Welcome to ACBS’s Online Learning & Research Community!

Welcome to the official website of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, a worldwide online learning and research community, and a living resource for anyone interested in ACT, RFT, and Contextual Behavioral Science. Find out more about us.

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Matt Boone Nuggets

Matt Boone's ACT Nuggets videos
ACT Nuggets, by Matt Boone and Tim Gordon, offers some free video education on basic ACT concepts. It's geared toward beginning to intermediate learners, and Matt puts all concepts in as plain language as possible. One of Matt's many skills is making ACT really understandable without losing the complexity of the concepts.

New Publication

Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on interpersonal problems and psychological flexibility in female high school students with social anxiety disorder

Azadeh, S. M., Kazemi-Zahrani, H., & Besharat, M. A. (2016). Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on interpersonal problems and psychological flexibility in female high school students with social anxiety disorder. Global Journal of Health Science, 8(3), 131-138. doi:10.5539/gjhs.v8n3p131

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ACT for Police
Thank you for visiting this page dedicated to working with police.  More broadly, other uniformed service professionals such as firefighters, service members or veterans, correctional officers, paramedics, and EMTs may benefit from the training information presented here.  I believe the information will also help family members, friends, and behavioral health professionals to provide police officers with a supportive environment to live their lives with more purpose and vitality.