BEHAVIOR THERAPY 35,821-835, 2004 The Impact of Acceptance and Commitment Training and Multicultural Training on the Stigmatizing Attitudes and Professional Burnout of Substance Abuse Counselors STEVEN C. HAYES RICHARD BISSETT NANCY ROGET IV[ICHELE PADILLA BARBARA S. KOHLENBERG GARY FISHER AKIHIKO MASUDA JACQUELINE PISTORELEO ALYSSA K. RYE KRISTEN BERRY REVILLE NICCOLLS University of Nevada, Reno Empirically validated methods for reducing stigma and prejudice toward recipients of behavioral health-care services are badly needed. In the present study, two pack- ages presented in 1-day workshops were compared to a biologically oriented educa- tional control condition in the alleviation of stigmatizing attitudes in drug abuse counselors. One, Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT), utilized acceptance, delusion, mindfulness, and values methods. The other, multicultural training, sensi- tized participants to group prejudices and biases. Measures of stigma and burnout were taken pretraining, posttraining, and after a 3-month follow-up. Results showed The present project was funded by a grant from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Grantee TI12899. This project was designed and implemented as part of the Nevada Practice Improvement Collaborative. The authors would like to thank Dr, Susan Doctor, Leslie Steve, Dr. John Chappel, Garry Rubin- stein, and Casey Sackett for their help with this study. Address correspondence to Steven C. Hayes, Department of Psychology/296, University of Nevada, Rent, NV 89557-0062; e-mail: hayes@unr.edu. 821 005-7894/04/0821~383551.00/0 Copyright 2004 by Association for Advancement of BehaviorTherapy All rights for reproductionin any formreserved.