FREE WEBINAR: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people working with adults with communication differences
About this course
FREE webinar: Thursday 30th April 2026, 10.30 am – 11.10 am (UK time)
This free webinar, delivered live on Zoom, offers a valuable opportunity to learn more about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Find out when it can be applied when working with adults with communication differences. You can learn more about the ACT approach, what to expect from the full training course and ask questions.
Maeve Lappin will provide an overview of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for adults with communication differences course. This is an opportunity for prospective participants to learn about the course content and delivery and to seek clarity on its application to their own particular clinical specialism.
The webinar will be recorded so that anyone who cannot make the live session can watch the presentation at their convenience. Please note that for the recorded version, we may not be able to include video segments that may be shown or created in the live session due to privacy and licensing restrictions. Therefore, we encourage you to attend the live session to get the most from this session.
Read more about the full course: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people working with adults with communication differences: Affirming practice
Course pricing
This is a FREE event
Course presenter
Maeve Lappin
Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) and a Clinical Behaviour Analyst (Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA)).
Maeve Lappin has worked as a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) for over 20 years, both in the NHS and in independent practice in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Australia. Maeve’s clinical experience focused mainly on children presenting with a range of speech, language and communication needs in educational settings. As well as direct intervention, Maeve has over 20 years of experience delivering training to caregivers and education staff in speech, language and communication needs. For 17 years, Maeve Lappin worked as a Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy at Ulster University, combining this with clinical work. Key teaching and learning areas encompassed neurodevelopmental disorders and stammering across the lifespan.
Maeve supports clients with or without communication differences who have become stuck in their lives. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with a strong behavioural underpinning is the predominant method of therapy. Maeve focuses heavily on thoughts, feelings and sensations surrounding communication differences and equips the client to relate to these in a more adaptable way. Broadening out the actions of clients has been shown empirically to lessen both anxiety and avoidance behaviour, and as a result, bring more purpose and meaning to daily living. Maeve specialises in helping clients who stammer or who have selective mutism.
Who this course is suitable for
This course is suitable for: Returners to Speech and Language Therapy, Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs), Speech Pathologists
This FREE webinar is relevant for Speech and Language Therapists who would benefit from this training, including, but not limited to, those working with adults who present with:
• a stammer
• functional voice disorder
• selective mutism
• communication differences within a neurodivergent profile
• communication differences within a forensic context
• communication differences as a result of an acquired neurological condition
Booking information
act, communication difficulties, acceptance, commitment