Thursday, November 6
(Preconference Workshops)

Hour Conference Hall Senate Hall Workshop Hall VIP
09:00-10:45 Using ACT to work with people who have persistent health conditions-1
David Gillanders
 Flexing the Hexaflex: The Science and Practice of ACT with Children-1
Nanni Presti
ACT with Couples-1
K. Fatih Yavuz, Ahmet Nalbant
Using the Therapeutic Relationship for Change: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy-1
M. Emrah Karadere, Furkan Bahadır Alptekin, Ela Arı
10:45-11:00 Coffee Tea
11:00-12:30   Using ACT to work with people who have persistent health conditions-2
David Gillanders
 Flexing the Hexaflex: The Science and Practice of ACT with Children-2
Nanni Presti
ACT with Couples-2
K. Fatih Yavuz, Ahmet Nalbant
Using the Therapeutic Relationship for Change: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy-2
M. Emrah Karadere, Furkan Bahadır Alptekin, Ela Arı
12:30-13:45 Öğle Yemeği
13:45-15:15   Using ACT to work with people who have persistent health conditions-3
David Gillanders
 Flexing the Hexaflex: The Science and Practice of ACT with Children-3
Nanni Presti
ACT with Couples-3
K. Fatih Yavuz, Ahmet Nalbant
Using the Therapeutic Relationship for Change: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy-3
M. Emrah Karadere, Furkan Bahadır Alptekin, Ela Arı
15:15-15:30 Coffee Tea
15:30-17:00   Using ACT to work with people who have persistent health conditions-4
David Gillanders
 Flexing the Hexaflex: The Science and Practice of ACT with Children-4
Nanni Presti
ACT with Couples-4
K. Fatih Yavuz, Ahmet Nalbant
Using the Therapeutic Relationship for Change: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy-4
M. Emrah Karadere, Furkan Bahadır Alptekin, Ela Arı

Friday, November 7

Hour Conference Hall Senate Hall Workshop Hall VIP
09:00-09:15 Congress Opening      
09:15-10:30  Plenary
My Grief My Way: An Intervention Development Study of Using ACT to Deliver Bereavement Support
David Gillanders
Moderator: Sevinç Ulusoy
     
10:30-10:45 Coffee Tea
10:45-12:15 Workshop
Distanced Mindfulness in Clinical Practice
Sedat Batmaz
Panel
A Contextual Behavioral Science Perspective on the Experience of Death
H.Ceren Esgibağ, Beyza Baran, Okan Kılıç, Zülal Çelik, Sevinç Ulusoy
Workshop
Using Metaphors in Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents
Şenay Kılınçel
Workshop
Escaping the Hook of Pleasure:An ACT-Based Approach to Problematic Pornography Use
İlker Aktürk
12:15-13:30 Lunch & Poster Session
13:30-14:45 Plenary
4th Wave Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
M. Hakan Türkçapar
Moderator: K.Fatih Yavuz
     
14:45-15:00 Coffee Tea
15:00-16:30  Workshop
ACT for Autism: Complementing ABA with a Process-Based Approach-1
Nanni Presti
Workshop
The Transdiagnostic CBT Protocol
Hakan Türkçapar, Selin Tutku Tabur
Workshop
Suicide as the Search for a Final Solution:An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Perspective
Şengül İlkay, Rümeysa Yıldız
Panel
The Association Between Contextual Science and Enneagram Personality Typing System
Ömer Yanartaş, Ezgi Uzun, Ece Ilgın, Serdar Körük
16:30-16:45 Coffee Tea
16:45-18:15  Workshop
ACT for Autism: Complementing ABA with a Process-Based Approach-2
Nanni Presti
Panel
Neuroscience and ACT
Onur Çalışkan, Filiz Akar, Aynil Aybaba, Ezgi Yıldırım
Meet the Expert Session
A New Perspective on Human Behavior and Experience: The Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM)
Merve Terzioğlu, Şerife Önal
Symposium- Oral Presentation Session
20:00-23:00 Social Program    

Saturday, November 8

Hour Conference Hall Senate Hall Workshop Hall VIP
09:00-10:15  Plenary
Equity in Uncertainty: How Science Thrives Through Diversity and Inclusion
Nanni Presti
Moderator: Merve Terzioğlu
     
10:15-10:30 Coffee Tea
10:30-12:00 Meet the Expert Session
Addressing Anxiety through Mindfulness-Based and Compassion-Focused Therapy
Selçuk Aslan
Meet the Expert Session
ACT for Psychosis:Clinical Applications and Considerations
Merve Terzioğlu, K. Fatih Yavuz
Workshop
Metaphors as Tools for Functional Behavioral Analysis
Hüseyin Ş. Burhan
Workshop
Therapeutic Relationship 101 for Behavioral Therapists: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy
M. Emrah Karadere, Furkan Bahadır Alptekin, Ela Arı
12:15-13:30 Lunch & Poster Session
13:30-14:45 Workshop
Stuck in the Mind: Repetitive Thinking and ACT
Seher Cömertoğlu Yalçın, Meryem Gökçe Yavuz
Workshop
Stuck in Between: The Function of Indecision and Paths to Intervention
İbrahim Bilgen, Sinem Bilgen, Melisa Özerman
Meet the Expert Session
An ACT Approach to Borderline Personality Disorder
Engin Büyüköksüz, Ahmet Nalbant, Rana Kayaalp Pehlivan
Workshop
Therapeutic Relationship 101 for Behavioral Therapists: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy
M. Emrah Karadere, Furkan Bahadır Alptekin, Ela Arı
14:45-15:00 Coffee Tea
15:00-16:30  Workshop
Practicing Fluidly and Flexibly – The Use of “Hexadancing” in ACT Training-1
David Gillanders
Panel
How Does the Functional Contextual Approach Address Gaming Behavior?
Can Özen, Ayşe Nur Serçe, Furkan Bulut, E. Denizhan Ramakan
Meet the Expert Session
Emotion-Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum
K. Fatih Yavuz, M. Emrah Karadere, Beyza Baran Boz
Workshop
Trauma through the Lens of ACT and Contextual Behavioral Science: Emerging Horizons in Exposure-1
Sevinç Ulusoy, Aleyna Güleryüz
16:30-16:45 Coffee Tea
16:45-18:15  Workshop
Practicing Fluidly and Flexibly – The Use of “Hexadancing” in ACT Training-2
David Gillanders
Workshop
All or Nothing! An ACT Perspective on Perfectionism
Zülal Çelik, Sema Nur Keskin, Beyzanur Ereğli
Meet the Expert Session
Interventions for Addiction and Addressing Relapse in Adolescents and Adults
Nida Özşahin Terkuran, E. Denizhan Ramakan
Workshop
Trauma through the Lens of ACT and Contextual Behavioral Science: Emerging Horizons in Exposure-2
Sevinç Ulusoy, Aleyna Güleryüz

Sunday, November 9

Hour Conference Hall Senate Hall Workshop Hall VIP
09:00-10:30 Meet the Expert Session
The Courage to Stay with Pain: ACT in the Cancer Journey and the Therapist’s Role as Witness
Ela Arı, Sevinç Ulusoy
Meet the Expert Session
Philosophical Foundations and Differences Between CBT and ACT
Telli Kıraç Kuru, Merve Terzioğlu
Workshop
Working with Emotions in Relationships
Ahmet Nalbant, K. Fatih Yavuz
Symposium / Oral Presentation Session
10:30-10:45 Coffee Tea
10:45-12:15 Roundtable
Reflections on the Therapist's Journey
Sevinç Ulusoy, Ahmet Nalbant, M. Emrah Karadere, Furkan Bahadır Alptekin, Zülal Çelik, K. Fatih Yavuz
Meet the Expert Session
ACT for Sexual Dysfunction
Şengül İlkay, Yasir Şafak, Sema Nur Türkoğlu Dikmen
Workshop
ACT with Parents in Clinical Practice
Şeyma Coşkun, Beyza Yılmaz
Panel
Implementing ACT in Group Settings: Challenges and Opportunities
Ahsen Uluçay, Serra Nebati, Elif Çetintaş, Hasan Turan Karatepe
12:15-12:30 Coffee Tea
12:30-13:30 Plenary
Contextual Behavioral Science: Past, Present, and Future
Fatih Yavuz
Moderator: Zülal Çelik
    Workshop
Appropriate Use of Medications
Furkan B. Alptekin
13:30-14:00 Congress Closing     .

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