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2013 World Conference - Sydney, Australia - Audio Recordings

Below you will find a variety of audio recorded symposia, workshops, and panel discussions that were presented at the ACBS World Conference XI in Sydney, Australia, July 10-12, 2013. To access abstracts and more information for each session, please view the full conference program.

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12. Contextual Medicine Special Interest Group Symposium 1: Strategy, purpose, issues, roadmap

Chair: Rob Purssey, MBBS FRANZCP, Private Practice and University of Queensland
Discussant: Tony Biglan, Ph.D., Oregon Research Institute

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Contextual Medicine - strategy and purposes: Creating a unifying, empowering clinical dialogue, embracing whole person/societal care
     Rob Purssey, MBBS FRANZCP, Private Practice and University of Queensland
We Have a Stone in Our Shoe: Saving the World with Contextual Science
     Kelly G. Wilson*, Ph.D., University of Mississippi
“Assume that…”: The Clinical Application of Functional-Contextualist Science-Making Processes
     Julian McNally, Private Practice, The ACT of Living

Audio Length: 01:31:32

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13. ACT and Parent Training for Developmental Disabilities and Autism: Parenting as a value in difficult situations

Giovanni Miselli, Ph.D., ACT-Italia, IESCUM, Center for Autism and PDD AUSL RE, Italy
Giovambattista Presti, M.D., Ph.D., IULM University Milan, IESCUM Italy

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ACT and Parent Training for Developmental Disabilities and Autism: Parenting as a value in difficult situations

Audio Length: 00:52:07

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24. Contextual control and transformation of function during the expansion of relational networks: Experimental findings and clinical implications

Chair: Roberta Kovac, Ms, Nucleo Paradigma of Behavior Analysis
Discussant: Kelly G. Wilson*, Ph.D., University of Mississippi

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Generalization of thought suppression functions via trained and derived 'same' and 'opposite' relations
      Louise McHugh, University College Dublin
      Ian Stewart, National University of Ireland Galway
      Nic Hooper, University of Wales Newport
The transfer of social exclusion and inclusion through stimulus equivalence classes

     Louise McHugh, University College Dublin
     Anita Munnelly, University College Dublin
     Charlotte Dack, University College London
     Georgina Martin, University College Dublin
The transfer of sameness and opposition contextual-cue functions through equivalence classes

     William F. Perez, Ph.D., Nucleo Paradigma of Behavior Analysis
     Roberta Kovac, Ms, Nucleo Paradigma of Behavior Analysis
     Daniel de Moraes Caro, Nucleo Paradigma of Behavior Analysis
     Yara C. Nico, Nucleo Paradigma of Behavior Analysis
     Adriana P. Fidalgo, Nucleo Paradigma of Behavior Analysis

Audio Length: 01:29:49

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25. Clinical RFT: Building Meaning & Motivation

Jennifer Villatte, University of Washington
Matthieu Villatte*, Ph.D., University of Louisiana

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Clinical RFT: Building Meaning & Motivation

Audio Length: 02:45:56

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29. Living from Inside the Skin: Psychological Flexibility and Physical Self Care

Chair: Caroline Horwath, University of Otago
Discussant: Jennifer Gregg*, Ph.D., San Jose State University

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Psychological flexibility, eating habits and 3-year weight gain: Results from a nationwide prospective study of mid-age women
     Sara Boucher, MSc, University of Otago
     Sookling Leong, MSc, University of Otago
     Andrew Gray, Biostatistican, University of Otago
     Caroline Horwath, Ph.D., University of Otago
Acceptance, awareness, belief, and authentic goals: Identifying the distinctive psychological profiles of underweight, overweight, and obese people in a large American sample
     Joseph Ciarrochi*, Ph.D., University of Western Sydney
     Baljinder Sahdra, University of Western Sydney
     Sarah Marshall, University of Western Sydney
     Philip Parker, University of Western Sydney
ACT for Health Anxiety
     Lisbeth Frostholm, Ph.D., Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University, Denmark
     Ditte Hoffmann Jensen, Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University, Denmark
     Trine Eilenberg, M.A., Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University, Denmark
     Louise Kronstrand Nielsen, M.A., Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University, Denmark
     Eva Oernboel, M.A., Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University, Denmark
     Per Fink, M.D., Ph.D., Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University, Denmark
The ACT of Self Forgiveness: A gateway to psychological flexibility?
     Grant Dewar, The University of Adelaide

Audio Length: 01:14:16

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41. ACT Behind Bars: A Workshop for Mindful and Values-based Change in Correctional and Forensic Settings Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

David C. Brillhart, Psy.D., Oregon State Hospital

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ACT Behind Bars: A Workshop for Mindful and Values-based Change in Correctional and Forensic Settings Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Audio Length: 01:30:54

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42. The development and trial of an ACT framework for working with parents of children with disabilities

Chair: Jeanie Sheffield, Ph.D., School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
Discussant: Jeanie Sheffield, Ph.D., School of Psychology, The University of Queensland

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Development and Trial of an ACT Approach with Parents of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
     Kate Sofronoff, Ph.D., School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
     Jeanie Sheffield, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
     Koa Whittingham, PhD, Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, School of
          Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as an adjunct to an evidence-based parenting intervention for parents of children with acquired brain injury: A randomised controlled trial
     Felicity L. Brown, BSc, School of Psychology, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, The
          University of Queensland, Brisbane
     Koa Whittingham, Ph.D., Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, School of
          Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
     Roslyn Boyd, Ph.D., Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, The University of
          Queensland, Brisbane
     Lynne McKinlay, MBBS, FRACP, FAFRM, Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service, Royal Children's
          Hospital, Brisbane
     Kate Sofronoff, Ph.D., School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
Improving Outcomes for Families of Children with CP with a Parenting Intervention combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
     Koa Whittingham, Ph.D., Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, School of
          Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
     Matthew Sanders, Ph.D., Parenting and Family Support Centre, The University of Queensland
     Lynne McKinlay, MBBS, FRACP, FAFRM, Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service, Royal Children's
          Hospital, Brisbane
     Roslyn Boyd, Ph.D., Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, The University of
          Queensland, Brisbane

Audio Length: 01:13:07

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53. Fundamental research and applications of RFT

Chair: Josh Pritchard, Florida Institute of Technology
Discussant: Darin Cairns, Charles Street Clinic, Perth

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A possible target for executive function intervention in older adults: Assessing mutual entailment of temporal relations
     Denis O'Hora, National University of Ireland Galway
     Catherine McGreal, National University of Ireland Galway
     Michael Hogan, National University of Ireland Galway
     John Hyland, Dublin Business School
Watering our Roots: Bringing RFT Back to ABA
     Josh Pritchard, Florida Institute of Technology
Reversing order and size judgements: Mutual entailment of non-arbitrary stimulus relations
     Nicola Brassil, National University of Ireland Galway
     Denis O'Hora, Ph.D., National University of Ireland Galway
     Ian Stewart, Ph.D., National University of Ireland Galway
Reading as derived responding: Exploratory studies in neurotypical, autistic and dyslectic kids
     Giovambattista Presti, M.D., Ph.D., IULM University, Milan (Italy)
     Melissa Scagnelli, IULM University, Milan (Italy)
     Davide Carnevali, IULM University, Milan (Italy)
     Melania Mazza, IESCUM, Italy
     Federica Catelli, The RFT Lab at IULM University, Milan (Italy)

Audio Length: 01:34:03

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59. Functional Contextual Global Health: One Size does not Fit All

Chair: Emma Hanieh, D.Psych., The ACT Centre


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Promoting Global Mental Health: The role of contextual science
     Ross White, Ph.D., DclinPsy, University of Glasgow
ACT with the Australian Aboriginal Population
     Emma Hanieh, D.Psych., The ACT Centre (not audio recorded)
Functional-contextualistic view of mental health: General approach
     Stanislaw Malicki, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Norway; University of Social Sciences and Humanities,
          Warszawa, Poland

Audio Length: 00:39:47

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60. Addressing Complex Clinical Presentations: Processes of Effective Change

Chair: Robert Brockman, M.A. (clinical Psychology), University of Western Sydney, Private Practice - Sydney
Discussant: Jacqueline A-Tjak*, PsyQ

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Treating the Treatment-Resistant: A Randomized Controlled Trial of ACT for Treatment-Resistant Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia - Preliminary Results
     Andrew Gloster, Ph.D., University of Basel
     Rainer Sonntag, M.D., Private Practice
     Simone Heinze, Dipl.Psych, Technische Universität Dresden
     Jürgen Hoyer, Ph.D., Technische Universität Dresden
     Georg Eifert, Ph.D., Chapman University
     Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Ph.D., Technische Universität Dresden
The Relationship between Schema Modes and Psychological Flexibility: Initial data, and exploration of the usefulness of the construct of schema modes as a therapeutic metaphor for use with multi-problem and personality disordered patients
     Robert Brockman, University of Western Sydney, Private Practice, Sydney
ACT and MI: Lessons from a Combined Group Intervention
     Onna Van Orden, M.A., VA Maryland Health Care System
     James Finkelstein, Psy.D., VA Maryland Health Care System
ACT core processes from an emotion, affect, and mood regulation perspective
     Michel André Reyes Ortega, Ph.D., México-ACBS & Universidad Iberoamericana Cd. de México

Audio Length: 01:15:58

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71. Do you have to be cognitively flexible in order to be psychologically flexible?: ACT for those with cognitive impairment

Chair: Joseph Ciarrochi*, Ph.D., School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney,
     Australia
Discussant: Darin Cairns, The Cairns Psychology Group

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The utility of ACT in enhancing psychological flexibility for individuals with acquired brain injuries (ABIs)
     Maria Kangas, Ph.D., Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, NSW
The relationship between cognitive flexibility and psychological flexibility after acquired brain injury
     Diane Whiting, School of Psychology, University of Wollongong; Liverpool Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit
     Frank Deane, Prof., School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Australia
     Joseph Ciarrochi, Prof., School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Australia
     Hamish McLeod, Ph.D., Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Scotland
     Grahame Simpson, Ph.D., Liverpool Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Liverpool Hospital; Rehabilitation Studies
          Unit, University of Sydney
Using ACT with the cognitively inflexible: A case study
     Dana Wong, Ph.D., School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University, Victoria

Audio Length: 01:19:27

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72. Contextual Medicine Special Interest Group Symposium 2: Cutting edge data, current directions toward coherent clinical care

Chair: Andrew T. Gloster, University of Basel
Discussant: Rob Purssey, MBBS FRANZCP, Private Practice and University of Queensland

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5HTT is Associated with Psychological Flexibility: Preliminary Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial
     Andrew T. Gloster, Ph.D., University of Basel
     Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Technische Universität Dresden
     Jürgen Deckert, University of Würzburg
     Andreas Reif, University of Würzburg
Chronic pain: From diagnosis to function, from management to multi-professional rehabilitation, a functional contextual medicine approach
     Graciela Rovner, RPhT, MSc, BSc, Rehabilitation Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University,
          Göteborg, SWEDEN
Individual differences influence quality of life in asthma patients: The role of anxiety, experiential avoidance, and gender
     Maria Karekla*, Ph.D., University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
     Maria Stavrinaki, MSc, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
     Elena Hanna, B.S., University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
     Tonia Adamide, M.D., Pneumonological Clinic, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus
     Giorgos Georgiades, M.D., Pneumonological Clinic, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus
     Natalie Pilipenko, M.A., Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, New York, USA

Audio Length: 01:19:41

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78. Functional Contextual Pharmacology: ACT on Drugs Matrix Collaborative

Rob Purssey, MBBS FRANZCP, Private Practice and University of Queensland

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Functional Contextual Pharmacology: ACT on Drugs Matrix Collaborative

Audio Length: 01:32:04

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79. Implementation of ACT with serious mental illness

Chair: Neil Thomas, Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Center, Swinburne University, Melbourne,
     Australia
Discussant: Eric Morris, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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The role of service user co-facilitators in delivering ACT for Recovery group interventions
     Emma O'Donoghue, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust/Kings Health Partnership
     Lucy Butler, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust/Kings Health Partnership
What's happening inside ACT for psychosis sessions?: Consumer reports and session ratings from the Lifengage RCT
     Tory Bacon, La Trobe University
     John Farhall, La Trobe University
Pole to Pole: The development of an ACT-based resource for Bipolar Disorder
     Gordon Mitchell, Department of Clinical Psychology, Stratheden Hospital, Fife, Scotland

Audio Length: 01:26:03

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84. ACT for Psychosis

Chair: Ross White, Ph.D., University of Glasgow

Eric Morris, Ph.D., South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Joseph Oliver, Ph.D., South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Gordon Mitchell, MSc, NHS Fife
Neil Thomas, Ph.D., Monash University

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ACT for Psychosis

Audio Length: 01:28:25

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85. Working with Mindfulness: We know what it is, but do we really know what we are doing?

James Hegarty, Ph.D. PgDipClinPsych FNZCCP, Private Practice

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Working with Mindfulness: We know what it is, but do we really know what we are doing?

Audio Length: 01:29:54

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93. ACTing with Technology: How technology can be used to transform the accessibility and effectiveness of ACT practice and research

Chair: Chris Horan, D.Psych. Candidate, Australian National University, Resilience Training

Joseph Ciarrochi*, Ph.D., University of Western Sydney
Robyn Walser*, Ph.D., National Center for PTSD & TL Consultation Services
Tim Batink, Ph.D. student, Maastricht University
Neli Martin, Private Practice
Stefano Picozzi, Ph.D. Candidate, Australian National University
Jacqueline Pistorello*, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno, Counseling Services
Louise Hayes*, Ph.D., Orygen Youth Health & Private Practice

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ACTing with Technology: How technology can be used to transform the accessibility and effectiveness of ACT practice and research

Audio Length: 01:10:56

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94. How can mindfulness and the model of Psychological Flexibility be utilised to create a healthier university context?

Chair: John Boorman, University of New South Wales, Sydney

Anthony Biglan, Ph.D., Oregon Research Institute
Annie Andrews, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Julie Grove, Ph.D., University of New South Wales, Sydney
John Boorman, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Paul Atkins, The Australian National University, Canberra

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How can mindfulness and the model of Psychological Flexibility be utilised to create a healthier university context?

Audio Length: 01:12:12

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