
Available Trainings
Evidence-based Practice Trainings
Available upon request
One of the main services that OCEACT can provide to ACT teams is providing training in evidence-based practices. Below you will find a list of training’s and a brief description of the training. If there is a training you would like to receive, or if there is a training that is not listed below that you would like to learn more about, please contact a member of the OCEACT team.
ACT 101
The ACT in Action training is a one day training offered by OCEACT where your team will learn the basics of ACT. We will cover everything from the history of ACT, the make up of an ACT team, and the steps of implementing ACT. The training covers all the key components of the ACT model, including: the team approach; community based services, 24/7 crisis coverage; integrated dual disorder treatment; and integrated care.
Enhanced Illness Management and Recovery (EIMR)
The EIMR training is a one and a half day training that focuses on the EIMR material and how to implement it in one-on-one sessions and in groups.
Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training (CBSST)
The CBSST training is a half day training that focuses on the tools needed to implement CBSST and how it fits in with other modalities that your team is currently using.
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
The MI training is a one day training that focuses on a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change. This training will review the basic framework of MI along with the development of micro-skills like open ended questioning, affirmations, reflective listening, and summarizing statements. Role playing is included for skill acquisition.
Certified Personal Medicine Coach (CPMC) Training
The CPMC training was developed by Pat Deegan and Associates and learning cohorts will soon to be offered by OCEACT & OSECE! The Certified Personal Medicine Coach Course combines online e-learning, practice and group video coaching over the course of an 11-week curriculum. Once certified, Personal Medicine Coaches will be approved to use Personal Medicine, Personal Medicine Guides and Personal Medicine Cards with individuals and in groups. A Certified Personal Medicine Coach (CPMC) is an expert in supporting people as they discover and use Personal Medicine in their recovery. CPMCs are dedicated to making sure people discover their own power to get well and to stay well. CPMCs help spread the message far and wide that recovery is real and there are things we can do to help ourselves. CPMCs help to activate people in their own self-care, and this leads to better health outcomes.
CommonGround – Pat Deegan and Associates (PDA) Academy + Library
The Oregon Supported Employment Center for Excellence (OSECE) and the Oregon Center of Excellence for Assertive Community Treatment (OCEACT), in collaboration with the Oregon Health Authority and Options for Southern Oregon, are sponsoring access to Pat Deegan’s Academy + Library, which combines thousands of recovery-oriented tools in the Recovery Library with self-paced, online courses that teach the foundations of the CommonGround Program.
Currently, access to the Academy + Library is only available to ACT and Supported Employment/Education staff. If you are involved with ACT or Supported Employment in Oregon, please reach out to someone from OCEACT or OSECE for the registration link.
Academy + Library Orientation Video: Below is a link to the CommonGround Academy + Library Orientation. This one hour meeting reviews how to access and navigate the Academy + Library and explores some of the material and resources offered.
Academy + Library Orientation Video Passcode: Orientation4U!

Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
If you have attended a live training and CEUs are not offered, then you can request
a certificate of attendance from OCEACT.
Contact Alyssa Kerlinger: akerlinger@optionsonline.org
Peer Call
Topic: Motivational Interviewing
December TA Calls
Contemplation: Increasing Commitment with Liz Middleton
December TA Calls
Contemplation: Increasing Commitment with Liz Middleton
ACT Advisory Committee
The OCEACT Advisory Committee meets quarterly and represents a wide variety of stakeholders in the community including: representatives from the Oregon Health Authority, past or current recipients of mental health services, leadership representatives from agencies delivering ACT services, the Oregon State Hospital, Supported Employment providers and representatives from consumer and family advocacy organizations. The purpose […]
Hearing Voices Simulation
This Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation Session was developed by Patricia Deegan, PhD. During the simulation, participants listen to distressing voices through headphones while completing common everyday tasks. Participants sequentially visit 4 stations: a mock emergency room; day treatment center; interaction in the community; and a testing center. At each station, participants will be asked to […]
March Technical Assistance Call
Topic: So you want to start a group? We will discuss what groups pair with the ACT model and why. What should you consider during the planning stage? How will you invite participants to attend? Where will the group take place and for how long? What are the roles of the facilitators before, during and […]
March Technical Assistance Call
Topic: So you want to start a group? We will discuss what groups pair with the ACT model and why. What should you consider during the planning stage? How will you invite participants to attend? Where will the group take place and for how long? What are the roles of the facilitators before, during and […]
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