The CBS Superlab
The CBS Superlab
What is the CBS Superlab?
With the release of the ACBS Task Force Report on the Strategies and Tactics of Contextual Behavioral Science Research, high-level discussion around how to roll out the proposed recommendations is necessary. The CBS Superlab is an international research lab meeting held once a quarter via Zoom. CBS SuperLab Meetings are typically held at 3pm EST. These hour-long quarterly meetings will involve:
- A research presentation delivered by a CBS lab that showcases ongoing advances, developments, and innovations in the field of CBS. Each presenter will be invited to share resources relating to their presentation (e.g., PowerPoint slides, handouts, software packages) that will be made available to all attendees.
- A group discussion among all attendees that focuses on both the presentation and means of addressing the Task Force’s recommendations.
- All CBS research labs are invited to participate. To be considered a CBS lab, your lab details must be included on the ACBS website. Research labs may submit to present here.
All ACBS members are invited to attend. To attend a Superlab, please register here. After registering, we encourage you to join the Superlab listserv to continue the conversation.
Please join us for Superlab with Sean Barnes and Lauren Borges on Wednesday, December 16 at 3pm Eastern. You can register here
Superlab with Katariina Keinonen was held on Wednesday, September 16. You can watch the recording here.
Title: Defining and operationalizing core competencies in process-based interventions
Abstract: While mental health professionals' training programs generally aim to increase competency in specific approaches, empirical evidence to support the importance of therapist competence for successful intervention delivery remains limited. In fact, available findings suggest that variation in competence is often not associated with variation in treatment outcomes. This conclusion may reflect methodological issues in defining and operationalizing competency. Reliable evaluation of therapist competence requires carefully validated assessment methods that are sensitive to prior training, responsive to further skill development, and applicable across diverse training contexts.
The PROCEED (Process-Based Competence Evaluation Method to Establish Evidence-Based Dissemination Practices) research project addresses these challenges by developing a novel competency task (PBCT) and a complementary self-assessment measure. Grounded in principles of Process-Based Therapy, the PBCT conceptualizes therapist skillfulness as the ability to accurately identify individual intervention needs and key characteristics of therapist behaviors in simulated therapy discussions that utilize various cognitive-behavioral intervention approaches. This talk will describe the development process of the novel tools and discuss potential future directions of competence assessment. Special emphasis will be placed on lessons learned during the development phase and initial data collection.
Recorded Superlab Sessions
Recorded Superlab SessionsSession 1 - Louise McHugh's Lab
Reinvigorating RFT-based rule-governed behavior research presented by Alison Stapleton.
This webinar was held on September 8th, 2021 and you will find the recording here.
Session 2 - Steve Hayes' Lab
Assessing Processes of Change in an Idionomic Fashion presented by Brandon Sanford.
This webinar was held on October 13th, 2021 and you will find the recording here.
Session 3 - Maria Karekla's Lab
Digitalization of CBS based on Task Force research recommendations presented by Pinelopi Konstantinou.
This webinar was held on November 10th, 2021 and you will find the recording here.
Session 4 - Ken Fung's Lab
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Individual and Collective Resilience and Empowerment presented by Jenny Liu.
This webinar was held on December 8th, 2021 and you will find the recording here.
Session 5 - Tom Szabo's Lab
ACT Functional Analysis in ABA Settings presented by Amanda Chastain and Larisa Sheperd.
This webinar was held on January 12th, 2022 and you will find the recording here.
Session 6 - Prosocial World - Paul Atkins and David Sloan Wilson Lab
Catalyzing Conscious Cultural Evolution within ACBS and Beyond presented by David Sloan Wilson.
This webinar was held on February 9th, 2022 and you will find the recording here.
Session 7 - Jordan Belisle Lab
Translational Applications of Relational Density: Gender and Racial Prejudice
This webinar was held on March 9, 2022 and you will find the recording here.
Session 8 - Carmen Luciano's Lab
Analyzing the impact of values-based motivation on experimentally induced generalized avoidance
This webinar was held on May 11, 2022 and you will find the recording here.
Session 9 - Emily Thomas Kroska's Lab
Mobile ACT: A Two Cohort Micro-Randomized Trial
This webinar was held on July 13, 2022 and you will find the recording here.
Session 10 - Emily Sandoz's Lab
The Necessity of Conceptual Analysis in Scientific Advancement and the Example of Contextual Behavioral Science
This webinar was held on August 10, 2022 and you will find the recording here.
Session 11 - Joe Ciarrochi's Lab
A process-based approach to self-compassion: measurement and practice
This webinar was held September 14, 2022 and you will find the recording here.
Session 12 - Joanna Arch's Lab
Leveraging Values to Promote Health Behavior: Promise and Perils
This webinar was held October 12, 2022 and you will find the recording here.
Session 13 - Franciso Ruiz's Lab
Analyzing processes of change in single case experimental designs
This webinar was held November 30, 2022 and you will find the recording here.
Session 14 - Mike Levin's Lab
Lessons and surprises developing, evaluating, and disseminating online ACT
This webinar was held January 25, 2023 and you will find the recording here.
Session 15 - Todd Kashdan
Purpose in Life: A Challenging but Promising Research Agenda
This webinar was held March 29, 2023 and you will find the recording here.
Session 16 - Staci Martin
ACT for People with Chronic Health Conditions
This webinar was held May 10, 2023 and you will find the recording here.
Session 17 - Amie Zarling
ACT-based Approaches to Preventing and Treating Relationship Violence
The webinar was held June 14, 2023 and you will find the recording here
Session 18 - Niklas Törneke
Dig Where You Stand: A possible contribution to bridging the gap between research, theory and clinical practice
The webinar was held September 20, 2023 and you will find the recording here
Session 19 - Robert Johansson
Artificial General Intelligence from a Contextual Behavioral Science Perspective
The webinar was held April 24, 2024 and you will find the recording here
Session 20 - Phillip Klein
From Network Theory to Process-Based Therapy: a practice-oriented research presentation
The webinar was held July 17, 2024 and you will find the recording here
Session 21 - David Gillanders
My Grief, My Way – An intervention development study
The webinar was held October 23, 2024 and you will find the recording here
Session 22 – Connie Chong
Integrating artificial intelligence and ACT for personalized mental health care in family caregivers
The webinar was held April 16, 2025 and you will find the recording here
Session 23 - Andreas Larsson
From Relational Frame Theory to Online ACT for the Impostor Phenomenon
The webinar was held September 17, 2025 and you will find the recording here
Session 24 – Felicia Sundström
The Individual in Focus: An Idiographic Roadmap for Chronic Pain Treatment
The webinar was held December 10, 2025 and you will find the recording here
Session 25 - Rhonda Merwin
CBS and the reduction of suffering associated with eating “disorders”
The webinar was held April 15, 2026 and you will find the recording here
Session 27 - Philipp Klein, Michael Muthukrishna, Sigal Zilcha-Mano, Steven Hayes, Kirk Strosahl
Psychological Therapy as a Practical Application of a General Theory of Individual Human Behaviour
The webinar was held June 3, 2026 and you will find the recording here
Session 28 - Katariina Keinonen
Defining and operationalizing core competencies in process-based interventions
The webinar was held September 16, 2026 and you will find the recording here
Please note, you must be signed into your ACBS account to access the recordings.
Superlab Registration
Superlab RegistrationWhat is the CBS Superlab?
With the release of the ACBS Task Force Report on the Strategies and Tactics of Contextual Behavioral Science Research, high-level discussion around how to roll out the proposed recommendations is necessary. The CBS Superlab is an international research lab meeting held quarterly via Zoom. These hour-long monthly meetings will involve:
• A presentation that showcases ongoing advances, developments, and innovations in the field of CBS. Each presenter will be invited to share resources relating to their presentation (e.g., PowerPoint slides, handouts, software packages) that will be made available to all attendees. Attendees must be members of ACBS. To attend, you will find registration links here (you must log into your ACBS member account to register).