Moral injury arises when individuals face or witness events that violate their deeply held moral beliefs. It can lead to shame, guilt, anger, disconnection, and persistent distress.
 

This specialist training explores how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help clinicians, therapists, and organisations respond effectively to moral injury — with tools that support meaning, values, and healing rather than avoidance or suppression.
 

Grounded in clinical experience and delivered with compassion, this training is relevant for anyone working with veterans, first responders, healthcare professionals, or others exposed to ethically challenging environments.

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A One-Day or Two Day Workshop for Mental Health Professionals
With Christian K Hughes | BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist & ACT Trainer

 

Overview:
This specialist CPD workshop explores how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can be applied to support individuals experiencing moral injury. Drawing on clinical experience from within the British Army's Mental Health Service, the NHS Op COURAGE Service For Military Veterans, and frontline ACT practice, this training offers a clear, compassionate, and functional framework for working with moral pain.

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One Day Participants will learn how to:
 

• Distinguish moral injury from PTSD and understand why this distinction matters

• Use ACT’s six core processes to formulate and respond to moral injury

• Work with shame, guilt, and identity using ACT’s self-as-context and defusion techniques

• Use values-based work to support reconnection, restoration, and committed action

• Apply metaphors and exercises that resonate with the veteran experience

The two day workshop will include significantly more experiential practice, with a full day training focused on practice of ACT skills with demonstration and role play.

Who Is This For?:

This training is ideal for:

• CBT and ACT-trained therapists

• NHS and third-sector professionals working with veterans or trauma

• Psychologists, counsellors, and wellbeing practitioners supporting moral injury or complex shame

Format & Delivery

• Length: One or Two Day live workshop

• CPD Hours: 6, or 12

• Includes: Slide deck, experiential exercises, case vignettes, group discussion

• Delivery: In-person or online

Previous Delivery:

This training has been delivered to a variety of organisations. A version of this training, focused on the Armed Forces Community, including veterans, was run for the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) in 2024.
👉 View the BABCP event listing

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Booking & Enquiries:

Interested in offering this training to your organisation or network? Use the contact me button below or email me at hello@christiankhughes.com

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