About the 'ACT na Sociedade' Creator

Michaele Terena Saban-Bernauer

Michaele Terena Saban-Bernauer

Professor and coordinator of the Training Course in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) at Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo.
Director of the ACT na Sociedade project, Education Edition:
- Extension Course at IENH in Rio Grande do Sul
- Research laboratory in mental health in schools
- Intervention and implementation of projects in schools, companies and communities to promote mental and social health.
Acts as a guest in research for the adaptation and implementation of ACT protocols in several areas (substance abuse, insomnia, sedentary lifestyle, health, etc).
Professor of ACT Behavioral Therapy in several postgraduate courses in the country.
Clinical psychologist and supervisor.

LITERARY PRODUCTIONS

Author of the first exclusive book on ACT in Brazil with a preface by the creator of the approach Steven C. Hayes and Jaqueline Pistorello, which is used as a base literature in the area, “Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy”, ed. Artesã, 2015. And co-author of several ACT books:
“Applied Behavior Analysis in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Health Care”, organized by Ana Karina C. R. de-Farias and Luziane de Fátima Kirchner, ed. Artmed, 2022
“How to deal with anxiety” organized by Francisco Lotufo Neto, Felipe Corchs, Mariangela Gentil Savoia and Marcio Antonini Bernik, ed. Hogrefe, 2022.
“The treatment of chemical dependency and cognitive-behavioral therapies”, organized by Neide A. Zanelatto and Ronaldo Laranjeira, ed. Artmed, 2018.
“Pro Cognitiva, Update Program in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, edition 8.1” organized by Carmem Beatriz Neufeld, Eliane Mary de Oliveira Falcone and Bernard Rangé, ed. Artmed, 2021.
"Third Generation of Behavioral Therapies", organized by Paola Lucena-Santos, José Pinto-Gouveia and Margareth da Silva Oliveira, ed. Sinopsys, 2015.
"Handbook of Stress and Academic Anxiety", edited by Luiz Ricardo Vieira Gonzaga, ed. Springer, 2022
“Updates in Contextual Behavioral Therapy” organized by Paulo R. Abreu and Juliana H. S. Abreu, ed. Manole, 2023.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Founded the Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences in Brazil, as an arm of the worldwide organization
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, and was founding president. She organized the 1st Meeting of the Association and the 1st Meeting of Contextual Psychology for Women.
Was a founding member of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science Foundation.
Participates in international congresses in the area since 2007, where she received training with the creators of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Steven C. Hayes, Kelly Wilson, Kirk Strosahl, Russ Harris, among others.
Received authorization and materials from the WHO for the translation, together with Helen Maia, of the protocol “In times of stress, do what matters”, indicated as excellent for managing stress and adverse conditions.

ACADEMIC EDUCATION