Table 2 Mean scores and standard deviations for each item on the confidence questionnaire (N = 29)^a

Q1) How confident do you feel about delivering ACT+ to participants living with and beyond cancer?

2.07 (0.96)

3.21 (0.82)***

Q2) How confident do you feel about structuring sessions based on the ACT+ therapeutic model?

1.97 (0.94)

3.14 (0.83) ***

Q3) How confident do you feel about detecting psychological inflexibility?

3.00 (0.89)

3.79 (0.73) ***

Q4) How confident do you feel about using the ACT therapeutic processes to improve psychological flexibility?

2.14 (0.79)

3.48 (0.74) ***

Q5) How confident to you feel about communicating the ACT model effectively using metaphors?

2.17 (1.04)

3.41 (0.73) ***

Q6) How confident do you feel about using mindfulness exercises in the context of the ACT model?

2.59 (1.15)

3.69 (0.71) ***

Q7) How confident do you feel about helping the participant to notice the stimuli (thoughts, feelings, situations, etc.) that hook them and take them away from the present moment.

3.28 (0.70)

3.72 (0.65)**

Q8) How confident do you feel exploring values and what is important to participants?

3.59 (0.78)

4.03 (0.57)**

C9) How confident do you feel about encouraging committed action?

2.97 (0.82)

3.76 (0.64)***

Q10) How confident do you feel about having a structured conversation with participants in order to identify actual or potential problems in the work place?

3.10 (0.82)

3.76 (0.69)***

Q11) How confident do you feel about giving participants living with and beyond cancer advice about how to develop exercise goals in context of ACT+?

2.34 (1.01)

3.59 (0.73)***

Q12) How confident do you feel about working with participants from a diverse ethnic background who may hold alternative health beliefs?

3.31 (0.85)

3.83 (0.71)**