I have just completed the first ACT Matrix for Educators and Learners online video course! Based on feedback from fellow Matrix users, the webinars and my own experience, it is designed to help educators present the matrix in schools and classrooms and to use it as an ongoing intervention. I have included some text, download material and exercises as well. There is also a free preview so you can see what you are getting into. If you or someone you know is interested, give it a look. The link is at the top of the sidebar.

On January 29th I was invited by the Burlington County New Jersey Association of School Psychologists to present the Matrix to a group of psychologists, social workers and support staff. We spent the afternoon practicing presenting the Matrix and learning how to sort experiences. Each participant had a small whiteboard to work from as we took turns asking and answering the four questions. A good ( and flexible) time was had by all ! Also nice to know a few folks have been using the matrix in working with students. The Matrix  “virus” is spreading!

Thanks to Mike Scapellato and John Lestino for setting up the training. Also, kudos to Dan “the intern” and Dr. Joanne Bergen for volunteering to role play their very first Matrix session in front of the group.

In pursuing anything worthwhile, failure is in your future, if not your present. Our minds treat this word like a nasty virus that we need to shake off. We “don’t like” how failure feels when it shows up. Words get attached like “loser”, “I can’t”, “it’s too hard” and we can get bogged down.

The flip side of “failure” is “success”. Let’s just call success getting what you want or expect to get. Everyone who wants success raise your hand! We can refer to failure as not getting what you want or getting what you don’t want. My experience tells me there are fewer hands in the air for this. We can get really stuck on the success/failure trip and miss out on doing what actually works to keep us moving in important directions.

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The second free live webinar will be held Wednesday, December 9 from 6-7 PM, EST.

After you set the Matrix context up and ask a few respectful questions, you are ready for “sorting”.

Folks young and old love to sort things. In this webinar we will be sorting stories and experiences onto the Matrix. Sorting leads to increasing psychological flexibility and behaviors/actions that help everyone move toward success.

Use the link to join up!

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=pqrbczpab&oeidk=a07ebwrnskffe752de4