This is an Australian resource to help post-secondary students make the most of their studies, using evidence-informed psychological skills. Six ACT Conversations is intended solely as a skill-building educational program, not as a substitute for routine or urgent psychological or psychiatric care, treatment or consultation.
Suggestions and exercises in this program should not be construed as professional opinions aimed at establishing a diagnosis or course of treatment. Diagnosis and treatment are complex and require comprehensive face-to-face assessment, often over long periods of time. Individuals under active treatment should not construe information contained in this program as replacing or superseding recommendations of their counsellors or mental health professionals. Rather, information in this program may serve as a point of discussion between clients and their individual clinicians. Similarly, clinicians should recognise that suggestions made in this program, without benefit of direct assessment, are not intended as a replacement for direct consultative recommendations.
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
Students at RMIT University are the target population, however the skills can be used by any student in higher education.
Resource for college/university students in class or for homework
Resource for study and life
Technical Requirements:
Internet and browser access
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Six Assessment and Committment Training (ACT) Conversations is intended solely as a skill-building educational program, not as a substitute for routine or urgent psychological or psychiatric care, treatment or consultation. The aim of the program is to support psychological students in:
completing study assessment tasks in an organized and stress-free manner
starting and sustaining enjoyable relationships with their peers and friends
conducting a meaningful and valued life while studying at University
participating in group assessment projects in a fulfilling and confident manner
living a balanced and enjoyable life
Target Student Population:
College General Ed
College Lower Division
Graduate School (may be very helpful for psychology majors)
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic computer skills
College/university students
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Easy to read with clearly written concepts!
Content is concise yet well described and contains a consistant approach with an auditory introduction that is of excellent quality, followed by content and exercises.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Teaching-learning goals are described and well outlined in the six sections covering ACT.
The content is consistent with the teaching/learning goals introduced in the introduction.
There is potential for student learning through self-guided exercises and resources.
The content flows well.
Concerns:
The introduction does an excellent job of introducing the learner and including goals. One suggestion is to add learning outcomes at the start of each chapter.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
This resource was assessed for accessibility. For audio clips, the text is included directly after the audio clip. The directions include to listen to the audio or read the information below. These directions are helpful.
The text is accessible with a reader and is selectable.
An accessibility statement is included in the front of the OER textbook.
Images include a source citation but not a description of the image.
The OER textbook is available in multiple formats.
The software is easy to navigate, in good working order, and fairly robust. There is a clear and consistent layout that is helpful to the learner.
The OER textbook is visually appealing and easy to use.
Concerns:
A suggestion is to include a short description of each image with the attribution. For example "Person sitting outdoors in Solitude by Christopher Sardegna on Unsplash" so a person who is visually impaired would have an idea of the image.
Creative Commons:
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