Evaluation of the ACT Program Training for Psychologists and Social Workers

Resumen

The goal of the present studyisto evaluate the ACT Program Training for psychologists andsocial workers in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (South of Brazil).It is a mixed and sequentialstudy. A total of 18 professionals with an average age of 35.56 years (SD= 9.25) were includedin the quantitative stage of the study. Six participants with an average age of 35.83 years (SD=10.14) were also included in the qualitative stage. The instruments were: SociodemographicData Questionnaire;Course Reaction Scale; Tutor Performance Scale; Self-Assessment ofTraining Impact at Work; Learning Transfer Scale;Physical Punishment Beliefs Scale;andSemi-structured interview.Participants were satisfied withprogramming and usefulness ofcontents learned through training. Participation contributed to reduce legitimizing beliefs ofphysical punishment.Although participants were unable to implement theprogramdue todifficulties imposed by COVID-19 pandemic, the contents wereuseful to assistparents.