO ACT trained professional page.

Please be sure to scroll through and review all 5 of the following sections of the policy:

1. ACT Certificate Eligibility
2. Options for Missed ACT Sessions
3. Refund Policy
4. Cancellations
5. Additional terms

ACT Certificate Eligibility

Participants who complete all 8 curriculum sessions (16 online classes) of ACT receive a full certificate of completion and the option to create a profile on the ACO ACT trained professional page.

Participants who miss one or more ACT classes receive a partial certificate of completion. Each certificate will indicate the number of ACT curriculum sessions that the participant has completed.

Participants are not eligible to receive a certificate of completion if they have missed more than 4 ACT curriculum sessions (8 online classes).

Options for Missed ACT Sessions

– In the event that an ACT participant misses one or more ACT classes, the following options apply:

– Participant may forfeit a missed session, meaning a forfeiture of a full certificate of completion and a profile on the ACO ACT trained professional page.

– Participant may complete a make-up assignment for each class missed, up to a maximum of 2 classes or 1 full curriculum session, in order to receive a full certificate of completion and a profile on the ACO ACT trained professional page.

– If a participant misses more than 2 classes or 1 full curriculum session, a full course make-up is required in order to receive a full completion certificate and a profile on the ACO ACT trained professional page.  An admin fee of 20% of the regular ACT price applies; make-up course must be completed within one of the next two available terms of ACT, following the original registration term.

– If a participant misses more than 50% of the course, they will be unenrolled.

Refund Policy

All fees are non-refundable. Requests for transfers to a future ACT training must be received at least 10 business days before the training start date and will be subject to a $50 administrative fee. Requests received within less than 10 business days of the training start date will be subject to a $100 fee. Transfers are only eligible for one of the next two available terms of ACT, following the original registration term.

Please note: changes to a discounted group registration for an ACT offering will invalidate the initial discount if the group size drops below the minimum group number for the given rate, resulting in an increase to the per person cost of each registration, based on the ACT rates and discount tiers*.

*Regular registration – $750/person; 2-4 people per offering – $650/person; 5 or more people per offering – $500/person.

Cancellations

Should the ACO need to cancel an ACT offering, participants will be notified a least 10 days prior to the start date. In this event, participants will be able to transfer to a different ACT offering free of charge or request a refund for their registration. Transfers are only eligible for one of the next two available terms of ACT, following the original registration term.

Additional Terms

– In the event that a participant misses class(es) due to special circumstances (ie. an emergency), accommodations for these special circumstances will be considered on a case by case basis by the PACT Manager.

– Group rates are only applicable for the same ACT offering. If a group splits their registrations across more than one offering, the rates will apply based on the number of people in each offering, not the entire group as a whole. For example: if eight people register as a group using the applicable group rate, and then three of those people decide to transfer to a different offering, they need to pay the difference of the rate for the smaller group which would now fall under a different price bracket, in addition to the transfer fee.

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Technical & set-up requirement: 

• Laptop or desktop computer with functioning webcam and microphone capabilities.
• Strong/stable internet connection with a speed of at least 10mbps
  
• In order to preserve the confidentiality and comfort levels of all participants, anyone other than another ACT participant, should not be in the same room with you while participating in a ACT Zoom session; this includes children and teens.

Trainer(s):

Elaine Ash, MSW
[email protected]
Elaine has been working in the field of mental health for over 35 years. She has experience working in child welfare and working with First Nations children. She worked for many years at the Out-Patient Child and Family Clinic at Trillium Health Partners, Credit Valley Hospital and has a private practice with the primary focus being Post-Adoption Integration work and addressing the mental health needs of children and youth who are navigating their lives as adopted children. Elaine is an experienced instructor and trainer and is an adoptive parent.

Dawn Tracz
[email protected]
Dawn Tracz is an adoptee who has over 25 years of professional experience working with individuals, couples and children and families. Using family systems and attachment therapy she works with the challenges of early separation, adoption, trauma, abuse and loss.  These experiences come together in adoptive families to make them complex and multi-layered.  Dawn is trained to use Thera-play and incorporates this technique during sessions when it is deemed helpful.  Dawn is a certified yoga teacher (200 hours) and uses her knowledge of anatomy, meditation and energy focused work with her therapy to support clients. Dawn has a Bachelor of Social Work degree from York University and is working towards the completion of her MSW at Wilfrid Laurier University where she is investigating the lived experience of people who were adopted as “older children”.  She is a member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.  She is trained in Thera-play, Triple P Parenting Program and has trained with Dr. Dan Hughes in attachment therapy. Dawn works in private practice at the Centre for Connections in Toronto.

Certificate: A certificate of completion will be provided to eligible participants.

Can’t attend this offering? Click here to be notified about the next round.

Note: The ACT course meets the qualification for 48 CEU hours for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers in the state of California, USA. The ACO will pursue ACT’s eligibility in Ontario for professional continuing education hours.