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I Encontro da ACBS Brasil - Driven By Love
The ACBS Brasil Chapter held the "I Encontro da ACBS Brasil" in August 2020. This 4 day online event was the first congress hosted by the chapter. The conference had 98 activities and 684 participants. Despite having to make many changes because of the pandemic, "I Encontro da ACBS Brasil" was a success because the volunteers were driven by love. Read more. |
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Free Webinar and Panel Discussion
ACBS Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are hosting two upcoming free events. The webinar "Creating Opportunities for Long-Distance ACT Peer-to-Peer Consultation with Video Teleconferencing" will be on Thursday 29 October, 2020 at 2:00 pm EST and the panel discussion "Working with Asian Clients Using ACT" will be on Friday 30 October, 2020 at 8:00pm EST. |
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Awards Committee Needs Volunteers
The ACBS Awards Committee, chaired by Staci Martin, is seeking 3 to 5 new members with diverse backgrounds. Each year the Committee develops and administers awards and recognition programs, including the Michael J. Asher Dissertation Awards and Junior Investigator Poster Awards. We are particularly interested in increasing our members from non-US countries. Please indicate your interest here. |
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JCBS paper featured in Forbes Magazine
A Forbes magazine article about stress featured a recent paper published in the JCBS: "Psychological flexibility in the context of COVID-19 adversity: Associations with distress." The paper was authored by Emily Kroska, Anne Roche, Jenna Adamowicz, and Manny Stegall and is in JCBS Volume 18. ACBS members can read the full paper for free in the JCBS member portal. |
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Student Spotlight Award
In conjunction with the ACBS Student SIG, it is our pleasure to introduce this month's Student Spotlight Award recipient: Alison Stapleton! Alison is a 2nd year graduate student at the University College Dublin, Ireland, where she works to consolidate theoretical perspectives on rule-governed behavior, and using text-based conversational agents to promote flexible rule-following. Read more. |
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Student Spotlight Award: Application Deadline November 28, 2020
The Student Spotlight Program recognizes students in the CBS community, whether for research, clinical, or volunteer-humanitarian efforts. This program is a great way to highlight their achievements and let the ACBS community know about important work students are doing. The spotlighted students will receive a 30% discount off the ACBS World Conference student registration fee. Apply here. |
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ACBS Foundation Welcomes New Board Members
We are pleased to announce the new ACBS Foundation board members: Jessica Borushok, Louise Hayes, Louise McHugh, and Joann Wright. We also wish to thank Niloo Afari and Sonja Batten for their service, stewardship, and countless volunteer hours on the inaugural ACBS Foundation Board. |
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ACBS Virtual World Conference: 24-27 June, 2021
The 2021 ACBS World Conference will be entirely online! |
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Submitting Dissertations to the ACBS Website
Do you have a dissertation on an ACT, RFT, or CBS topic? Then please email your dissertation and citation to acbsstaff@contextualscience.org and we will post it in the list of publications on on the ACBS website. We know you put a lot of work into your dissertation, so we encourage you to share your dissertation so that other ACBS members may read it! |
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Recent News
New ACT and Perinatal SIG |
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