Environmental regularities as a concept for carving up the realm of learning research: Implications for Relational Frame Theory
Special Issue on Conceptual Developments in Relational Frame Theory: Research and Practice
Authors:
Jan De Houwer & Sean Hughes
Conceptual advances in the cognitive neuroscience of learning: Implications for relational frame theory
Special Issue on Conceptual Developments in Relational Frame Theory: Research and Practice
Authors:
Nigel A. Vahey, Marc Bennett, & Robert Whelan
Citation analysis of relational frame theory: 2009-2016
Authors:
Martin O'Connor, Lynn Farrell, Anita Munnelly, and Louise McHugh
Abstract:
RFT Research explodes over last seven years
What would happen if an approach to psychology developed a way to study human language and cognition that was as solid in its basic foundations as, say, reinforcement theory and as broad in its applications as, say, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)?
I think we are about to find out.
RFT has always been the harder pull in terms of initial understanding and excitement as compared to ACT, even though I always believed that RFT is the more important of the two.
Recursos de Capacitación para las Competencias de RFT / FC / BA
El Comité de Capacitación desea ayudar a los capacitadores existentes y potenciales a desarrollar sus conocimientos sobre los fundamentos científicos, conceptuales y filosóficos de ACT, por lo que sugerimos a continuación algunos materiales y actividades que pueden ser beneficiosas. A través del tiempo, nos gustaría ver la evolución de una "biblioteca" de lecturas recomendadas.
How to test RFT
HOW TO TEST RFT
I occasionally hear the old chestnut that "RFT is not really testable."
It makes me mad.
Over two decades ago my students and I laid out a fairly well crafted list of ways you can test RFT.
I've put the in the page numbers of the quotes below for a reason: so you can cite specific predictions if you want even if you do not have access to this book.
Many of these predictions are now known to be true. And not one piece of disconfirmatory evidence has yet emerged, so far as I know.
Reframing relational frame theory research: Gaining a new perspective through the application of novel behavioral and neurophysiological methods
Whelan, R., & Schlund, M. (2013). Reframing relational frame theory research: Gaining a new perspective through the application of novel behavioral and neurophysiological methods. In S. Dymond & B. Roche (Eds.), Advances in relational frame theory: Research and application, 151-177. Oakland, CA: Context Press.
Advances in relational frame theory: Research and application
Dymond, S., & Roche, B. (Eds.) (2013). Advances in relational frame theory: Research and application. New Harbinger Publications.
As acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) increases in popularity among clinicians, it becomes more and more vital to understand its theoretical basis, relational frame theory (RFT). RFT is a psychological theory of human language and cognition, developed by Steven C. Hayes. It focuses on how humans learn language and how language connects them to their environment. In essence, our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are dependent on our experiences and the context that these experiences provide.
Edited by leading relational frame theory (RFT) scholars, Simon Dymond, PhD, and Bryan Roche, PhD, Advances in Relational Frame Theory presents advances in all aspects of RFT research over the last decade, and provides a greater understanding of the core principals of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The book also contains chapters written by Steven C. Hayes and Kelly Wilson, both research-active experts from the RFT community around the world.
Because ACT is focused largely on accepting one's thoughts, it is important to understand where these thoughts come from. And while many books on RFT are abstract and require extensive knowledge of behavior analysis, this is the first book to comprehensively but accessibly introduce RFT to ACT mental health professionals.
Gaining a deeper knowledge of the relational concepts of RFT can help you understand why a person's behavior does not always match up with their self-professed values. Whether you are a mental health professional, or simply someone who is interested in the connection between language and experience, this book is an invaluable resource.
RFT for clinical use: The example of metaphor
Foody, M., Barnes-Holmes, Y., Barnes-Holmes, D., Torneke, N., Luciano, C., Stewart, I., & McEnteggart, C. (2014). RFT for clinical use: The example of metaphor. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 3, 305-313.
The current article argues that the conceptual analysis of metaphor as offered by relational frame theory (RFT) illustrates one way in which the theory may be integrated with, and have a constructive influence on, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). The article walks though a basic account of metaphor as the relating of relations and summarises the empirical evidence in support of this conceptualization. This understanding is then applied to a number of metaphors that are common to ACT in an attempt to illustrate how the RFT account of metaphor may be useful in aiding ACT practitioners to construct and deconstruct clinical metaphors.
To find the full text version of this article and others (as well as download a full text .pdf.), ACBS members can visit the ScienceDirect homepage here.
RFT for clinical use: The example of metaphor
Author(s):
Mairead Foody, Yvonne Barnes-Holmes, Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Niklas Torneke, Carmen Luciano, Ian Stewart, Ciara McEnteggart