Chapters

Chapters

Official ACBS Chapters
This community is truly international with Chapters in Asia, Europe, South America, Africa, Australia/New Zealand, and North America. Please click a link below to view the ACBS Chapters in an area near you.

What are Chapters?

Affiliated chapters are membership organizations associated with ACBS through their interest in the dissemination and growth of ACBS values. Advancing the values of ACBS has become an international effort as witnessed by the countries represented by our members. Chapters provide an excellent way for members to become involved at the local and regional level. Chapters are established within regions, countries, or localities, or within language communities to promote the work of CBS in a particular language community or geographical area. Chapters are formal entities with an officer structure, membership base, formalized mission and goals, and plan diverse activities in regions within the Chapter (such as workshops, institutes, peer supervision groups, training & dissemination initiatives, research projects, grant collaboration, and small conferences) as well as at the annual World Conferences. While Chapters are formally approved and recognized by the board of directors, Chapters are self-governed entities. 

Interested in Starting a New Chapter? Go here to find out how.

Affiliates: Want a quick start up ACBS group in your area, consider starting an official ACBS Affiliate. Affiliates are smaller & simpler to form than chapters, however Affiliates can do most of the same activities that chapters do. Affiliates can be formally associated within a larger chapter (but they don't have to have any formal sponsorship with the larger chapter). Affiliates may eventually convert to a becoming an ACBS chapter.

Who Can Join?

Anyone who is a current paid member of ACBS is eligible to join -- students, professionals and affiliates -- and who live or work in the language community or geographical region encompassed by the Chapter.

What can Chapters do?

Chapters have many options for activities. Here are a few suggestions.

Calendar of Chapter Events

Click here for the calendar of upcoming Chapter, Affiliate, and SIG events

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Argentina

Argentina

Argentina Chapter (ENGLISH)

Affiliated 2019

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Click here to join the Argentina Chapter

Chapter Contact

chapterargentinoacbs@gmail.com

2024 Chapter Officers
Victor Fabris, President
Ariel Farroni, President Elect
Maria Jose Lami, Past President
Juan Alberto Gonzalez, Member at Large
Carolina Fernandez Diaz, Secretary
Maira Orive, Member at large
Solange Estevez, Member at Large
Carina Lescano, Member at Large
David Gabriel Lopez, Student Representative

Mission/Objectives

Our mission is to ensure and facilitate the development and dissemination of the contextual behavioral science (CBS) in Argentina. We aim at building a collaborative community of practitioners, researchers and students to spread the application of CBS in the country.

Possible Chapter Activities

  • Coordinate efforts to develop a database containing a collection of materials in Spanish which will contribute to the dissemination of the best available scientific evidence on ACT and RFT
  • Promote training and professional development
  • Organize lectures on ACT in Argentina

 

NEWS!

 


Autoridades del Capítulo 2023

  • Presidente: Maria José Lami Hernandez
  • Presidente electo: Victor Fabris
  • Expresidente: Lucía Loureiro
  • Secretaria-Tesorera: Carolina Fernández Diaz
  • Miembro en general: Melisa Quintero
  • Miembro en general: Maria Cecilia Maiojas
  • Miembro en general: Juan Alberto Gonzalez

    Autoridades del Capítulo 2022

  • Presidente: Lucía Loureiro
  • Presidente electa: Maria Jose Lami Hernández
  • Secretaria-Tesorera: Geraldine Panelli
  • Miembro en general: Maria Fernanda Avila Pavan
  • Miembro en general: Melisa Quintero
  • Representante estudiantil: Micaela Herrera

    Autoridades del Capítulo 2021

  • Presidente: Lucía Loureiro
  • Expresidente: Germán Teti
  • Secretaria-Tesorera: Geraldine Panelli
  • Miembro en general: Maria Fernanda Avila Pavan
  • Miembro en general: Paula Carolina Fernández
  • Representante estudiantil: Sol Albera

 

Misión / Objetivos

Nuestra misión es asegurar y facilitar el desarrollo y difusión de la Ciencia Conductual Contextual (CBS) en Argentina. Nuestro objetivo es construir una comunidad colaborativa de profesionales, investigadores y estudiantes para difundir la aplicación de CBS en el país.


Posibles actividades del capítulo

  • Coordinar esfuerzos para desarrollar una base de datos que contenga una colección de materiales en español que contribuirá a la difusión de la mejor evidencia científica disponible sobre ACT y RFT
  • Promover la formación y el desarrollo profesional
  • Organizar conferencias sobre ACT en Argentina

 

 

 

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Australia & New Zealand

Australia & New Zealand

Australia & New Zealand ACBS

Affiliated 2009

Click here to join the Australia and New Zealand Chapter- Some chapters have additional requirements to join, in that case, you will be sent an email with more information.

The ANZ Chapter has membership offerings. Click here to find out more.
You must be a current member of ACBS to be eligible for ANZ Chapter membership.

Chapter website: https://anzacbs.com/

Contact Information

May Chi

secretary@anzacbs.com

Current Board of Directors

President: Julian McNally
President-Elect:  Lauren Lawson
Immediate Past-President: Michael Swadling
Treasurer: Grant Dewar
Secretary: May Chi
Member-at-large: Brendon Knott
Member-at-large: Renae Kolia
NZ Representative: Vin Allen
NZ Representative: [vacant]
Student Representative: Andrew St Lawrence

https://www.anzacbs.com/about-anzacbs

Mission/Objectives

The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Australia and New Zealand, so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

Description of Membership

Members of the Association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice in Australia and New Zealand.

Website

The ANZ ACBS website is a great resource for clinicians and researchers. It contains information about upcoming events, training, and peer consultation groups. Be sure to visit the website here: https://anzacbs.com/

Chapter Activities

kali.madden

November 23, 2019: Webinar – Evolution, Parenting and ACT with Dr Koa Whittingham

November 23, 2019: Webinar – Evolution, Parenting and ACT with Dr Koa Whittingham

This webinar is being hosted by the Australia-New Zealand (ANZ) Chapter

Tickets are $20 for current ACBS members who have also paid their local Australia-New Zealand Chapter dues
Tickets are $70 for members who have not paid Australia-New Zealand Chapter dues

You can get your tickets here and follow event updates here.

Community

Past Conferences

Past Conferences

The ANZ Chapter has been very active in holding conferences which have been both intellectually and experientially stimulating -- and also lots of fun! 

Check out our past conferences in the links below:

2016 Annual Conference Presentations

2017 Annual Conference Presentations

LindaN

2008 ACT Oceania II, Christchurch NZ

2008 ACT Oceania II, Christchurch NZ

Presentations will be added as and when I can get them, can find the time to put them up and the site is responding enough to receive them We appreciate your comments either here or on the listserve. Some of these presentations have already been placed on the ANZO files page. Joseph has added his separately. Larger presentations could not be uploaded until recently and I have now loaded all the presentations I have available. David Mellor

David Mellor

2009 ANZ Chapter Conference in Melbourne, Australia a Huge Success

2009 ANZ Chapter Conference in Melbourne, Australia a Huge Success

The Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Chapter of ACBS put on a conference in Melbourne, Australia on November 13-15, 2009 with record turnout.

Over 300 people attended the conference, but more could have been possible as the venue simply could not safely hold more than 300 attendees; and the conference sold out a month in advance. Conference coordinators said that this record attendance rivals that of even much older and more established organizations 'down under'.

What made this conference special? Of note were the diversity of both the attendees and the conference program as well as the sense of community engendered by the conference.

Joseph Ciarrochi, ANZ Chapter President was particularly impressed by the diversity of folks who have become interested and the new frontiers of exploration evident in the conference presentations. “People are coming into ACBS from everywhere: psychology, counseling, education, organizations.” ANZ Chapter Vice-President Russ Harris added that the list of attendees at the conference included “general medical practitioners, psychiatrists, nurses, coaches, counselors, teachers, psychologists, social workers -- and even a physiotherapist.”  

Ciarrochi, among others, was amazed to hear how much was being done.  “People are conducting top research in both ACT and RFT, and people are creating new materials (e.g., ACT comic book for kids, new ACT songs, websites),” Ciarrochi said.  He continues, “people are stepping into some difficult populations with the attempt to reduce suffering and promote caring relationships.”

Although most of the conference workshops and talks were given by ANZ members themselves, conference organizers also welcomed members of the international ACBS community who traveled ‘down under’ to share their knowledge and experience: Patty Bach, JoAnne Dahl, Jason Luoma, Patti Robinson, Kirk Strosahl, and Rob Zettle.

Indeed, Strosahl and Robinson of Mountainview Consulting Group, USA kicked off the conference with a 2-day intensive workshop to help attendees “supercharge” their case conceptualization skills and practice them with many types of clients.

The conference program for the three following days was packed with thoughtfully crafted workshops that branched out into different areas that reflect the creativity and larger work being done.   

Rather than emphasize the application of ACT to a particular circumscribed problem, the ACBS-ANZ conference focused heavily on the process of therapy (e.g., integrating the model, bringing experiential work and psychological flexibility to supervision practices, and approaching termination from an ACT perspective) across problems (e.g., conducting powerful brief psychotherapy, applying case conceptualization skills, using defusion skillfully, and engendering values clarification).  

Even within workshops for ‘typical’ clinical problem areas such as OCD, substance abuse, and social anxiety, there was a focus on a particular aspect of the problem (e.g., compassion and shame in addiction, the importance of mindfulness and self-esteem in social anxiety). Also, areas that are not often typically found in training programs were evidenced at the conference such as sexual functioning, psychosis, chronic pain, multi-problem clients, and working with troubled youth.

The importance of bringing an ACT perspective on mindfulness to general medical practice was evidenced by both formal workshops presented and the informal daily discussion on the topic facilitated by psychiatrist and ANZ member Rob Purssey. Conference presenters also thoughtfully linked ACT to other practices such as the Eight-Fold Path in Buddhism and Gestalt therapy.

Some exciting new work in the area of Relational Frame Theory (RFT) added to the depth of the conference experience. Darin Cairns, ANZ member from Perth, Australia, conducted a workshop Raising a Flexible, Adaptive & Empowered Child: Applications of RFT in Child Development, in which he showed attendees how to apply RFT to healthy child development in a way that Harris described as “simple, interesting and, yes, even entertaining!”  

Even more impressive, Cairns shared astounding results in his work using RFT-enhanced interventions to the children he serves in his clinic with Autism. Ciarrochi excitedly reported that Cairns’ data shows that many of his students go from “not being able to relate at all, to being able to have empathy and connectedness with their parents.” And the clinic appears to be outperforming other (non-RFT) behaviorally-oriented clinics.

Ciarrochi continues, “[Cairns] is changing lives with RFT...and his workshop convinced me that we can absolutely not have ACT without RFT. RFT is (gasp) practical!”
 
Ciarrochi, not surprisingly, was very excited about both how well Cairns explained RFT to his audience, as well as how clear the application has been to the improvement of the human condition. Much more work is needed, but in the meantime, Ciarrochi and Harris eagerly await Cairns’ published results. They hope that Cairns and the many dedicated RFT researchers in the ACBS community at large will continue to find creative ways to bring RFT further into mainstream behavioral science approaches.

Even beyond the diversity of the conference program, both Ciarrochi and Harris were impressed by the sense of community engendered by the conference.

Harris spoke of the incredible outpouring of helpers to make the conference possible.  “We had far more volunteers to help out with the conference than we could actually utilize; so many folks chipped in to make it all run smoothly, with folks like Julian McNally, Louise Shepherd, Linda Bilich, Shelly McQuade, Carla Walton, David Mellor, and Louise Hayes putting in many hours of tedious work for the greater good.”

Follies nights at ACBS conferences are always great times to build community, loosen up, and practice the art of not taking ourselves or the work too seriously. The first ever ANZ Follies night was no exception; reportedly it was an event of epic proportions. Conference attendee Emma Hanieh reports that Ciarrochi’s “emotional investment in the success of the follies reached new heights”, but it certainly paid off. Skits did not fail in their creativity and reach; setting up Lego role plays, examining the relational frames associated with RFT (ahem, boring? never!), applying ACT to Dog Whispering and reducing the stress in our Feathered Friends, and the ACT/RFT Terminator film cleverly crafted by Luoma's colleagues in Portland, OR, USA. These and the many other skits presented (and perhaps the tears of laughter associated with them) will be fondly remembered by all for quite some time.

However, to borrow a phrase from Gestalt therapy, the whole of the conference was more than the sum of its parts. The camaraderie felt by conference organizers and attendees alike helped some reach a level of connection with the work they didn’t think possible.

Ironically, Ciarrochi was one of them.  He admits, “really, I am in shock. I mean, I always give these idealistic talks at the ACT conferences, but (I am embarrassed to admit) my mind is telling me that there is no way we can really improve the human condition.”  

And yet, in a moment of defusion, Ciarrochi would be the first to let his thoughts do what they will around this issue. His experience (like that of anyone who attended the conference) tells him that the ANZ Chapter, thorough its members’ dedicated work in ACT and RFT, is well on its way to doing just that.

With the shock of a successful conference comes elation -- and a willingness to dive in to plan the next one. We can echo the cry of ANZ member Louise Shepherd: “Bring on Adelaide, 2010!”

Indeed Ciarrochi’s idealism may be more than simply a pipe dream. It appears to already be a reality.

But don’t take my word for it…

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LindaN

2011 ANZACT Conference - video, audio ppts

2011 ANZACT Conference - video, audio ppts

The final 3 day PROGRAM for ANZACT 2011 held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Sept 30 - Oct 2 is attached (and available via the link at the beginning of this line).

ACT “conferences” are unusual – comprising many half day workshops, with a practical clinical and coaching skills-building focus.

Go to www.anzact.com to book your best opportunity this year to build your ACT skills, learning directly from the best in the world.


ANZACT 2011 will be a feast of clinically focussed, and coaching oriented, skills building ACT workshops, with sessions for;

ACT beginners; PTSD; ACT for Coaches (many perspectives); Child, Adolescent and Families; Kindness and Self-Compassion – for anxiety, depression, etc; Organisational Behavior Management; Eating Disorders; Self-help – for all disorders; Borderline Personality Disorder; Chronic Pain; Chronic and Terminal Medical Conditions; OCD; Couples; Addictions; Psychoses; ACT and RFT clinical links; Autism and Schizophrenia; ACT and FAP; how the science underlying ACT clarifies how Drugs really work on Human Behavior; and much more!

Lively panel sessions will consider ACT in relation to Traditional CBT; the Triple P program, ACT and RFT; Positive psychology, Coaching, and ACT - Common themes and goals; Contextual Behavioral Supervision; and Research perspectives.

robert purssey

2012 - The 6th annual Australia-New Zealand Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Conference

2012 - The 6th annual Australia-New Zealand Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Conference

Our sixth annual conferene was held at Australian Catholic University from November 30 to December 2, 2012. In contrast to earlier conferences, this comprised a set of two day workshops followed by a single day of seminars and workshops together with a stimulating poster session.

Following is the program of the conference along with links to the presentation materials and handouts provided by the presenters/speakers. Where these are not provided, reasons are noted in the description of the presentation.

November 30 & December 1: Workshops

1. Dr Louise Hayes & Darin Cairns:
The adolescent self: A functional account of their developing self. Handouts

2. Dr Benji Schoendorff:
Clinical Functional Contextualism - Integrating ACT and FAP with the Matrix. Powerpoint and Handouts. Bridging form, Day 1. Bridging form, Day 2.

3. Dr Kirk Strosahl & Dr Patricia Robinson
Brief Interventions for Radical Change: Principles and Practice of Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT). 

December 2: Seminars

Rob Purssey: ACT on Drugs - Functional contextual pharmacology. Slides
Darin Cairns: Symbol Wars: The Fight for the Last Word...
Baljinder Sahdra, Sarah Marshall, & Joseph Ciarrochi: Letting Go, Becoming Free: The Role of ACT in Promoting Nonattachment. Slides
Rachel Collis: Using Contextual Behavioural Science in Executive Coaching. Handout
Claire Edwards & Dianne Tucker: Taming the Angry Beast. SlidesResources for working Mindfully and Creatively with children and families.
Mary Sawyer & James Duguid: Rule Governed Behaviour and ACT. Slides- Duguid, RGB
Henry Schmidt III: Chain Analysis in DBT. Slides
Russ Harris: The Reality Slap. Slides
NeLi Martin & Paul Atkins: Buddha As a Contextual Behaviourist. Slides
Jane Morton: Wise Choices: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for People with Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms.
Emma Hanieh: ACT with the Australian Aboriginal Population. To protect the privacy of individuals, no slides were provided, however Dr Hanieh is happy for people with questions to contact her directly: admin@theactcentre.com.au
Matthew Smout: ACT Research in Context. Slides
 

Julian McNally

2015 ANZACBS Conference Resources

2015 ANZACBS Conference Resources

2015 ANZACBS Conference - Victoria University, Wellington

Conference Resources

Resources that have been given to us by our presenters can be found at this dropbox link.

 

Conference Overview on Slate

Also, Daniel Farrant shared the following with us:

I was also experimenting with a new way of taking notes at the conference, and spent some time trying to present them in a way that would be engaging and memorable.

After doing that I thought I’d share around what I came up with. If you would like to have a look, please follow the link below.

(Just a tip, it won’t work in the browser Explorer, so you’ll need to use Mozilla, or Google Chrome etc.)

https://slate.adobe.com/cp/0q3uB/ 

nrimlinger

Peer consultation groups

Peer consultation groups

The ANZ Chapter website (here) contains an excellent up-to-date list of peer consultation groups.  Other information is listed below.

LindaN

ACT Peer Supervision/ Interest Group Sydney with Mary Sawyer

ACT Peer Supervision/ Interest Group Sydney with Mary Sawyer

I have a monthly ACT peer supervision/interest group meeting at Randwick. This group has been meeting for some years now and we have a core group of clinicians attending regularly.

The meeting usually follows along these lines:

  • I begin with an initial experiential exercise,
  • Practice one of the core ACT skills usually from the Learning ACT text
  • Sometimes watching a DVD with one of the more expert ACT clinicians
  • Role play with someone being a client they are stuck with
  • Some reflective practice and discussion
  • A demonstration with me (Mary) as the ACT therapist General networking with our colleagues
  • Learning about RFT and Functional Contextualism

We are a friendly bunch of people who have a genuine passion for being the best ACT clinicians and meet on the 3rd Thursday of the month, 6.30-8pm.

If you want to join us, please ring Mary on 02 9388 9669 or email msawyer@onetoone-counselling.com.au

mary sawyer

Christchurch, New Zealand - ACT Interest / Peer Supervision Group

Christchurch, New Zealand - ACT Interest / Peer Supervision Group

Kia Ora We are group of mental health professionals who meet once a month (3.45pm - 5pm on a Thursday) at the Princess Margaret Hospital for training and peer supervision in ACT. We would love to hear from you if you are in the area and interested in learning more about ACT as we muddle our way through! We welcome new members. Contact kathryn.whitehead@cdhb.govt.nz What we do:Sessions include experiential exercises, looking at the ACT core processes, discussion of chapters and papers, and peer consultation on cases. We respond to the needs and interests of group members. This group has been meeting for three years (since 2008) in a range of forms, becoming much more ACT focussed in the past year.

Kathryn Whitehead

ACT Focus Group - Nowra, South Coast NSW, Australia

ACT Focus Group - Nowra, South Coast NSW, Australia

We meet once every 4-6 weeks to exchange information, resources, experiences on a particular ACT topic.  You are welcome to join us if you are in our area and have done at least an Intro ACT training.

Call Linda at SESIAHS 4421 8002

Linda Knight

Research in Australia and New Zealand

Research in Australia and New Zealand

Discover more about the thriving research community in Australia and New Zealand. Go to the ANZ ACBS Chapter website to read more.

Joseph Ciarrochi

ACT for Chronic Pain

ACT for Chronic Pain
For the past three years the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Pain Management Cente has run multidisciplinary pain management programmes based on ACT. There are two programmes; three week fulltime and eight weeks part time. Our data shows large, clinically significant gains that are maintained at up to six months follow-up. We will soon have enough data to comment on twelve months follow-up and hope to run an RCT in the next year or so. If you would like more information feel free to email me on Tony.Merritt@sswahs.nsw.gov.au.
Tony Merritt

ACT research involving Joseph Ciarrochi and his colleagues

ACT research involving Joseph Ciarrochi and his colleagues

We have a thriving research community at the University of Wollongong. Here are some of our current projects related to ACT.

Evaluating the efficacy of ACT with the NSW police. A wait-list control trial (Bilich, Bayliss, and Ciarrochi).

Developing and validating the Survey of Life Principles, a new measure meant to support the values component of ACT (Ciarrochi & Bailey). We have collected substantial data already with adults (Stefanic & Ciarrochi; Frearson & Ciarrochi). We will be collecting a large amount of data with older adolescents (aged 17 or so) by November 2008.

Evaluating a web-based ACT intervention for people diagnosed with cancer (Ciarrochi, Lane, and Blackledge)

Evaluating the personal values questionnaire (Blackledge & Ciarrochi)

An ongoing longitudinal study of the role of mindfulness, experiential avoidance, thought suppression, alexithymia, and other ACT-related variables in predicting social and emotional well-being amongst adolescents. This project is now in its sixth year. It involves many researchers , including Ciarrochi, Heaven, Leason, Jordan, Supavadeeprasit

We have a variety of projects involving couples, and another involving kids in foster care. We do our best to get ACT-relevant variables into the studies

Joseph Ciarrochi

Avoidance and Acceptance Process in the Recovery from Enduring Mental Illness (Vinicius Siqueira)

Avoidance and Acceptance Process in the Recovery from Enduring Mental Illness (Vinicius Siqueira)

EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ACCEPTANCE PROCESSES IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL RECOVERY FROM ENDURING MENTAL ILLNESS

AUTHORS: • VINICIUS R. SIQUEIRA, BA (UNIPAR – BR), Specialist (Lato Sensu) in Behavior Analysis and Functional Analytic Therapy (UNIPAR – BR). University of Wollongong, Psychology Masters Research Student.
• LINDSAY G. OADES, B.A.(Hons) Adel, PhD (Woll), MBA with Distinction (Wollongong) - Senior Lecturer (Clinical Psychology). University of Wollongong.

INSTITUTION: School of Psychology & Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, University of Wollongong - AU.

ABSTRACT of Research:
• Objective: The concept of Recovery has been generating significant interest in mental health contexts, as has the new behavioral change approach of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) within psychotherapy contexts. This study examines the role of psychological acceptance (PA) and experiential avoidance (EA), two core concepts of ACT, in the psychological recovery process of people with enduring mental illness.
• Methods: Forty-five published recovery narratives were analyzed seeking to investigate the frequency and role of EA and PA given by those narrating their recovery journey. Two case studies were used to illustrate how EA and PA occur within narratives and how their use may vary across different stages of psychological recovery.
• Results: Observing the frequency and role of PA in self-reported successful recovery in the publish narratives and its appearance in higher stages of recovery in the case studies, it can be seen a possible corroboration of data that lead to the idea that the prevalence of PA in a person’s recovery seemly correlates with positive developments in ones journey of recovery. Conversely EA is seen through its frequency and role in the publish narratives and case studies as possibly associated with failures when dealing with aspects of mental illness.
• Conclusions: This study showed preliminary data on PA and EA in the recovery process, however further quantitative research is required to support and validate the initial findings of this study.

(For more information on the research please be free to contact: Vinicius Siqueira at ssnezao@yahoo.com.br)

Vinicius Siqueira

Belgium & Netherlands (Dutch-speaking)

Belgium & Netherlands (Dutch-speaking)

ACBS BeNe: Belgian-Dutch Chapter of ACBS http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UttjmcrUczU/TNigpRpQnCI/AAAAAAAAAaA/12-hQq24rm0/s640/belgium%20image.JPG

Affiliated 2010

Click here to join the ACBS BeNe Chapter - Some chapters have additional requirements to join, in that case, you will be sent an email with more information.

Contact Information

Register and Learn here: www.acbsbene.com

Current board members & their terms:

Maaike Welfing Wittebrood, President 
Cunie Wolthers, Secretary 
Nelleke van Dam, Treasurer 
Larinda Bok, Board member 
Renate Reijns, Boardmember 

Mission/Objectives 

The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Belgium and The Netherlands so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being

Specifically, the organization shall:
 
  • Serve as a scientific and professional reference group for those in Belgium and The Netherlandswho identify themselves as scientists, students, or practitioners in disciplines which embrace the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science, or for the interested public.
  • Promote research and scholarship in Belgium and The Netherlands focused on the development of a coherent and progressive science of human action that is more adequate to the challenges of the human conditionthat will.
  • Identify and promote the development of useful basic principles, workable applied theories linked to these principles, effective applied technologies based on these theories, and successful means of training and disseminating these developments, guided by the best available scientific evidence; of effective prevention and intervention strategies.
  • Promote the development of a view of science that values a dynamic, ongoing interaction between its basic and applied elements, and between practical application and empirical knowledge;
  • Promote the development in Belgium and The Netherlands of a community of scholars, researchers, educators, and practitioners who will work in a collegial, open, self-critical, non-discriminatory, and mutually supportive way that is effective in producing valued outcomes and in exploring the additional implications of this work, and that emphasizes open and low cost methods of connecting with this work so as to keep the focus on benefit to others;
  • Advise political, legislative, and policy-making bodies with respect to matters pertaining to contextual behavioral science in Belgium and The Netherlands.
  • Organize and sponsor forums, conferences, newsletters, journals, websites, list serves and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization

Description of Membership

Members of the Association shall be ACBS members who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice in Belgium or the Netherlands. We apply value based dues.

Jacqueline A-Tjak

Belgium & Netherlands (Dutch-speaking) Chapter Information

Belgium & Netherlands (Dutch-speaking) Chapter Information

ACBS BeNe:  http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UttjmcrUczU/TNigpRpQnCI/AAAAAAAAAaA/12-hQq24rm0/s640/belgium%20image.JPGBelgisch Nederlandse ondervereniging van de ACBS

Opgericht in 2010

Contact Informatie

Registratie en informatie: www.acbsbene.com

Doelstelling 

De vereniging heeft ten doel het bevorderen van de wetenschappelijke en klinische praktijk van de contextuele gedragswetenschappen.

Meer specifiek richt de vereniging zich op:
 
  • Allen in Belgie en Nederland, die wetenschapper, student, of therapeut/coach of anderszinds professioneel bezig met gedragsverandering zijn en die geinteresseerd zijn in de principes en uitvoering van contextuele gedragswetenschap  en geinteresseerden;
  • Diegenen die in Belgie and Nederland wetenschapsbeoefening stimuleren met een focus op de ontwikkeling van coherent en progressief onderzoek naar menselijk gedrag volgens de principes van contextuele gedragswetenschap;
  • het identificeren en stimuleren van de ontwikkeling van nuttige basisprincipes, werkbare toegepaste theorieen die verbonden zijn met deze principes, effectieve toegepaste technieken gebaseerd op deze theorieen en succesvolle wijze van training en disseminatie van deze ontwikkelingen , geleid door de best mogelijk beschikbare wetenschappelijke evidentie; en van effectieve preventie en interventie strategieen;  
  • het stimuleren van een blik op wetenschap die waarde hecht aan een dynamische, doorlopende interactie tussen de basale en toegepaste elementen, en tussen praktische toepassing en empirische kennis;
  • het stimuleren van de otnwikkeling in Belgie en Netherland van een gemeenschap van wetenschappers, onderzoekers, opleiders en uitvoerders, die zullen samenwerken in een collegiale, open, zelf-kritische, niet discriminerende en wederzijds steunende wijze, die effectief is om waardevolle uitkomensten tot stand te brengen en in het exploreren van bijkomende implicaties van dit werk en dat de nadruk legt op open methoden met lage kosten om met dit werk verbonden te zijn, zodat een focus kan vastgehouden worden op het profijt van anderen;
  • het adviseren van openbare lichamen met betrekking tot contextuele gedragswetenschappen in Belgie en Netherland;
  • het organiseren en ondersteunen van forums, congressen, websites, discussiegroepen en andere dergelijke activiteiten ten behoeve van het bereiken van de doelen van de vereniging. 

Informatie voor leden

Mensen die geinteresseerd zijn in functioneel contextuele wetenschap en toepassing in Belgie en Nederland, RFT en ACT en die al lid zijn van de moedervereniging kunnen lid worden. Wij hanteren een waardegerichte contributie.

Met veel genoegen laten wij u weten dat de website van de Belgisch-Nederlandse ACT Vereniging, de ACBS BeNe geheel vernieuwd is. Helaas functioneerde de oude website niet zoals we dat graag wilden. De nieuwe website is veel gebruiksvriendelijker en we hopen dat het een plek wordt waar mensen met interesse in ACT elkaar kunnen vinden en kennis kunnen delen. De website heeft een nieuw adres gekregen: www.acbsbene.com. Hiermee laten we duidelijker zien dat de vereniging voor alle Nederlandstaligen is en betrekken wij onze Belgische collega's hopelijk meer.
Wie al lid was van de ACBS BeNe en was ingeschreven via de oude website (www.acbsbene.nl) moet zich opnieuw inschrijven op de nieuwe website. We hebben helaas geen gelegenheid om alle gegevens over te hevelen. De nieuwe website heeft immers ook meer functionaliteiten. We hebben zoveel mogelijk wensen en adviezen van leden overgenomen op de nieuwe website.
Wie geen lid (meer) is kunnen wij een mooi aanbod doen: men kan nu gratis lid worden tot 2013. Aan het begin van het nieuwe jaar zullen alle leden een verzoek ontvangen om het lidmaatschapsgeld over 2013 te betalen.
Bent u lid, dan nodigen wij u uit rond te kijken op de website en de mogelijkheden ervan te ontdekken. Zijn er zaken die u er graag op wilt, maar die er nog niet opstaan, dan kunt u deze zelf toevoegen (uw eigen profiel, cursusaanbod voor de agenda, een discussiestuk of therapiemateriaal), of een mail sturen via de website om suggesties door te geven.  Wij hopen met alle leden de website uit te bouwen tot een waardevol geheel.
 

Jacqueline A-Tjak

Branche Francophone - French-Speaking

Branche Francophone - French-Speaking

LA BRANCHE FRANCOPHONE DE l'ACBS (French-Speaking ACBS chapter)

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Association Francophone pour une Science Comportementale Contextuelle – Branche francophone de l’ACBS 

Affilié depuis 2011

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Chapter website: act-afscc.org

Youtube channel: AFSCC Therapie ACT RFT

Bonjour à toutes et à tous!

En juin 2011 nous avons créé une association francophone, branche de l'ACBS internationale et dédiée à la promotion et au développement de la thérapie d'acceptation et d'engagement, la théorie des cadres relationnels et plus généralement la science comportementale contextuelle en langue française.

LE MOT DU PRÉSIDENT

L'Association Francophone pour une Science Comportementale Contextuelle (AFSCC) est la branche francophone de l'Association for a  Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) dédiée à la promotion et au développement de la Thérapie d'acceptation et d'engagement (ACT; à prononcer comme « acte ») et de la Théorie des cadres relationnels (TCR) dans la francophonie. Récemment, avec la publication de plusieurs livres et articles en langue française, ACT a connu un essor considérable dans les pays francophones.

Plusieurs réalisent tout le potentiel de l'ACT et de la TCR en psychothérapie. Les membres de l'AFSCC proviennent de différents pays comme le Canada, la France, la Belgique, la Suisse, la Martinique. Ils viennent des divers horizons thérapeutiques. Certains sont des behavioristes radicaux ou des fervents de la thérapie cognitivo-comportementale, d'autres sont issus de courants orientaux (comme le bouddhisme) ou d'approches existentielles et humanistes.

Ils y coexistent avec des professions distinctes comme celles de psychologue, de psychothérapeute, de médecin, de psychiatre, d'infirmier, d'ergothérapeute, de nutritionniste, de travailleur social, de sexologue, de psychoéducateur et de coach.Tous partagent la même passion pour l'ACT dans leur pratique et comme philosophie de vie...

LES NOUVEAUTÉES AFSCC

pour suivre toutes nos actualités et événènements, retrouvez nous sur notre site : https://www.act-afscc.org/toute-lactualite

APPEL A COMMUNICATIONS 2023 :

L’AFSCC organise son Congrès annuel à Paris les vendredi 19 et samedi 20 janvier 2024.
Deux journées pour réunir les professionnel(le)s, chercheur(e)s et étudiant(e)s francophones autour des sciences comportementales, contextuelles et fonctionnelles dans un contexte convivial.

Les membres de l’AFSCC de tous les horizons sont invités à participer à ces journées et à présenter une communication sous forme de résultats de recherche, d’études de cas, d’atelier de formation ou de partage d’expériences.

L’objectif de l’AFSCC est de diffuser les thérapies issues des sciences comportementales, contextuelles et fonctionnelles (i.e., Thérapie d’Acceptation et d’Engagement, Pleine Conscience, Thérapie Centrée Compassion, Psychologie Positive...) ainsi que leur rationnel théorique (e.g., la Théorie des Cadres Relationnels) dans la francophonie. Toute communication dans ces champs retiendra notre attention et nous vous sollicitons pour venir animer un atelier ou une communication lors de ces 2 jours de travail ensemble. Le vendredi sera dédié aux ateliers et le samedi aux communications brèves (entre 30min et 1h)
Vous trouverez ci-dessous le formulaire afin de soumettre votre candidature. Si vous souhaitez faire une communication lors de nos journées, il est nécessaire de nous renvoyer ce formulaire avant le 01/07//2023 à l’adresse suivante : info@act-afscc.org. Une réponse sera envoyée au mois de septembre 2023.

Amicalement,
Le conseil d’administration de l’AFSCC
 

Les années précédentes :

L’année 2022 était la 10ème année de l’AFSCC.Nous voilà a la dixième année de l’association depuis sa création en 2012 !
Nous avons eu un très beau programme en ligne durant l’année 2022 : les soirées des jeudis de l’AFSCC qui ont rencontrées un vrai succès et nous en sommes ravis.
Nous avons eu la chance d’accueillir :

  • Matthieu Villatte : Théorie des cadres relationnels
  • Pascale Senk : Haiku : l’art de l’essentiel
  • Matthieu Villatte : Théroie des cadres relationnels. Partie 2 application clinique
  • Nicolas Kazmareck : Nouveau regarde sur les valeurs : apport de la théorie de l’auto-détermination
  • Deborah d’Hhostingue et Christine Jausions-Cheymol : ACT avec les jeunes: le modèle DNA-v
  • Caroline Théau-Ethève : ACT et croissance post-traumatique
  • Frédéric Dionne : « ACT et douleur »

Soit + de 330 participants aux soirées conférences/ateliers de l’AFSCC
Toutes les soirées ont été enregistrées et se trouvent sur le site de l’AFSCC . En tant qu’adhérent de l’association vous avez le privilège de les revoir dans votre espace personnel.

L’année 2021 est la Neuvième de notre association depuis sa création en 2012
Une année marquée par une situation sanitaire difficile qui se poursuit et nous oblige à faire preuve de patience.
Nous avons poursuivi les soirées du jeudi de l’AFSCC, soirée en ligne animées par des personnes enthousiastes, motivées et généreuses
Nous avons eu la chance d’accueillir :

  • Isabelle leboeuf : « Activer la compassion pour soi et en thérapie »
  • Olivier Lefèbvre : «La taxonomie dimensionnelle hiérarchique des maladies
  • mentales et ses rapports avec la psychologie contextuelle »
  • Thomas Langlois : « ACT et hallucinations auditives »
  • Fabian Battistoni : « Utilisation dynamique de l’Acceptation et des valeurs »
  • Alexis Vancappel : « La dissociation sour le prisme des théories de la 3eme vague »
  • Frédéric Dionne : « Déjouer la procrastination pour réussir et survivre à vos
  • études »

Les soirées ont été enregistrées et en tant qu’adhérents vous pourrez retrouver les replays dans votre espace personnel sur le site de l’association.

 

VISITER LE SITE WEB AFSCC ET DEVENEZ MEMBRE : https://act-afscc.org

Vous aurez accès aux soirées mensuelles gratuitement, de prix spéciaux sur nos événements et une communauté de professionnels avec qui partager des temps conviviaux :)

 

CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AFSCC 2024-2025

Adresse administrative : 544 le logis neuf, 38780 Estrablin, FRANCE 

Présidente : Martial Bouladou

Vis-Présidente : Guillaume David

Trésorière : Suzanne Archawski

Secrétaire : Morgane Osmond

Membre ordinaire: Aude-Sophie Cagnet et Naima Boulet Marcoux

Représentant étudiant: Nais Favre

 

Anciens membres du CA:

Sabrina Palumbo-gassner (2022)

Yannick Descharmes (France) Président 2020

Cécile Magne (France) Trésorière 2020

Nicolas Kaczmarek (France) 2020-2022

Christophe Cazauvieilh (France) Vice-Président (2014-2015)

Jean-Christophe Seznec (France) Président (2014-2015)

Francis Lemay (Québec) représentant étudiant (2012-2014)

Benjamin Schoendorff (Québec et France) Vice-président, (2011-2012), Président (2012-2013), Vice-président (2013-2014)

Egide Altenloh (Belgique) Vice-président, Président (2013-2014)

Jean-Michel Vincent (France) Membre ordinaire (2011-2014)

David Vandenbosch (Belgique) secrétaire et trésorier (2012-2014)

Jean-Louis Monestès PhD (France) : Président juin-septembre 2011

Matthieu Villatte PhD: membre ordinaire du CA juin-septembre 2011

 

MISSION ET OBJECTIFS DE l'AFSCC (cliquez pour les lire)

 

Organisation des pages françaises du site ACBS

Pour contribuer aux pages francophones du site, écrivez-nous.

ADHÉREZ À L'AFSCC

Pour rejoindre l'AFSCC suivez ce lien : https://www.act-afscc.org/

Click here for info in English

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Journée d'AFSCC à Paris 2013

Journée d'AFSCC à Paris 2013

Documents et power poinds de la journée 

Jana Grand

Journées AFSCC 2016 - Bruxelles

Journées AFSCC 2016 - Bruxelles

Cette année 2016, AFSCC organise ses journées de l'association à Bruxelles les 14-15-16 octobre 2016. 

Notre invité spécial de cette année est Kelly Wilson qui animera un atelier de deux jours sur la thématique du soin personnel et l'autocompassion qui precéde la journée d'échanges sur les pratiques. 

Pour participer à cet évenement, ne tardez pas inscrivez vous. Le flyer et le programme plus detaillé sont en pièces jointes. 

Bureau de l'AFSCC. 

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Mission et objectifs de l'AFSCC

Mission et objectifs de l'AFSCC

Le but de l’association est d’œuvrer au développement d’une science comportementale et cognitive contextuelle et fonctionnelle et à son application dans les régions francophones dans le but de promouvoir le bien être et la santé mentale.
Spécifiquement, l’association oeuvre pour:

1. Servir de groupe professionnel et scientifique de référence pour les personnes des régions et des pays francophones qui se reconnaissent en tant que scientifiques, étudiants, ou praticiens de disciplines qui reposent sur les principes et les pratiques de la science comportementale contextuelle, ou pour tout membre du public intéressé par cette science.
2. Promouvoir, dans les régions francophones, la recherche et les connaissances centrés sur le développement d’une science cohérente et progressive de l’action humaine qui soit mieux adaptée aux défis futurs de la condition humaine.
3. Identifier et promouvoir le développement de principes fondamentaux utiles, de théories appliquées et fonctionnelles liées à ces principes, de technologies appliquées efficaces basées sur ces théories, et de moyens d’enseignement et de diffusion efficaces de ces développements guidés par les meilleures preuves scientifiques disponibles ; ainsi que de stratégies efficaces de prévention et d’intervention.
4. Promouvoir le développement d’une approche de la science qui attache de la valeur à l’interaction dynamique et continue entre ses éléments fondamentaux et appliqués, et entre l’application pratique et la connaissance empirique.
5. Promouvoir, dans les régions francophones, le développement d’une communauté d’universitaires, de chercheurs, d’enseignants et de praticiens travaillant de manière collégiale, ouverte, autocritique, sans discrimination et en se soutenant mutuellement afin d’être efficaces dans la réalisation d’objectifs valorisés, l’exploration des applications supplémentaires découlant de ce travail, et privilégiant les méthodes ouvertes et les moins couteuses afin d’en garantir un bénéfice pour tous.
6. Conseiller les responsables politiques, législatifs et exécutifs sur les questions liées à la science contextuelle comportementale dans les pays et les régions francophones.
7. Organiser et soutenir des forums, des conférences, des lettres d’informations, des revues, des sites internet, des listes de diffusion et d’autres activités pour l’accomplissement des objectifs de l’association.
 

benjamin schoendorff

Premières journées francophones de science comportementale contextuelle Montréal et Paris 2012

Premières journées francophones de science comportementale contextuelle Montréal et Paris 2012

 

Les premières journées francophones de science comportementale contextuelles vont se dérouler à Paris et Montréal à la rentrée 2012. En tout, c’est plus de 20 présentations et mini-ateliers qui vous seront présentés au cours de ces deux journées.
Ces premières rencontres francophones marquent un moment important dans l’essor de psychologie contextuelle dans le monde francophone et nous espérons qu’elles seront à l’origine d’une longue série de telles rencontres.
Au-delà du contenu des présentations — dont la diversité atteste de la richesse et de l’étendue de la science comportementale contextuelle — ces journées sont une opportunité de réunir toutes les personnes qui travaillent, étudient et recherchent divers aspects de la psychologie contextuelle. Nous espérons vous y rencontrer nombreux.

Frédérick Dionne PhD. Président 2011-2012
Benjamin Schoendorff, MSc président 201-2013

Vous pouvez télécharger les bulletins d'incription pour ces journées ci-dessous (à condition d'être membre ACBS et 'logged in'. Pour télécharger un bulletin d'inscription sans être membre ACBS, cliquez ici). Pour les journées de Montréal, vous pouvez retourner votre bulletin d'inscription au 341 de Ramsay, Mont-Saint-Hilaire J3H 2W4.

PREMIÈRES JOURNÉES FRANCOPHONES DE SCIENCE COMPORTEMENTALE CONTEXTUELLE, UQAM, MONTRÉAL, SAMEDI 10 NOVEMBRE 2012

PROGRAMME DE LA JOURNÉE DE MONTRÉAL

9 :00 -9 :15 Ouverture — Benjamin Schoendorff et Frédérick Dionne
9 :15 - 9 :35 La présence attentive en milieu de travail, Simon Grégoire
9 :35 – 9 :55 Utilisation de l’ACT auprès de populations ayant perdu leur emploi, Julie Ménard
9 :55 - 10 :15 Un pas vers l’acceptation avec une jambe qui souffre, Sylvain Bédard
10:15 – 10 :45 ACT, FAP et trouble de la personnalité, étude de cas, Marie-France Bolduc
10 :45 - 11 :15 Pause
11 :15 - 11 :45 L’espoir est-il un renforçateur? Pierre Cousineau
11 :45 - 12 :15 ACT et activation comportementale, Sébastien Hogue et Frédérick Dionne
12 :15 – 12 :45 ACT et TOC, Benjamin Schoendorff
12:45 - 13:00 Clôture, Benjamin Schoendorff


PROGRAMME DÉTAILLÉ :

Les bienfaits de la présence attentive en milieu de travail. Simon Grégoire (Montréal). Récemment, certaines initiatives novatrices ont été proposées à l’intérieur des organisations afin d’aider les employés à développer leur présence attentive, soit l’un des six leviers d’intervention que l’on retrouve au sein de la thérapie d’acceptation et d’engagement. Dans le cadre de cette présentation, les résultats d’une étude menée au printemps dernier à l’intérieur d’une institution financière québécoise seront brièvement exposés. De nature quasi expérimentale, cette étude visait à évaluer l’impact d’un programme de méditation sur divers indicateurs individuels (par exemple, la détresse psychologique des employés) et organisationnels (par exemple, la satisfaction de la clientèle).

Utilisation de l’ACT auprès de populations ayant perdu leur emploi. Julie Ménard (Montréal). Les personnes ayant perdu leur emploi font face à de nombreux défis. Un groupe de travailleurs ayant récemment perdu leur emploi suite à une mise à pied ou une restructuration ont été invités à participer à des ateliers ACT complémentaires à leur démarche de transition de carrière dans une firme de psychologie du travail. Trois groupes ont participé à deux ateliers de trois heures, suivis d'une séance de rappel et de suivi trois mois plus tard (Bond & Bunce, 2000). Les participants ont complété des questionnaires mesurant la flexibilité psychologique, (AAQ-II, Bond et al., 2011), leur détresse psychologique (PSI, Ilfeld, 1976), leur vitalité (SV, Ryan & Frederick, 1997) et leurs actions engagées (Monestes & Vilatte, 2011) et ce, avant les ateliers et lors du suivi deux mois plus tard. Leurs réponses ont été comparées à celles d'un groupe témoin faisant appel au même service, sans atelier. Je vous présenterai les résultats préliminaires de notre étude, ainsi que mes observations quant à la viabilité d'une telle démarche auprès des travailleurs ayant perdu leur emploi.

Un pas vers l’acceptation avec une jambe qui souffre. Sylvain Bédard (Montréal) Il s’agit de la présentation du cas d’un jeune homme souffrant d’une algodystrophie réflexe à la jambe qui a été suivi par une équipe de réadaptation avec peu de résultats sur le plan physique, et qui a nécessité un suivi en psychologie en raison de la détérioration de son fonctionnement au quotidien. L’introduction de modalités thérapeutiques inspirées de ACT a marqué un tournant pour cette personne et lui a permis de réinvestir des activités qui avaient de la valeur pour lui.

ACT, FAP et trouble de la personnalité. Marie-France Bolduc (Montréal). Les troubles de l’Axe II, en particulier le trouble de la personnalité borderline, présentent des défis particuliers. Cette étude de cas illustrera comment combiner la focalisation sur la relation thérapeutique selon les principes de la thérapie basée sur l’analyse fonctionnelle (FAP) permet de renforcer la thérapie ACT d’un de ces troubles.

L’espoir peut-il être considéré comme un renforcement ? Pierre Cousineau (Montréal). La tradition comportementale a tenté d’éviter l’utilisation de termes référant à des concepts qui ne peuvent être observés directement. Le concept de besoins est l’un de ces termes qu’on préfère ne pas utiliser. Nous pensons que les termes renforcements primaires et besoins sont les deux côtés de la même médaille : l’un réfère à un comportement observable, l’autre à une expérience subjective.
Pourquoi s’embêter avec un concept comme celui des besoins ? Nous pensons qu’il ajoute des outils à la prévision et à la modification du comportement. Les personnes que l’on qualifie de troubles de la personnalité répondent souvent à des renforcements étranges. Elles semblent persister dans des comportements maintenus par des renforcements qui semblent des punitions. Ces apparentes punitions sont-elles en fait des renforcements, par exemple recevoir de l’attention lorsqu’on est frappé ? Peut-être que l’espoir d’un éventuel changement du comportement de l’autre est le renforcement et que le besoin d’attachement est l’élément fondamental de cette équation.

L’ACT et la Thérapie d’activation comportementale : similarités et divergences. Jean-Sébastien Hogue et Frédérick Dionne (Québec). a Thérapie d’acceptation et d’engagement (ACT) et la Thérapie d’activation comportementale sont deux modèles thérapeutiques très riches et efficaces sur le plan thérapeutique. Ces modèles présentent plusieurs caractéristiques communes et s’intéressent à différents degrés à des processus tels l’acceptation, l’action, la prise de distance face aux pensées, les valeurs, etc. Cet atelier contraste ces deux modèles tant sur les plans théoriques que pratiques tout en suggérant des contextes ou il peut être plus approprié d’utiliser un modèle sur l’autre.

ACT et TOC : Protocole et programme de recherche. Benjamin Schoendorff (Montréal). L’ACT vient d’être reconnue par l’APA comme traitement soutenu par des preuves pour le trouble obsessionnel compulsif (niveau de soutien modéré). Dans cette communication, je présenterai nos recherches en cours autour de l’ACT et du TOC et des processus de changement dans le TOC, ainsi qu’un protocole de traitement utilisé dans la prise en charge du TOC par l’ACT.

PREMIÈRES JOURNÉES FRANCOPHONES DE SCIENCE COMPORTEMENTALE CONTEXTUELLE ESPACE REILLE, PARIS, 6 OCTOBRE 2012

PROGRAMME DE LA JOURNÉE DE PARIS

9 :00 -9 :30 Ouverture — mot du président, Benjamin Schoendorff
9 :30 - 10 :30 Mini-atelier 1 Arrêter de lutter avec la nourriture avec ACT, Jana Grand et Dr Anne Chablis
9 :30 - 10 :00 P1. ACTion et dissociation post-traumatique, Dr Isabelle Kallert
10 :00 - 10 :30 M1. ACT et tics, Benjamin Schoendorff
10 :30 - 11 :00 Pause
11 :00 - 11 :30 M2. TOC en groupe, Arnault, Detournay, Peyre & Demenois
11 :00 - 12 :30 Symposium ACT et nutrition - ACT et maladies nutritionnelles, Florian Saffer, - ACT et pratique de médecin nutritionniste, Dr Nicole Karsenti
11 :30 - 12 :00 M3. Acceptation et thérapie de couple, François Allard
12 :00 - 12 :30 M4. De l’hypnothérapie à l’ACT, Dr Patrice Kervinio
12 :30 - 14 :00 Déjeuner
14 :00 - 15 :00 Mini-atelier 2. Contextualisme fonctionnel et Théorie des cadres relationnels, Jana Grand et Dr Jean-Michel Vincent
14 :00 - 15 :00 Mini-atelier 3. Techniques de clown dans le travail ACT, Dr Jean-Christophe Seznec
15 :00 - 15 :30 Pause
15 :30 - 16 :30 Mini-atelier 4. ACT et compassion, Egide Altenloh
16 :00 - 16 :30 M5. Autour des sens et de l’instant présent, Dr Patrice Kervinio
à partir de 17 :00 Cocktail dans un bar du quartier


PROGRAMME DÉTAILLÉ :

Quatre Mini-ateliers d’une heure vous permettront d’affuter vos habiletés cliniques.

Mini-atelier 1 : ACT et TCA Retrouvez la liberté en vous, Jana Grand (Lyon) et Dr Anne Chablis (Paris). Ce mini atelier consacré aux troubles du comportement alimentaire présentera l'approche ACT comme modèle qui entraîne une plus grand flexibilité psychologique et comportementale face aux émotions, aux pensées difficiles et aux habitudes alimentaires contraignantes. A l'aide de la Matrice nous présenterons et conceptualiserons un cas clinique. Le travail proposé suivra deux axes: 1) travail avec les obstacles émotionnels et cognitifs (défusion, acceptation, prise des perspectives ; 2) élargissement du comportement dans le contexte alimentaire et la vie plus large (action valeurs). L’atelier sera illustré de vignettes cliniques et de jeux de rôles interactifs.

Mini-atelier 2 : Contextualisme fonctionnel, Théorie des Cadres Relationnels et Matrice. Jana Grand (Lyon) & Dr Jean-Michel Vincent (Besançon). Ce mini-atelier présentera dans un premier temps le contextualisme fonctionnel et la théorie des cadres relationnels à travers la matrice. Dans un deuxième temps, nous présenterons des jeux de rôles cliniques autour de la matrice en interaction avec les participants à l’atelier.
 


Mini-atelier 3 : Techniques de clown dans le travail ACT. Dr Jean-Christophe Seznec (Paris). Travailler à partir des techniques de clown permet de s'inscrire dans le présent à 500%. Dans cette approche on travaille l'à propos, la capacité de trouver la parole ou le geste juste qui, dans l'instant, nous maintient au contact de ce qui est important. L'à propos se nourrit de notre intelligence émotionnelle. Notre cerveau, machine à penser, est trop lent. Le temps d'observer, d'analyser, d'évaluer et de choisir, c'est trop tard! Les techniques de clown en psychothérapie aident à redescendre dans le corps et le présent lorsque l’on est bloqué dans sa tête et la crainte d'un futur imaginaire. En cela, elles sont de proches parentes des techniques expérientielles ACT.


Mini-atelier 4 : ACT et compassion pour soi, Egide Altenloh (Bruxelles). Cet atelier présentera la compassion pour soi : concept, données, instruments de mesure et intérêt thérapeutique. Dans une deuxième partie, l’atelier offrira une approche expérientielle et clinique de la compassion pour soi, avec des opportunités de pratiquer la compassion pour soi.

Série M - Méthodes de prise en charge : Ces communications de 30 minutes éclairent différentes manières d’intégrer l’ACT à sa pratique clinique ou à certaines populations spécifiques.

M1. ACT et tics. Benjamin Schoendorff (Montréal). Une nouvelle prise en charge empiriquement validée des désordres d’habitudes (tics, trichotillomanie, oncophagie, dermatillomanie) propose de réduire la tension dans les groupes musculaires impliqués dans ces troubles. Une partie centrale du traitement vise à apprendre à discriminer tension et relâchement des muscles ainsi que les caractéristiques des situations dans lesquelles l’habitude est engagée. Je montrerai comment l’ACT, comprise sous l’angle de l’entrainement de discriminations fonctionnelles, se marie parfaitement à cette approche et peut permettre d’approfondir le travail et d’en pérenniser les gains.

M2. Psychothérapie cognitive et comportementale en groupe d’une patiente présentant un TOC. Dr Manuela Arnault, Marie-Carmel Detournay, Dr Hugo Peyre, Alizée Demenois (Paris). Les modèles comportementaux du TOC ont permis le développement de thérapies efficaces par l’exposition avec prévention de la réponse (EPR). Dans les modèles cognitifs des TOC, la lutte contre les pensées intrusives occupe une place centrale dans le développement et le maintien du trouble. La conceptualisation de l’action selon ACT permet de valoriser l’EPR. Il ne s’agit pas de proposer de simples expositions à ses peurs mais d’agir dans le sens de ses valeurs malgré la peur. De plus, le modèle ACT correspond bien au modèle cognitif du développement et du maintien des obsessions. Nous décrirons le cas d’une patiente présentant un TOC associé à un perfectionnisme dysfonctionnel, prise en charge en TCC/ACT de groupe et dont l’évolution clinique a été favorable.

M3. L’Acceptation de l’Autre comme Processus de Changement dans les interactions dyadiques en Thérapie Intégrative de Couple. François Allard (Paris). En thérapie de couple comportementale intégrée (IBCT), la technique du langage de l’acceptation de l’autre cible les conditions des contingences naturelles de changement. Verbalement on va changer la fonction d’un stimulus discriminatif aversif, le partenaire, en le reliant à des stimuli plus attractifs : dévoilement de soi, intimité. Cet atelier présentera comment l’acceptation de l’autre constitue un processus central en IBCT.

M4. De l’hypnothérapie à l’ACT ou de l’hypnothérapie dans l’ACT. Dr Patrice Kervinio (Paris). Il est classique de reconnaitre dans la thérapie ACT des éléments que nous utilisons dans les psychothérapies. Pour une hypnothérapeute la première pensée pourrait être « mais c’est de l’hypnose ! ». Nous avons déjà entendu les enfants qui ont l’expérience de thérapies traditionnelles nous dire « Ah c’est ça l’hypnose ! Nous on fait déjà ça chez nous ! ». Et après…

M5. Quelques petites variations autour des sens et de l’instant présent. Dr Patrice Kervinio (Paris). Du grain de raisin en pleine conscience à diverses confiseries :
Grains de praline et Violette de grâce. Ou comment aller de l’instant présent à l’expérience sensorielle de « permettre admettre ». Des sons et des vibrations. Des timbales au Gong agrémenté d’histoire simple. De l’attrape-doigts au modèle pro.

Symposium ACT et nutrition. Ce symposium, présidé par Jana Grand (Lyon) et avec le Dr Anne Chablis (Marseille) en discussante, sera l’occasion d’une discussion sur l’apport de l’ACT dans la prise en charge des troubles du comportement alimentaire.

1. Médecin nutritionniste et ACT : ma pratique clinique au cabinet. Dr Nicole Karsenti (Montpellier). Pour les patients en obésité, souvent associée à un syndrome métabolique, à des troubles des conduites alimentaires, l’abord nutritionnel ne suffit pas dans le suivi de ces pathologies chroniques. Voici comment j’intègre nutrition et ACT.

2. ACT et maladies nutritionnelles. Florian Saffer (Lyon). Les maladies métaboliques chroniques comme le diabète induisent des émotions multiples
(culpabilité, anxiété, colère…). Ces émotions sont des puissants freins au changement dans la mesure où elles induisent des comportements de lutte (restriction, résignation…) éloignant le patient d’une santé optimale. L’utilisation de la matrice est dans ce cas une aide précieuse.

Série P - Partage d’expérience clinique :

P1. ACTion et dissociation post-traumatique. Dr Isabelle Kallert (Montpellier). Un viol 13 ans plus tôt. Sensation de vie bloquée, symptômes clairs de PTSD, elle coterait aussi pour un trouble de la personnalité Borderline. La lecture des symptômes comme réponse au trauma à travers le cadre d'ACT permet une alliance rapide. Un livre, 6 consultations, 10 semaines, une vie métamorphosée.

P2. Comment j’utilise l’ACT « en clandestin » en tant que sophrologue et formatrice, Louise Boyer (Paris). Comment j’utilise les outils de la thérapie ACT (acceptation, pleine conscience, valeurs…) en complément de la sophrologie :
• En échange pré et post vécu de la séance de sophrologie individuelle et collective.
• En accompagnement dans les formations sur la gestion du stress gestion du temps, prise de parole en public.

Vous pouvez télécharger les bulletins d'incription pour ces journées ci-dessous (à condition d'être membre ACBS et 'logged in'. Pour télécharger un bulletin d'inscription sans être membre ACBS, cliquez ici)
 


 


 

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Documents de la journée de Montréal

Documents de la journée de Montréal

Vous toruverez ci-dessous des pdfs des présentations de la journée de Montréal qui s'est tenue en présence de près de 50 personnes à l'UQAM le samedi 10 novembre 2012. VOus devez être membre et 'logged in' pour pouvoir voir et télécharger ces documents.

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Documents de la journée de Paris

Documents de la journée de Paris

Vous trouverez ci-dessous les présentations de la journée AFSCC du 6 octobre 2012 à Paris en format pdf.

Vous devez être membre de l'ACBS et être connecté ("Log in" en haut à droite) pour voir ces documents et pouvoir les télécharger.

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Brazil

Brazil

ACBS Brazil: Brazilian Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2017

Click here to join the Brazil Chapter - Some chapters have additional requirements to join, in that case, you will be sent an email with more information.

Contact Information

Erika Leonardo de Souza - acbsbrasil@gmail.com

Brazil Chapter Website

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Join the Brazil Chapter Facebook group

Instagram @acbsbrasil

Chapter Officers

President-Elect: Raul Vaz Manzione
President: Erika Leonardo de Souza
Past President: Alan Pogrebinschi
Treasurer: Márcio Barbosa
Members-at-Large: João Martins, Samara Lopes and Ana Katarine

Student Representative: Italo Luiz Ferreira de Lima

Geographic Boundaries of the Chapter

Brazilian or Portuguese speaking people who may be interested in joining the Chapter.

Mission/Objectives

The mission of ACBS Brazil is to facilitate and develop the Contextual Sciences in Brazil. Our first initiatives are:
- bring together professionals in a network;
- centralize and organize the production of material in Portuguese;
- list courses, study groups and trainings.
These initial objectives are intended to bring together interested people and facilitate the study and development of the Contextual Sciences in Brazil.
We believe that Contextual Sciences can improve the way we deal with human suffering and promote transformations toward living with more vitality and meaning.

Chapter Activities

- Annual Conference
- Chapter Special Interest Groups
- Chapter Website with resources in Portuguese
- Facebook and Twitter

 

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Brazil Chapter - SIGs

Brazil Chapter - SIGs

The Brazil Chapter has chapter level special interest groups.

SIG-CAF

SIG-Mulheres na ACBS

Community

China

China

Association for Contextual Behavioral Science: China Chapter

Affiliated 2014

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Contact Information

Xiaoyu Bai, Ph.D. - Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Science; Beijing, China

Geographic (or language) Boundaries of the Chapter

People's Republic of China

Chapter Officers 

(2022,Jan ~ 2024,Jan)

President: Prof. Shuanghu Fang
President -elect: Prof. Yan Zong
Past President: Prof. Zhuohong Zhu
Vice-Presidents: Prof. Siguang Chen, Prof. Maorong Hu, Prof.Xingying Li, Prof. ShousenXu
Secretary-General: Dr. Qi Zhang
Deputy secretary-general: Dr. Hui Cao, Dr. Xaioyu Bai
Secretaries: Jing Cao,Yue Chen, Dr.Tao Tu , Fenfen Wang, Xun Wang, Dr.Zhifeng Zhang
Chairman of Supervisors: Prof. Xiaomei Li
Deputy Supervisors: Prof. Liu Jun'e, Prof. Mai Yanhua,Prof. Zhang Benshing
Supervisors: Guo Wenyu, Dr. Yang Lei, Zhang Xuelin
Standing Board Members (37 in alphabetical order by surname):
Xiaoyu Bai, Hui Cao, Xue Jan, Jing Chen,Siguang Chen, Dongyan Ding, Zhuhui Deng,Shuanghu Fang, Zhiqing Gao, Lulu Ge, Jing Han, Shanshan Han, Xianzhong Hao, Caixia Hou,Yu Huang, Maorong Hu,Weidong Ji, Xingying Li, Jian Liu, Xiqing Liu, Min Lu, Houzhu Luo, Zhihong Ren, Junyan Shi, Guangxiao Tian,Tao Tu , Zhen Wei, Shousen Xu, Xianghua Xu,Yingmei Xu,Chi Zhang, Chunqing Zhang, Benshing Zhang, Ruisheng Zhang,Zhifeng Zhang,Zhuohong Zhu,Yan Zong  

Mission/Objectives

The Association may engage in activities designed to accomplish its purposes, including:

  • Email listserv for members to join
  • Peer consultation groups, peer and student supervision, communicating referrals
  • Providing workshops and presentations, translating English publications to Chinese and vice versa
  • Publishing Chinese publications (books, journals, training materials, online-publications, etc.) to introduce contextual behavior science and practices organizing taskforces to contribute to local/global ACBS SIGs
  • Communicating on Chapter Website and Listserv
  • Hosting domestic and international conferences
  • Providing contextual behavioral therapies and presentations to ACBS China Chapter members and citizens at large
  • May provide for the formation and dissolution of any core activities within the Association
  • Association may hold periodic meetings for the transaction of business and presentations regarding developments in contextual behavioral science, application, and the advancement of human welfare
  • Association may promote and provide research opportunities to world-wide practitioners, researchers, and scholars for the cross-cultural contextual behavioral therapies

Chapter Activities

The 3rd Annual China Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Summit is Coming Soon !

The China Chapter of Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (CACBS) will host the 3rd China Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Summit online from January 15th to 16th, 2022. The core theme of this year’s Summit is “Changing Lives Through Action”. ACT experts and practitioners from China and overseas, including Steven C. Hayes, Russ Harris (the author of ACT Made Simple) and Louis Hayes (the founder of the DNA-V model for adolescents), have been invited to deliver theme reports, academic and applicational research results, and workshops to Chinese ACT enthusiasts.

Before the Summit, Richard Bennett and Joe Oliver, the two authors of 100 Key Points and Techniques of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), as well as Professor Zhuohong Zhu, the chairman of CACBS, will co-run a workshop named “ACT: 100 Key Points and Techniques” before the summit, i.e., from January 13th to 14th, 2022.
“ACT: 100 Key Points and Techniques” Online Workshop

Richard Bennett and Joe Oliver, the authors of 100 Key Points and Techniques of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), as well as Professor Zhuohong Zhu, the incumbent chairman of CACBS and the first person who introduced ACT into China, will co-run a workshop named “ACT: 100 Key Points and Techniques” from January 13th to 14th, 2022 right before the 3rd Annual China Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Summit.

1.Why running this workshop?

Since the publication of Professor Hayes' first book about ACT 20 years ago, ACT has been offering psychotherapists a new perspective, many methods and tools to solve psychological problems. However, ACT may puzzle some beginners as certain concepts of ACT seem to be obscure. The book of ACT: 100 key Points and Techniques published this year just filled this gap.

The founder of ACT, Professor Hayes himself said, " I’ve read a lot of beginning ACT books… in my opinion this is the best. It’s simple and yet comprehensive… Even experienced ACT people will find it a great refresher."

In the book, Richard Bennett and Joe Oliver used a very novel way to interpret ACT, that is, using "head, hands and heart" to respectively represent the ACT theory, method and practical application. and creatively designed this interactive and fascinating workshop around these three parts. The workshop aims to provide an overview of ACT latest methods and present solutions to various problems a practitioner may encounter on ACT theory and in practice. And the co-speaker, Professor Zhu, will also interpret the 100 key points and techniques within the context of the development of ACT in China, which may help participants to better grasp the essence of this workshop.

2. Highlights of this workshop

The workshop will adopt an interactive format and demonstrate ACT counseling skills on the spot and be telecast live to participants all over the country. The participants are also allowed to revisit the contents of this workshop within one month after its completion.

3. Agenda of this workshop

Day One (January 13th, 2022)
Time Speaker Contents
14: 30-18: 30 Richard Bennett and Joe Oliver 1.The "head" of ACT - philosophy and theory
2.The "hands" of ACT- technique and practice
19: 30-21: 30 Zhuohong Zhu Understanding 100 key points and techniques of ACT within the context of Chinese culture (Part I)
Day Two (January 14th, 2022)
14: 30-18: 30 Richard Bennett and Joe Oliver 1.The "heart" of ACT - context, strategy and process
2.Interaction: technique demonstration and Q&A
19: 30-21: 30 Zhuohong Zhu Understanding 100 key points and techniques of ACT within the context of Chinese culture (Part II)
 

4. The agenda of the Summit is as follows:

Day One (January 15th, 2022)
Time Speaker Activity Subject
9: 00-9: 15 / Opening ceremony /
9: 15-9: 30 Steven C. Hayes, Russ Harris, Louis Hayes, Richard Bennett, Joe Oliver, and Lisa Coyne Greetings from ACT experts /
9: 30-10: 10 Steven C. Hayes and Lisa Coyne Theme report Dialogue on the research strategy of contextual behavioral science
10: 10-10: 20 Break
10: 20-10: 45 Zhuohong Zhu Theme report The development of contextual behavioral science in China
10: 45-11: 10 Shuanghu Fang ACT intervention for hoarding behavior of college students and the underlying mechanism
11: 10-11: 35 Zhihong Ren Effect and mechanism of ACT on improving mental health
11: 35-12: 00 Shousen Xu Application and practice of ACT in assisting the Chinese Skeleton Racing Team to prepare for the Winter Olympic Games
12: 00-13: 30 Lunch
13: 30-13: 45 Jian Liu Theme reports on ACT’s clinical practice Clinical practice of ACT group training for obsessive compulsive disorder
13: 45-14: 00 Qingchun Zhang The application of ACT in Chinese accomplished athletes
14: 00-14: 15 Yan Zong ACT conceptualized-self clinical technology from the perspective of self-narrative style
14: 15-14: 30 Xiucheng Tang ACT intervention for bipolar disorder
14: 30-14: 45 Xuelin Zhang Application of ACT on chronic heart failure patients and their family members
14: 45-15: 00 Jing Han Study on the effects of ACT group intervention
15: 00-15: 10 Break
15: 10-15: 25 Shanshan Han Theme reports on ACT and children and adolescents Application of DNA-V in adolescents
15: 25-15: 40 Weidong Ji Application of ACT in NSSI for children and adolescents;
15: 40-15: 55 Lijie Liu Adolescents' psychological flexibility and non-suicidal self-injury behavior
15: 55-16: 10 Hui Cao Parental psychological flexibility: parenting from the perspective of ACT
16: 10-16: 25 Bin Yuan Psychological intervention on the parents with autism children
16: 25-16: 35 Break
16: 35-16: 50 Zhiqing Gao Theme reports on ACT’s other research "Think through and be able to do": the application of ACT in sport psychological counseling
16: 50-17: 05 Lulu Ge Applicational research on improving psychological flexibility of the people’s police
17: 05-17: 20 Yiyi Wang Effect of ACT on physical exercise behavior of bilingual international students
17: 20-17: 35 Junyan Shi Process-based cognitive behavioral therapy
19: 30-20: 30 Election of the new CACBS Chairman (closing door)
Day Two (January 16th, 2022)
Time Speaker Activity Subject
9: 00-10: 00 Houyuan Luo Workshop The practice of ACT case conceptualization
10: 00-11: 00 Zhuohong Zhu Single counseling model: introduction, elucidation, transition and closing 

Past Workshops:

2014/03/15 – 16, Beijing, China, 2-day entry level ACT therapy workshop, (Teacher, Dr. Zhu zhuohong)
2014/06/21 – 22, Beijing, China, 2-day mid-level ACT therapy workshop, (Teacher, Dr. Li Yan)
2014/09/20 – 23, Beijing, China, 4-day entry-mid level ACT therapy workshop, (Teacher, Dr. Robyn Walser; Interpreter, Frank Xu)

2015/09/09-10,lanzhou,China,2-day entry level ACT workshop(Teacher,Dr.Zhu zhuohong)

2015/09/17-20,Kaifeng,China,4-day entry level ACT workshop(Teacher,Dr.Zhu zhuohong)

2015/10/10-11,Chengdu,China,2-day entry level ACT workshop(Teacher,Dr.Zhu zhuohong)

2015/10/16-18,Zhongshan,China,3-day ACT workshop (Teacher,Dr,Zhu zhuohong)

2015/10/20-24,Shanghai,China,5-day ACT workshop(Teacher,Dr. Zhu zhuohong)

2015/10/30-31,Hangzhou,China,5-day ACT workshop(Teacher,Dr.Zhu zhuohong)

2015/11/10,Psychology department,Tsinghua University,Beijing,China,ACT workshop(Teacher,Dr.Zhu zhuohong)

2015/11/20,Psychology department, Capital Normal University,Beijing,China,ACT workshop(Teacher, Dr.Zhu zhuohong)

2015/12/5-6,Suzhou,China,2-day ACT workshop(Teacher,Dr.Zhu zhuohong)

2015/12/8,Beijing Normal University,ACT workshop(Teacher,Dr.Zhu zhuohong)

2015/12/11-14,Midfuleducation Company,Beijing ,China, ACT workshop(Teacher,Dr.Zhu zhuohong)

2016/01/2-3,Harbin Engineering University, Harbin,China,ACT workshop(Teacher,Dr.Zhu zhuohong)

2016/01/08-10, Beijing,ACT workshop(Teacher,Pro.YanLi)

2016/01/07-11,Henan University,Kaifeng,China,ACT workshop(Teacher,Dr.Zhu zhuohong)

Past Meetings:
2014/09/22, Beijing China, Meeting: Discussion of ACT and contextual behavior therapy’s further development in China (Hosted by Dr. Zhu Zhuohong, and Dr. Robyn Walser)
2014/09/27, Beijing, China, Meeting: The first group meeting for ACBS China Chapter application preparation, and the Chapter Board election. (Hosted by Dr. Zhu Zhuohong)

2016/01/24,Beijing,China,Meeting: Summary of the work in 2015 and discuss the development of  China Chapter of ACBS.

Translation of ACT books:
Learning ACT: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Skills-Training Manual for Therapists (Chinese Translation in progress)
ACT Made Simple: An Easy-To-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Chinese Translation, in press)

Description of Membership

The types of membership shall be professional, student, and affiliate. For details regarding the types of membership, and the corresponding rights and responsibilities, please refer to the ACBS China Chapter By-laws documentation.

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Colombia

Colombia

 

Colombia Chapter (ACBS-CO)

Affiliated 2020

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Bienvenides

ACBS Colombia was founded in 2020 with the goal of fostering and strengthening the practice of Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS) and its related fields.

In Colombia, behavioral science has extensively grown since the 70s. This community of behavior analytic researchers and practitioners has flourished in the middle of a very complex context within a country that have a history of over 60 years of internal conflict. The intricate social and cultural dynamics that converge in Colombia demand analyses and interventions that aid promoting people’s wellbeing and psychological flexibility, foundational aspects of CBS.

The members of the ACBS Colombian chapter (ACBS-CO) have widely diverse interests, going from basic (e.g., RFT, EBA) to applied research (e.g. ACT, FAP, cultural practices), passing through translational and dissemination areas.
ACBS-CO wants to offer a space in which its members can share new knowledge and experiences while finding support to continue growing as practitioners, researchers, and students.

Welcome to your place, welcome to ACBS-CO 

Chapter Contact

President: Alexandra Ávila
Secretary: Diego Leal
Email: acbs.co.cap@gmail.com

Board Officers

2023-2025
  • President: Alexandra Ávila
  • Secretary: Diego Leal 
  • VP Practice: Mónica Sanabria
  • VP Research: Guillermo Aldana
  • VP Diversity: Diana Acuña
  • Student Representative: Ruth Valvuena 

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Mission/Objectives

The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of contextual behavioral science (CBS) in Colombia. The ACBS-CO seeks to embrace a collaborative work among scholars, researchers, educators, students, and practitioners interested in CBS to create value-oriented environments that aid improving well-being and reducing human suffering.

Chapter Commitments 2023-2025

 

  • Organize webinars.
  • Promote community engagement by peer-consultaton groups, meeting at ACBS conference.
  • Support transparent communication among ACBSers in Colombia
  • Organization of the first Colombian regional ACBS Congress
  • Promote the participation of new chapter members in its activities.
  • Consolidate a strong network of students and future professionals in contextual behavioral sciences in Colombia, fostering collaborations and joint projects.
  • Encourage and support research in contextual behavioral sciences among students and professionals.
  • Increase the number of professionals and students with knowledge of contextual sciences, both theoretically and in their various practical applications.
  • Characterization of members through the development and dissemination of the ACBS-Colombia 2024 Characterization Survey.
  • Establish strategic alliances with various institutions to integrate contextual therapies into training and mental health services and promote their adoption as a standard practice.
  • Increase the visibility and impact of research based on contextual behavioral science through various communication channels and events.

Schedule of annual events (past and upcoming).

  • Below, you will find the schedule of upcoming events hosted by the chapter. We hope you can participate in these events, and we will continue working on the dissemination of contextual science.

    Name of the event                               Type of EventSpeakerDate                     Location (Link of access)                                        
    Consultorías de casos en Terapia Dialéctico Conductual - Consultation groupAlexandra Avila25/01/24 
    Consultoría de casos en Activación Conductual y ValoresConsultation groupSebastián González Mazo13/02/24 
    Intervención de procesos transdiagnósticos presentes en diferentes malestares psicológicos, desde la terapia de aceptación y compromiso.WebinarLaura Tolosa28/02/24 
    Perspectiva de género, sexualidad y ciencia conductual-contextualWebinarSofía Santillán 07/03/24 
    Modelo de estrés minoritario aplicado en terapiaWebinarAndrés Lasso 12/03/24 
    Grupo de estudio estudiantes Terapia contextual Study groupPaula Rodríguez  01/03/24 - 28/06/24 
    Entrenamiento en Terapias Contextuales.WebinarÁngel Alonso Sanz 18/04/24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6_Vo2YLaps
    Consultoria de casos: Abordaje de repertorios interpersonales en la interacción terapéutica desde la psicoterapia análitico funcional Consultation groupOscar Cordoba06/05/24 
    Consultoria de casos: Evocación de Conductas Clínicamente Relevantes en la psicoterapia análitico funcional Consultantion groupDiego Leal13/05/24 
    La importancia de analizar funcionalmente el contenido de los pensamientos en las terapias contextualesWebinar Francisco Ruíz17/05/24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEzY7wW-2YY
    FACT: Una mirada existencial a los problemas humanosWebinarJuan Jose Macías 23/05/24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWY6SGAE8qQ
    Consultoría de casos: Abordaje de trauma psicológico desde terapias contextualesConsultation groupMateo Bernal 04/06/24 
    Cultivando conexiones autenticas - la importancia de la relación terapéutica en ACTWebinarVicky Ávila Pavan16/06/24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY-BIyOfoR4&t=5s
    Explorando la matriz de ACT: Investigación, Experiencia y ReflexionesWebinarYors García20/06/24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVwH2fTPuRU&t=10s
    Perspectiva de género y diversidad en la atención en salud mentalWebinarAlejandro Saavedra y Mayra Gómez24/06/24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1xh9gKRAio&t=1074s
    Simposio: Más allá de la diversidad sexual: atención a personas trans y diversidad de relaciones sexo/afectivasWebinarDiana Acuña, Dominic Avellaneda y Sara Robayo03/07/24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyTlgkuDWdk
    Consultorías de casos en Terapia Dialéctico ConductualConsultation groupAlexandra Ávila 04/07/24 
    Mindfulness y terapia de autocompasiónWebinarSebastian Cendales19/07/24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH6naTNp3xw
    El cambio terapéutico a través de la relación terapéuticaWebinarAmanda Muñóz06/09/24https://youtu.be/U_glM6p117s
    Manejo de casuística compleja desde DBT psicología y psiquiatría Yvonne Gómez, Alexandra Ávila y Gustavo Perdomo13/09/24https://youtu.be/Zq-YTxZx6Tc
    Escuchando nuestro crítico interior Paula Rodríguez20/09/24https://youtube.com/live/I5Eu6hn1RG8?feature=share
    ¿Se puede aprender el contextualismo funcional de forma lúdica? WebinarDaniel granados 09/10/24https://youtube.com/live/jNpVkwGoNOE?feature=share
    Conversatorio psicología infantojuvenil desde las terapias contextuales.ConversatorioCatalina Velandia, Diana garcia y Jaime Angarita07/10/24https://youtube.com/live/CmteJHRB0-c?feature=share
    El rol del terapeuta ACT en el dolor crónicoWebinarMaría José Lami Hernández28/10/24https://youtube.com/live/TtYOPqHgTlo?feature=share
    ACT y neurodivergenciaWebinarAdriana Hoyos28/10/24https://youtube.com/live/_xCXkEN0IPo?feature=share
    Consultorías de casos en Terapia Dialéctico ConductualConsultoriaAlexandra Ávila29/10/24 
    ¿Cómo es supervisar y entrenar estudiantes en lenguaje contextual?WebinarJuan Camilo García29/10/24https://youtube.com/live/-GFzTxKACqg?feature=share
    ACT: Identificación de valoresWebinarNicolás Rodríguez Sarmiento11/11/24https://tr.ee/e4VCYFK3dj
    ACT en pacientes oncológicosWebinarJuan Camilo García18/11/24https://tr.ee/e4VCYFK3dj
         
         

     

Community

Canada - Atlantic

Canada - Atlantic

 

Atlantic Canada ACBS

Click here to join the Atlantic Canada Chapter

Join us on Facebook too! We have a closed group called Atlantic Canada ACBS that you can request to join and we will add you.

Contact Information
President: Dr. Sarah Pegrum

to contact the chapter:
ACBSAtlanticCanada@gmail.com

Current Board Members:

President (1 year) – Jason Tucker
Past-President (1 year) – Dr. Sarah Pegrum
Secretary-Treasurer (3 years) – Vacant
Student Representative (1 year) – Vacant
Member at Large (2 years) – Vacant - Was filled but was vacated
Chair of Membership Committee – Dr. Sulaye Thakrar
Chair of Election Committee – Mr. Gregor Nielsen

UPCOMING MEETINGS: 

ACBS Atlantic Canada Peer Support: Every 4th Thursday of the month at 4:30 Nova Scotia Time. Open not only to those in Atlantic Canada, but also across Canada.

 You are welcome to join us. Zoom link provided via email or on our Facebook group Atlantic Canada ACBS To sign up visit:  http://eepurl.com/dEoZar

 
Geographic Boundaries of the Chapter

Nova Scotia; New Brunswick; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland

Mission/Objectives

To build a collaborative community of researchers and clinicians who can support each other and professionals across the region to learn about Contextual Behavioural Science and spread the application of CBS and ACT in the Atlantic Provinces.

Description of Membership

Psychologists, Social Workers, Physicians, Occupational Therapists, and other types of counsellors, as well as students, working in Atlantic Canada

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Canada - Ontario

Canada - Ontario

Ontario Association for Contextual Behavioural Science

 

Affiliated 2011

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Contact Information

Kayla Hamel

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Current Board Members

Eli Cwinn, Chair
Kayla Hamel, Chair Elect
Sarah Walsh, Secretary
Maisha Syeda, EDIB Officer
Stephanie Mathewson, Member at large
Shlomo Radcliffe, Treasurer
Sharon Bae
Betul Alaca
Research Officer - vacant

Mission/Objectives

The purpose of the organisation shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioural science and practice within Ontario, with a focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Chapter Activities

Please join us for:

-webinars from ACT leaders just for our Ontario community

-peer meetings where you can learn and practice ACT skills

-presentations from our local experts on everything from pain to parenting!

-local ACT trainings

-holiday parties

Description of Membership

The membership of the Chapter shall be people who are interested in the advancement of contextual behavioural science and practice. It is anticipated that the membership will be comprised of clinicians eg, psychologists, social workers, physicians, psychiatrists and psychotherapists, academics and students practicing and/or studying in Ontario.  

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Canada - Ontario - Ottawa - Affiliate of ACBS

Canada - Ontario - Ottawa - Affiliate of ACBS

Click here to join the Ottawa, Ontario Affiliate!

The Ottawa Affiliate of ACBS is a group open to professionals in the Ottawa community who are members of the Association for Contextual Behavioural Science (ACBS). We welcome clinicians of all levels of experience who share an enthusiasm for third wave approaches. Together, we are working towards the development of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) community in the greater Ottawa area. Through this group, there are opportunities for networking, sharing resources, and peer-led training (including reading groups and peer consultation groups). Please reach out to Sofia Lopoukhine or check us out on Facebook for the date and location of our next meeting or to get more information about our events.

Currently our contact person is:

Sofia Lopoukhine, RP
Ottawa, ON
sofialops@gmail.com

Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ACBSOtt/

 

 

 

(This webpage was updated on 11/16/2020)

ACBS staff

Canada - Quebec

Canada - Quebec

ACBS Québec

Chapitre affilié à l'ACBS en 2014

Cliquez ici pour rejoindre la section Québec

Join us on Facebook

Colloque annuel!

Le premier colloque annuel d'ACBS-Québec s'est tenu le 16 mai 2015 au Centre Saint-Pierre (1212, rue Panet, Montréal). 

Le second colloque annuel d'ACBS-Québec s'est tenu le 29 octobre 2016 au Centre Saint-Pierre. 

Le troisième colloque annuel d'ACBS-Québec s'est tenu le 18 novembre 2017 au Centre Saint-Pierre. 

Le quatrième colloque annuel d'ACBS-Québec s'est tenu le 24 novembre 2018 au Cégep Garneau (1660, boulevard de l'Entente, Québec).

Le cinquième colloque annuel d'ACBS-Québec se tiendra le 23 novembre 2019 au Centre Saint-Pierre.

 

Pour nous joindre

acbsqc@gmail.com

Adresse courriel officielle du chapitre

Conseil d'administration 

Présidente : Andrea Velez
Vice-présidente : Isabelle Tremblay
Trésorière : Jonathan Denis
Représentant étudiant : Tayah Morris-Gabriel
Membres réguiers: Christina Jando

Limites géographiques du chapitre

Territoire de la province de Québec

Mission-Objectifs

-Promouvoir la recherche, la théorie et la pratique de l'ACT et des sciences contextuelles du comportement au Québec

-Rendre les ressources disponibles aux membres pour ce faire

-Soutenir les thérapeutes et les équipes de recherche et de traitement dans leur application de l'ACT et des sciences contextuelles du comportement

-Promouvoir la supervision et les opportunités de formation.

Activités du chapitre

-Rencontres du CA (toutes les 6 semaines)

-Ateliers, séminaires, conférences (1 ou 2 par année, dates à déterminer)

-Supervision

Description des membres

Tous les psychologues, psychothérapeutes, travailleurs sociaux, conseillers d'orientation, diététistes, sexologues, médecins, massothérapeutes, physiothérapeutes, etc. qui sont membres de l'ACBS, qui s'intéressent aux sciences contextuelles comportementales et qui résident au Québec sont éligibles.

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English Quebec Chapter Information

English Quebec Chapter Information

ACBS Québec

Affiliated in 2014

Type of Chapter:
State/Province

Geographic boundaries of the Chapter
Province of Quebec

Mission-Objectives

-Promote ACT and contextual behavioral science research, theory and practice in Québec
-Make resources available
-Support therapist and teams in applying ACT
-Promote supervision and training opportunities.

Description of Membership

All psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, guidance counselors, dietitians, sexologists, medical doctors, massage therapists, physical therapists (etc) who are members of ACBS, have an interest in contextual behavioral science and reside in Quebec are eligible.
 

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Informations sur la province de Québec

Informations sur la province de Québec

Devise

Je me souviens

 

Capitale

Québec

 

Métropole

Montréal

 

Langue officielle

Français

 

Population

7 903 001 (2011)

 

Présentation générale

Le Québec est une province de l'est du Canada. C'est la seule province du Canada a avoir une population majoritairement francophone et a avoir comme seule langue officielle le français. C'est également la plus grande province du pays, géographiquement parlant. La province se situe à l'est de l'Ontario, à l'ouest du Nouveau-Brunswick et de Terre-Neuve, puis au Nord des états américains suivants: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont et New York.

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Canada - Western

Canada - Western

ACBS Western Canada Chapter

Affiliated 2016

Click here to join the Western Canada Chapter and listserv

Please note, that by selecting to join the chapter listserv, you will be added as a member to the chapter and to the chapter's email listserv (if applicable).  If there is a chapter listserv, you will receive those messages in daily digest form (by default).  If you would like to change your email delivery preference, you can do so here.

(Must be logged in as an ACBS member to join.)

Contact Information
Danielle Peloquin
British Columbia, Canada

Western Canada Chapter Listserv

In the service of making the group as accessible as possible, ACBS has kindly provided us with our own mailing list as of November 2016. Please use it for all communication. It can be accessed here: https://contextualscience.org/group/acbs_western_canada


 

Geographic Boundaries of the Chapter

Provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut

Mission/Objectives

The mission of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual behavioral practice, science, and community service within Western Canada.

Chapter Activities

We provide a point of contact for professional membership and host development activities in locations in Western Canada centres where Chapter members are located (currently Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and Lethbridge). Activities in the future include inviting guest speakers, holding a peer consultation group, and hosting training events.

Description of Membership

Residents of Western Canada who are members of the ACBS.
 

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Finland

Finland

ACBS Suomen jaosto / ACBS Finnish Chapter

Affiliated 2014

Yhteystiedot / Contact Information

Ota meihin yhteyttä / contact us: acbs.finland@gmail.com

Napsauta tästä liittyäksesi suomenkieliseen jaksoon

Seuraa meitä Facebookissa / follow us on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/acbsfinland/

 

ACBS Suomen jaoston tavoite / Chapter's mission

ACBS Suomen tavoitteena on inhimillisen kärsimyksen lievittäminen ja ihmisten hyvinvoinnin lisääminen kontekstuaaliseen käyttäytymistieteeseen perustuvan kliinisen työn ja tutkimuksen kautta Suomessa.

Promoting contextual science and creating an ACBS Community in Finland. To foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Finland so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

 

Suomen jaoston aktiviteetit / Chapter's Activities

Työpajat, verkostoituminen, työmateriaalien jakaminen, alan tutkimuksesta tiedottaminen.

Workshops, social networking events, sharing materials and research.

Tapahtumat ilmoitamme Facebook-sivulla ACBS Suomi (koulutukset, Hotspot, Vertaistyönohjaus, ACL-tapaamiset, lukupiiri): Facebook

 

Kuinka liittyä jäseneksi? How to become a member?

Voit liittyä jäseneksi Suomen jaostoon jos olet jo ACBS:n jäsen.


How to become a member? 
You can become a member of the Finnish chapter if you are already a member of the ACBS community.

  • You can become a member of the ACBS community by filling in this form. Remember to choose from the Chapters' list: Finland. The ACBS's membership fee is values-based, a minimum of about 10e/per year. 
     
  • If you are already a paid member of ACBS, you do not need to pay a separate fee to be part of our chapter.
     

Jäsenedut / Membership benefits (in Finnish)

1. Pääsy laajoihin materiaaleihin; äänitteet, videot, kliiniset materiaalit, lomakkeet, opetusmateriaalit. Materiaalia on sivustolla myös suomeksi ja sitä lisätään jatkuvasti.
2. Alennusta ACBS:n järjestämien konferenssien ja koulutusten hinnoista.
3. Profiili HOT-terapeuttiluetteloon.
4. Mahdollisuus liittyä jaostoihin (mm. Suomen jaosto) ja ryhmiin (erilaisia painotusalueita, kuten eri ikäryhmät, kivunhoito, johtaminen ja organisaatiot, kriminologia ja teknologia).
5. Mahdollisuus osallistua HOTin vertaistyönohjauksiin.
6. Sähköpostilistojen jäsenyys.
7. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science -julkaisun lukuoikeus.
8. Verkostoituminen ympäri maailma.
9. Järjestön työn tukeminen.
10. Mahdollisuus osallistua vapaamuotoisiin after work -tapahtumiin.
11. Äänioikeus ACBS:n vaaleissa.
12. Mahdollisuus lisätä https://contextualscience.org/ -sivuille sisältöä.

Tervetuloa mukaan Suomen jaoston toimintaan!

 

Materiaalit Suomeksi / Materials and resources in Finnish

  • Kirjallisuutta / Literature (books in Finnish, published international and national articles, master's and bachelor's theses)
  • Lomakkeita / Questionnaires (assessment measures)
  • Harjoituksia / Exercises (experiential exercises, metaphors etc)
  • Opetusmateriaaleja (lisätään)
  • Kliinisia materiaaleja (lisätään)
  • Videoita (lisätään)

    For materials in English click here
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Finnish material

Finnish material

Suomen ACBS jaoston jäsenet voivat ladata tältä sivulta suomenkielisiä materiaaleja hoidon suunnittelun, toteutuksen ja arvioinnin tueksi.

Mikäli Sinulla on materiaalia, jonka haluaisit jakaa Suomen yhteisön kesken, ota yhteyttä acbs.finland@gmail.com

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Arviointilomakkeet

Arviointilomakkeet

Tälle sivulle on koottu lomakkeita psykologisten prosessien mittaamiseen. Lomakkeita voidaan käyttää vapaasti tutkimustarkoituksissa ja kliinisessä työssä. Muussa tapauksessa suosittelemme olemaan käyttöluvan saamiseksi suoraan yhteydessä ko. mittarin luojaan. 

Click here for more assesssment measures in Finnish

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FFMQ suomeksi

FFMQ suomeksi patir

Raimo Lappalainen: Psykologiset prosessimittarit

Raimo Lappalainen: Psykologiset prosessimittarit

ACBS Suomen Tiede-Zoomin diat marraskuulta 2020.

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Harjoitukset ja tehtävälomakkeet

Harjoitukset ja tehtävälomakkeet katariina.keinonen

Kirjallisuutta

Kirjallisuutta

Updated: August 2018

Kirjallisuutta

Kirjat hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapiasta suomeksi

Harris, R. suom. Pietikäinen, A (2013). Onnellisuusansa - elinvoimaa hyväksymisen ja omistautumisen avulla. Duodecim. ISBN: 978-951-656-470-1

Hayes, Steven C., Smith, Spencer (2013). Vapaudu mielesi vallasta ja ala elää. Tampere:SKT. ISBN: 9789525157123

Kangasniemi, A (2017). Tavoitteesta tavaksi: tietoisesti kohti terveyttä ja hyvinvointia. Kirjapaja.

Lappalainen, R., Lehtonen, T. & Hayes, S.C. (2013). Hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapia käytännön terapiatyössä. Tampere:SKT. ISBN: 9789525157161

Lappalainen, R. Lappalainen, P., & Granlund, A (2014). Hyvää elämää & tietoista painonhallintaa – Tietoisuustaidot ja joustavuus muutosten tukena. Työkirja. Tampere: SKT

Lappalainen, R. Lappalainen, P. (2010). Painon ja mielen psykologiaa – Hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapia & kognitiivinen käyttäytymisterapia painonhallinnassa –Ohjaajan opas. Tampere: SKT

Pietikäinen, A. (2014). Joustava mieli tukena elämäkriiseissä. Duodecim.

Pietikäinen, A. (2014). Kohti arvoistasi - suuntaa mielekkäisiin muutoksiin. Duodecim.

Pietikäinen, A. (2011). Joustava mieli parisuhteessa. Duodecim.

Pietikäinen, A. (2009). Joustava mieli.Duodecim. ISBN: 9789516563612

Piironen, T-M. (2010). Jälleen ehyeksi, jälleen - kohti täysipainoista elämää traumaattisten kokemusten jälkeen. Hyvinvointi Sirius. ISBN-13 9789526741307

Tirch, D., Schoendorff, B. & Silberstein, L.R., suom. Hartikainen (2016). Myötätunnon tiede: Psykologisen joustavuuden kehittäminen. Viisas Elämä. ISBN 9789522605122

Tieteelliset artikkelit (kotimaiset ja kansainväliset)

2018

Kinnunen, S. M., Puolakanaho, A., Tolvanen, A., Mäkikangas, A., & Lappalainen, R. (2018). Does mindfulness-, acceptance-, and value-based intervention alleviate burnout?—A person-centered approach. International Journal of Stress Management. Advance online publication. .doi:10.1037/str0000095

Kyllönen, H. M., Muotka, J., Lappalainen, R., Puolakanaho, A., Keinonen, K., & Astikainen, P. (2018). A brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for depression: a randomized controlled trial with a 3-year follow-up for the intervention group. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Puolakanaho, A., Tolvanen, A., Kinnunen, S. M. & Lappalainen, R. (2018). Burnout-related ill-being at work: Associations between mindfulness and acceptance skills, worksite factors, and experienced well-being in life. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Puolakanaho, A., Tolvanen, A., Kinnunen, S. M. & Lappalainen, R. (2018). Mindfulness-, acceptance-, and value-based skills mediate multiple outcomes in a burnout intervention: Randomized controlled trial. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Puolakanaho, A., Kiuru, N., & Lappalainen, P. (2018). Teknologia ja HOT-interventiot nuoren koulutyön tukena . Käsikirjoitus lähetetty arvioitavaksi.

Hassinen, L., & Lappalainen, R. (2018). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Using Finnish Sign Language: Training Counselors in Signed ACT for the Deaf. A Pilot Study. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 8, 74-81. doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.02.005

Kohtala, A., Muotka, J., & Lappalainen, R. (2018). Changes in Mindfulness Facets and Psychological Flexibility Associated with Changes in Depressive Symptoms in a Brief Acceptance and Value Based Intervention: An Exploratory Study. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 18 (1), 83-98. Retrieved from http://www.ijpsy.com/volumen18/num1/484.html

Anclair, M., Lappalainen, R., Muotka, J., & Hiltunen, A. J. (2018). Cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness for stress and burnout : a waiting list controlled pilot study comparing treatments for parents of children with chronic conditions. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 32 (1), 389-396. doi:10.1111/scs.12473 Open access

Järvelä-Reijonen, E., Karhunen, L., Sairanen, E., Muotka, J., Lindroos, S., Laitinen, J., . . . Kolehmainen, M. (2018). The effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on eating behavior and diet delivered through face-to-face contact and a mobile app : a randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2018 (15), 22. doi:10.1186/s12966-018-0654-8 Open access

Langrial, S. U., Oinas-Kukkonen, H., Lappalainen, P., & Lappalainen, R. (2018). Treating Sleep Disorders with an ACT-Based Behavior Change Support System. In S. U. Langrial (Ed.), Web-Based Behavioral Therapies for Mental Disorders (pp. 53-78). IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-3241-5.ch003

2017

Sairanen, E., Tolvanen, A., Karhunen, L., Kolehmainen, M., Järvelä-Reijonen, E., Lindroos, S., . . . Lappalainen, R. (2017). Psychological flexibility mediates change in intuitive eating regulation in acceptance and commitment therapy interventions. Public Health Nutrition, 20 (9), 1681-1691. doi:10.1017/S1368980017000441

Kohtala, A., Muotka, J., & Lappalainen, R. (2017). What Happens after Five Years? : The Long-Term Effects of a Four-Session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Delivered by Student Therapists for Depressive Symptoms. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 6 (2), 230-238. doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2017.03.003 Open access

2016

Räsänen, P., Lappalainen, P., Muotka, J., Tolvanen, A., & Lappalainen, R. (2016). An online guided ACT intervention for enhancing the psychological wellbeing of university students: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 78 (March), 30-42. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2016.01.001

Puolakanaho, A., Kinnunen, S., & Lappalainen, R. (2016). Mindfulness-, hyväksyntä- ja arvopohjaisen (MIHA) ohjelman vaikuttavuus työuupumusoireiden lievittäjänä : tutkimusyhteenveto Muupu-hankkeesta. Jyväskylä, Finland: University of Jyväskylä. Jyväskylä studies in education, psychology and social research, 548. Retrieved from http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-6562-4 Open access

Mattila, E., Lappalainen, R., Välkkynen, P., Sairanen, E., Lappalainen, P., Karhunen, L., . . . Ermes, M. (2016). Usage and Dose Response of a Mobile Acceptance and Commitment Therapy App: Secondary Analysis of the Intervention Arm of a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 4 (3), e90. doi:10.2196/mhealth.5241 Open access

Muuraiskangas, S., Mattila, E., Kyttälä, P., Koreasalo, M., & Lappalainen, R. (2016). User Experiences of a Mobile Mental Well-Being Intervention Among Pregnant Women. In S. Serino, A. Matic, D. Giakoumis, G. Lopez, & P. Cipresso (Eds.), Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health : 5th International Conference, MindCare 2015, Milan, Italy, September 24-25, 2015, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 140-149). Communications in Computer and Information Science, 604. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-32270-4_14

2015

Kohtala, A., Lappalainen, R., Savonen, L., Timo, E., & Tolvanen, A. (2015). A Four-Session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Based Intervention for Depressive Symptoms Delivered by Masters Degree Level Psychology Students: A Preliminary Study. Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 43 (3), 360-373. doi:10.1017/S1352465813000969

Lappalainen, R., Kade, K., Niemi, A., & Räsänen, P. (2015). Hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapiapohjaisen verkkointerventio opiskelijoiden hyvinvoinnin tukemiseen: vaikuttavuus, syyt osallistua ja kokemukset. Käyttäytymisanalyysi ja -terapia, 2015 (4), 11-28.

Vierimaa, M., & Lappalainen, R. (2015). Pariterapia kognitiivisen käyttäytymisterapian sekä hyväksyntä ja arvopohjaisten menetelmien näkökulmasta: esimerkkejä, tuloksia ja pohdintaa. Käyttäytymisanalyysi ja -terapia, 2015 (4), 29-33.

Sairanen, E., Tolvanen, A., Karhunen, L., Kolehmainen, M., Järvelä, E., Rantala, S., . . . Lappalainen, R. (2015). Psychological Flexibility and Mindfulness Explain Intuitive Eating in Overweight Adults. Behavior Modification, 39 (4), 557-579. doi:10.1177/0145445515576402

Kangasniemi, A., Lappalainen, R., Kankaanpää, A., Tolvanen, A., & Tammelin, T. (2015). Towards a physically more active lifestyle based on one’s own values: the results of a randomized controlled trial among physically inactive adults. BMC Public Health, 15 (March), 260. doi:10.1186/s12889-015-1604-x Open access

Kuonanoja, L., Lanqrial, S., Lappalainen, R., Lappalainen, P., & Oinas-Kukkonen, H. (2015). Treating Depression with a Behavior Change Support System without Face-to-Face Therapy. AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, 7 (3), 192-210. Retrieved from http://aisel.aisnet.org/thci/vol7/iss3/6

Lappalainen, P., Langrial, S., Oinas-Kukkonen, H., Tolvanen, A., & Lappalainen, R. (2015). Web-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Depressive Symptoms With Minimal Support : A Randomized Controlled Trial. Behavior Modification, 39 (6), 805-834. doi:10.1177/0145445515598142

2014

Lappalainen, P., Granlund, A., Siltanen, S., Ahonen, S., Vitikainen, M., Tolvanen, A., & Lappalainen, R. (2014). ACT Internet-based vs face-to-face? A randomized controlled trial of two ways to deliver Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for depressive symptoms: An 18-month follow-up. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 61 (October), 43-54. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2014.07.006

Sairanen, E., Lappalainen, R., Lapveteläinen, A., Tolvanen, A., & Karhunen, L. (2014). Flexibility in weight management. Eating Behaviors, 15 (2), 218-224. doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.01.008

Langrial, S., Oinas-Kukkonen, H., Lappalainen, P., & Lappalainen, R. (2014). Influence of persuasive reminders and virtual rehearsal on information systems for sleep deprivation. In PACIS 2014 Proceedings (pp. 228). Association for Information Systems. Retrieved from http://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2014/228 Open access

Kangasniemi, A., Lappalainen, R., Kankaanpää, A., & Tammelin, T. (2014). Mindfulness skills, psychological flexibility, and psychological symptoms among physically less active and active adults. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 7 (3), 121-127. doi:10.1016/j.mhpa.2014.06.005

Lappalainen, R., Sairanen, E., Järvelä, E., Rantala, S., Korpela, R., Puttonen, S., . . . Kolehmainen, M. (2014). The effectiveness and applicability of different lifestyle interventions for enhancing wellbeing: the study design for a randomized controlled trial for persons with metabolic syndrome risk factors and psychological distress. BMC Public Health, 14 (310). doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-310 Open access

2013

Lappi, M., & Lappalainen, R. (2013). Hyväksymis- ja Omistautumisterapia lasten ja kasvattajien hyvinvoinnin edistämisessä. Käyttäytymisanalyysi ja -terapia, Vol. 18 (1-2), 38-45.

Nevanperä, N., Lappalainen, R., Kuosma, E., Hopsu, L., Uitti, J., & Laitinen, J. (2013). Psychological flexibility, occupational burnout and eating behavior among working women. Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 3 (4), 355-361. doi:10.4236/ojpm.2013.34048 Open access

Langrial, S., Oinas-Kukkonen, H., Lappalainen, P., & Lappalainen, R. (2013). Rehearsing to control depressive symptoms through a behavior change support system. In CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 385-390). New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/2468356.2468425

Kangasniemi, A. M., Lappalainen, R., Kankaanpää, A., Kulmala, J., Hakonen, H., & Tammelin, T. (2013). Towards a physically more active lifestyle based on one's own values: study design of a randomized controlled trial for physically inactive adults. BioMed Central Public Health, 13 (671). doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-671 Open access

2012

Lappalainen, R., Järvisalo, S., Räsänen, P., & Lappalainen, P. (2012). Hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapiaan pohjautuvan verkkointervention vaikuttavauus yliopisto-opiskelijoiden psykologiseen hyvinvointiin. Käyttäytymisanalyysi ja -terapia, 17 (3-4), 20-32.

Sairanen, E., Lappalainen, R., Lapveteläinen, A., & Karhunen, L. (2012). Perceptions, motives, and psychological flexibility associated with weight management. Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy, 2 (135). doi:10.4172/2165-7904.1000135 Open access

Lappalainen, R., Ahonen, S., Vitikainen, M., & Lappalainen, P. (2012). Verkko- ja mobiiliteknologian soveltaminen psykologisten ongelmien hoidossa. Käyttäytymisanalyysi ja -terapia, 17 (1 - 2), 9-19.

2010

Sairanen, E., & Lappalainen, R. (2010). Laihduttamiseen ja pysyvään painonhallintaan liittyviä psykologisia tekijöitä. Käyttäytymisanalyysi- ja terapia, 15 (1-2), 10-20.

Lappalainen, R., & Lappalainen, P. (2010). Painon ja mielen psykologiaa: Hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapia & kognitiivinen käyttäytymisterapia painonhallinnassa. Ohjaajan opas. Suomen Käyttäytymistieteellinen Tutkimuslaitos Oy. SKT:n julkaisusarja: Hoitomenetelmien julkaisuja, 9.1.

2009

Sarkkinen, E., & Lappalainen, R. (2009). Ruokavalintoihin ja painonhallintaan vaikuttavia psykologisia tekijöitä. Käyttäytymisanalyysi- ja terapia, 14 (3-4), 26-36.

2007

Lappalainen, R. (2007). Kognitiivisen käyttäytymisterapian vaikuttavuudesta. Käyttäytymisanalyysi ja -terapia, 12 (3-4), 11-18.

Lappalainen, R. (2007). The impact of CBT and ACT models using psychology trainee therapists: A preliminary controlled effectiveness trial. Behavior Modification, 31 (4), 488-511.

Opinnäytetyöt

Pro gradu -tutkielmat

2018

Mäenpää, M., Peltola, K. (2018). Psykologisen joustamattomuuden tietoisuustaitojen ja tehtyjen sanavalintojen yhteys opiskelijoiden kokemaan stressiin ja sen muutoksiin verkkovälitteisen hyvinvointohjelman aikana. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto. (tulossa)

2017

Herrala, A. & Luoma, H. (2017). Hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapiaan pohjautuva verkkointerventio opiskelijoille : psykologisen joustavuuden kasvun merkitys ja vaikutukset hyvinvointiin sekä yhteydet opittuihin taitoihin ja muutoskokemuksiin. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Vainio, S (2017). Itsesäätelytaidot elämäntapamuutoksessa. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Liikunta- ja terveystieteet, terveyskasvatus. Jyväskylän yliopisto..

Ventelä, S. (2017). Hyvää elämää ja tietoista painonhallintaa: hyväksymis-ja omistautumisterapiaan pohjautuvan painonhallintaohjelman toimivuus ja hyväksyttävyys. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto. In English: Good life and conscious weight-management : the functionality and acceptability of an acceptance and commitment therapy based weight-management program.

2016

Ahldfors, E. & Sirkiä, L. 2016. Hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapiaan perustuva tuettu verkkointerventio hyvinvoinnin edistämiseksi yliopisto-opiskelijoilla: Ohjelmaan käytetyn ajan yhteys hoitotulokseen. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Tuovinen, E. (2016). Opiskelijan Kompassi: käytettävyyden ja käyttökokemuksen parantaminen. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Tietojärjestelmätiede. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Doğan, U. (2016). Mindfulness-acceptance-commitment program for athletes and exercisers: an action research case study. Master's thesis. Liikunta- ja terveystieteet, terveyskasvatus. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Wargelin, E. M. (2016). Psykologisen joustavuuden ydinprosessien kokemukselliset muutokset työuupumusintervention aikana. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Ristolainen, E., Räihä, E. (2016). Ryhmämuotoisen hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapian vaikutukset tyypin 1 diabetesta sairastavien nuorten hoitotasapainoon ja hyvinvointiin : pilottitutkimus. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Hämäläinen, T., Vuojolainen, T. (2016). Verkkopohjaisen hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapiaintervention muutosta välittävät mekanismit unettomuuden hoidossa. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Finnholm, A. (2016). Masennuksen hoidon tehokkuutta välittävät mekanismit lyhyessä verkkomuotoisessa hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapiassa. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Kiviö, M. & Kesti, H-R. (2016). Minduflness-, hyväksyntä- ja arvopohjaisen intervention vaikutukset työn imuun ja sen ulottuvuuksiin sekä psykologinen joustavuus välittävänä tekijänä. Master’s thesis of Psychology.

Trifoglio, V. (2016). Effects of a mindfulness-based intervention on experienced job characteristics: Comparing the intervention group and the control group. Master’s thesis of Psychology. University of Jyväskylä. See http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201602111545

2015

Järvisalo, S. (2015). The effectiveness of internet-delivered therapist supported acceptance and commitment therapy intervention in the treatment of depression, anxiety and stress on university students. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Nuorva, J. (2015). Effects of a short psychological intervention on social attention in depression : an eye-tracking study. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Vehkanen, L. (2015). Gender differences in usage and user experience of Oiva App. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Pekkonen, A., Holopainen, R. (2015). Portti väkivallattomaan elämään : hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapeuttinen verkkointerventio lähisuhdeväkivallan tekijöille. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Hakio, T., Savolainen, H. (2015). Values clarification work in a mindfulness- and acceptance-based intervention. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Luodelahti, M. (2015). Mobile-based intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy: the effectiveness on work ability and perceived stress for individuals with symptoms of metabolic syndrome and psychological stress. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Kettunen, A., Tarkiainen, J. (2015). The change of well-being: mediator and moderator effects of depression in Muupu intervention. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Kortelainen, R. & Yltiö, N. (2015). Muupu-tutkimuksen satunnaiskoeasetelman toteutuminen, koeryhmien väliset erot sekä tutkimuksesta poisjääminen. Master’s thesis of Psychology. University of Jyväskylä. See in Finnish http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201602091509

Kuitunen, M. & Rantala, M. (2015). Mindfulness, acceptance and value-based intervention for burnout – Mediational roles of learning the elements of the intervention on outcomes. Master’s thesis of Psychology. University of Jyväskylä. See http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201602091515

Lipsanen, R. (2015). The changing relationship between personality traits and acceptance skills. Master’s thesis of Psychology. University of Jyväskylä. See http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201602091518

Mikkilä, E. (2015). Työuupuneiden henkilökohtaiset tavoitteet Muupu-tutkimuksessa. Master’s thesis of Psychology. University of Jyväskylä. See in Finnish http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201602091519

Mäkinen, K. (2015). Intervention vaikuttavuutta koskevat odotukset ja hyvinvoinnin muutokset tietoisuustaitopohjaisessa työuupumusinterventiossa. Master’s thesis of Psychology. University of Jyväskylä. See in Finnish http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201601051025  

 

Kandidaatin -tutkielmat

2016

Arasalo, V. & Peurala, E. (2016). Hyvinvointivalmentajan palautteen merkitys HOT-verkkointerventiossa: Satunnaistettu kontrolloitu tutkimus. Kandidaatin tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto

Di Baldo, M. & Karjalainen, L. (2016). Hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapiapohjainen verkkointerventio opiskelijoiden hyvinvoinnin tukemiseen – Koettujen ongelmien yhteys psykologiseen joustavuuteen. Kandidaatin tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Tarsia, S. (2016). Hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapia -pohjainen verkkointerventio opiskelijoiden hyvinvoinnin edistämisessä: Palautteen antaminen ja hyvinvoinnin kehittyminen. Kandidaatin tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto

2015

Ala-Keturi, T. (2015). HOT-pohjaisen lyhytaikaisen verkkohoidon vaikutus mindfulness-taitoihin sekä tunne-elämään, sosiaaliseen ja psykologiseen hyvinvointiin suomalaisilla yliopisto-opiskelijoilla: Jatkuvuus ja muutos intervention jälkeen sekä seurantatutkimuksen aikana. Kandidaatin tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Finnholm, A. (2015). Lyhyen hyväksyntä- ja arvopohjaisen tuetun verkkointervention vaikuttavuus opiskelijoiden hyvinvointiin. Kandidaatintutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Kade, K. & Niemi, A. (2015). Hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapiapohjainen verkkointerventio opiskelijoiden hyvinvoinnin tukemiseen: Opiskelijan Kompassi –ohjelman vaikuttavuus, syys osallistua, toiveet ja kokemukset. Kandidaatin tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

2014

Mäkinen, R. & Puustinen, J. (2014). Opiskelijan Kompassi Hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapiaan perustuva verkkointerventio opiskelijoille: Tapaustutkimus verkko-interventiosta eniten hyötyneistä koehenkilöistä. Kandidaatin tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto

2013

Lehtonen, R. (2013). Hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapiaan perustuva verkkomuotoinen lyhytinterventio opiskelijoiden hyvinvoinnin parantamiseksi. Tukihenkilön merkitys verkkointerventiossa asiakkaan näkökulmasta. Kandidaatin tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

2012

Kipponen, T & Koskinen, K. (2012). Hyväksymis- ja omistautumisterapiaan perustuva verkkomuotoinen lyhytinterventio opiskelijoiden hyvinvoinnin parantamiseksi – Hoitovasteeseen vaikuttavia tekijöitä tapaustutkimuksen keinoin. Kandidaatin tutkielma. Psykologian laitos. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Muut

2018

Lindfors, M. (2018). Asiakkaan luomat kuvalliset metaforat kognitiivisen käyttäytymisterapian asiakastyössä: menetelmällinen kokeilu ja teoreettinen tausta. Psykoterapeuttikoulutuksen opinnäytetyö, Itä-Suomen yliopisto



 

patir

Tiede-Zoom: Materiaalit

Tiede-Zoom: Materiaalit

Tälle sivulle koostamme Tiede-Zoom-tapahtumien materiaaleja sen mukaan, mitä kukin vieras haluaa jakaa osallistujille. 

katariina.keinonen

Videomateriaalit

Videomateriaalit katariina.keinonen

ACBS Finland Kevätkokoontuminen 2020 materiaalit

ACBS Finland Kevätkokoontuminen 2020 materiaalit

ACBS Finland 18.4.2020 Kevätkokoontumisen koulutusosuuden powerpointit

Sanna Turakka - kouluttajapsykoterapeutti

Katariina Keinonen - psykologian tohtori

Tiina A. Tuominen

Steven Hayesin TEDx-puhe "Psychological flexibility: How love turns pain into purpose"

Steven Hayesin TEDx-puhe "Psychological flexibility: How love turns pain into purpose"

Suomeksi tekstitetty video psykologisen joustavuuden merkityksestä.

Kirsikka Kaipainen

German-speaking

German-speaking

 

German-Speaking Association for Contextual Behavioural Science
(Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Kontextuelle Verhaltenswissenschaften)

Affiliated 2012

Click here to join the German-Speaking Chapter - Some chapters have additional requirements to join, in that case, you will be sent an email with more information.

Contact Information

Marilena Bertacco & Daniel Teichmann
Germany

Homepage: www.dgkv.info

Board (2024)

Daniel Teichmann, President, 1/1/2024 - 31/12/2024
Marilena Betracco, President-Elect, 1/1/2024 - 31/12/2024
Frank Mutterlose, Secretary, 1/1/2024 - 31/12/2024
Sebastian Josfeld, Treasurer, 1/1/2024 - 31/12/2024
Theresa Witting, Student Representative, 1/1/2024 - 31/12/2024
Corinna Nebel, Member-at-large, 1/1/2024 - 31/12/2024
Karin Schraml, Member-at-large, 1/1/2024 - 31/12/2024

Mission/Objectives

The purpose of the organization is to foster the science and practical clinical application of the contextual approach to cognitive and behavioral science within the German language community. The goal of the organization is to alleviate human suffering and advance human wellbeing.

Chapter Activities

The chapter will:

  • Serve as a scientific and professional platform for German-speaking scientists, students, or practitioners, who are committed to the principles and processes of contextual behavioral science. This organization shall also be available to the interested public.
  • Spur research and scholarship into the direction of developing of a coherent and progressive science of human behavior, that measures up to the challenges of the human condition.
  • Promote the scientific development of useful basic principles and useful theories based upon these fundamental principles. Also promoted will be effective applied technologies based on these theories, as well as successful methods of learning and disseminating these technologies. The best available scientific evidence shall provide guidance.
  • Promote the development of an understanding of science that values a dynamic, ongoing interaction between basic and applied sciences as well as between practical application and research.
  • Promote the development of a German-speaking community of scholars, researchers, educators, and practitioners who will work in a collegial, open, self-critical, and mutually supportive way, thereby effectively producing valued outcomes and further exploring the their theoretical and practical implications. Low cost methods of this work will be emphasized, so as to keep the focus on benefit to all.
  • Advise political, legislative, and policy-making bodies with respect to matters pertaining to contextual behavioral science.
  • Organize and sponsor forums, conferences, newsletters, website, Facebook group and similar activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization.
  • DGKV Kongress

Description of Membership

Any individual person or entity interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and its application, who is also a member of the Association of Contextual and Behavioral Sciences (ACBS), may become a member of this organization.

Jan Martz

German Speaking Chapter Newsletters

German Speaking Chapter Newsletters Community

German-speaking Chapter Information

German-speaking Chapter Information

German-Speaking Association for Contextual Behavioural Science

Affiliated 2012

Type of Chapter:
Language Community

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
German-speaking

Mission/Objectives

The purpose of the organization is to foster the science and practical clinical application of the contextual approach to cognitive and behavioral science within the German language community. The goal of the organization is to alleviate human suffering and advance human wellbeing. Please refer to attached by-laws at the bottom of the page for full description of mission/objectives.

Description of Membership

Any individual person or entity interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and its application, who is also a member of the Association of Contextual and Behavioral Sciences (ACBS), may become a member of this organization.

Jan Martz

Greece & Cyprus

Greece & Cyprus

Greece & Cyprus ACBS Chapter.                               

Affiliated 2014

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Contact Information

Greece and Cyprus ACBS local representative
grcyacbschapter@gmail.com

Welcome!

We are proud to announce the formation of the Greece & Cyprus ACBS Chapter.

Greek thinkers began speculating about the nature of the universe. They believed that through observation and clear thinking, they might be able to find natural rather than supernatural explanations for the workings of the world and the human being.

Greek philosophers had begun to ask the ultimate questions of our existence. First, Epicurus (341–270 B.C.), noted the therapeutic nature of values declaring that “Living honestly brings the greatest peace of mind, and a correct understanding of nature can help free a person from needless fears and anxieties.” Epicurean philosophers believed that we should abandon our restraints and live for the moment and its origin of the word ‘Epicurean’ came to describe the core value of contemporary contextualism, someone who lived for pleasures and follow its inner values.

Expanding our ancestors' ideas (and those of new thinkers ), the Greece & Cyprus ACBS Chapter was created to cover and further develop the gap of CBS-related knowledge in the Mediterranean European region

 

Chapter Board - 2023-2025

President- Vasilis S. Vasiliou
President-Elect- Stavroula Sanida
Secretary- Evi Neofotistou
Treasurer- Alexandra Chrysagi
Student representative- 
Member at large 1- Maria Karekla 
Member at large 2- Marianna Zacharia
Member at large 3- Danai Papageorgiou

Mission/Objectives

Our mission and commitment to the ACBS community is to enhance the development of Functional Contextual Behavior therapies within the South-eastern part of Europe. Both Greece and the Republic of Cyprus sharing the same nation, customs, tradition, language and ethics, can contribute to both the local Mental Health Professions and the larger ACBS community in the following ways:

  • Adapt, modify, create, and use contextual-based scales, measures, and other related tools in conducting research, experiments, community studies, and clinical protocols
  • Disseminate the therapeutic methods, clinical processes, techniques, and exercises of ACT-based protocols for a wide range of clinical and non-clinical populations
  • Organize workshops, conferences, newsletter, websites, and other related networking activities with the aim of spreading the word about ACT both in the region
  • Establish collaborations with other European and international countries in research-based studies, workshops, clinical trials, and special interest groups

Chapter Activities

  • Identify and promote the development and dissemination of interventions that are firmly rooted in functional contextual science
  • Support our members in their efforts to gain ongoing training and further develop their competencies
  • Organize and sponsor workshops, conferences, newsletters, websites, listservs, and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization
  • Promote local and interritorial cooperative workshops in Greece and in the island of Cyprus for local Mental Health professionals
  • Advertise any local conference, workshops, and initiatives in both Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, and in the Pan-Europe area

Description of Membership

We are creating a local network of a multidisciplinary community of scholars, researchers, educators, and clinical practitioners in both Greece and the Republic of Cyprus who will work in a collegial, open, and mutually supportive way to develop and further promote the contextual behavior science and its applications.

VSVasiliou

Greece & Cyprus ACBS Chapter Information

Greece & Cyprus ACBS Chapter Information

Penn_State_Capital_Building.jpgGreece & Cyprus ACBS Chapter

Affiliated 2014

Type of Chapter:
National

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
Greece and the Republic of Cyprus

Mission/Objectives:
Our mission and commitment to the ACBS community is to enhance the development of Functional Contextual Behavior therapies within the South-eastern part of Europe. Both Greece and the Republic of Cyprus sharing the same nation, customs, tradition, language and ethics, can contribute to both the local Mental Health Professions and the larger ACBS community in the following ways:

  • Adapt, modify, create, and use contextual-based scales, measures, and other related tools in conducting research, experiments, community studies, and clinical protocols
  • Disseminate the therapeutic methods, clinical processes, techniques, and exercises of ACT-based protocols for a wide range of clinical and non-clinical populations
  • Organize workshops, conferences, newsletter, websites, and other related networking activities with the aim of spreading the word about ACT both in Greek and English language
  • Establish collaborations with other European and international countries in research-based studies, workshops, clinical trials, and special interest groups

Description of Membership:
We are creating a local network of a multidisciplinary community of scholars, researchers, educators, and clinical practitioners in both Greece and the Republic of Cyprus who will work in a collegial, open, and mutually supportive way to develop and further promote the contextual behavior science and its applications.

VSVasiliou

Greece & Cyprus Chapter - Miscellaneous

Greece & Cyprus Chapter - Miscellaneous

Other Information

The University of Cyprus and the Department of Psychology established its first ACT-Based lab. Director of the lab is Assistant Prof. Maria Karekla, Lecturer, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and ACT Trainer. Our lab, namely ACTHealthy, consists of a highly committed team of undergraduates, graduates, and Ph.D. students from the BSc in Psychology and the two applied graduate programs (M.A. in School Psychology and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology programs). For further information join us on Facebook - ACTHealthy and ALGEA

Also, in 2012 the first Greek Blog dedicated exclusively to ACT related material, was created from a group of Ph.D in Clinical Psychology students. To view, click on the following: www.actgr.blogspot.com

Community

Meet the members of the Greece- Cyprus ACBS Chapter (2014)

Meet the members of the Greece- Cyprus ACBS Chapter (2014)

August 2014

VSVasiliou

Κλινικό υλικό στα Ελληνικά- Clinical Material in Greek language

Κλινικό υλικό στα Ελληνικά- Clinical Material in Greek language

Σε αυτή την σελίδα μέσα στην Ελληνικό- Κυπριακή ομάδα του Οργανισμού Πλαισιακών Επιστημών της Συμπεριφοράς (Greece- Cyprus ACBS chapter) θα αναρτάται κλινικό υλικό μεταφρασμένο στα Ελληνικά προς χρήση απο τα μέλη της ομάδας.

Το υλικό αυτό:

- θα αποτελείται απο εμπειρικές ασκήσεις της Θεραπείας Αποδοχής και Δέσμευσης (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; ACT),

- ασκήσεις απο την Θεωρία συσχετιστικών πλαισίων (Relational Frame Theory;RFT),

- Οδηγίες για διεξαγωγή συγκεκριμένων κλινικών διαδικασίων (π.χ. αποδοχής μέσω εμπειρικών ασκήσεων συνειδητότητας κλπ),

Με αυτό το τρόπο, τα μέλη θα μπορούν να χρησιμοποιούν τις εφαρμογές της ΘΑΔ στην  κλινική τους πράξη.

 

 

VSVasiliou

Assessment Measures in Greek

Assessment Measures in Greek

Assessment Measures in Greek

  • AAQ-II - Greek
  • AFQ-Y - Greek
  • AIS - Greek
  • BI-AAQ - Greek
  • Brief COPE - Greek
  • Bulls Eye - Greek
  • CAMM - Greek
  • CAQ-8 - Greek
  • CFQ - Greek
  • COPE - Greek
  • CPAQ - Greek
  • DERS - Greek
  • MAAS - Greek
  • PIPS - Greek
  • Psy-Flex - Greek
  • SCS - Greek
  • SCS-Y - Greek
  • TAS-20 - Greek
  • VLQ - Greek
  • VQ - Greek
Community

Greek AAQ-II

Greek AAQ-II mkarekla

Greek Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire

Greek Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire mkarekla

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Chapter (ACBS-HK Chapter)

Affiliated 2019

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Contact Information
Anthony Tong

Chapter Committee Members :
Chair: Dr. TONG, Kwok Kwun Anthony
Chair-elect: Dr. WONG, Oi Yin Jessica
Secretary: Dr. YUEN, Nga Yee Ada
Treasurer: Dr. WONG, Chi Ming Tony
Membership and External Affairs, Officer 1: Dr. CHAO, Puihan Joyce
Membership and External Affairs, Officer 2: Ms. LEUNG, Kin Shan, Shelly
Training and Education, Officer 1: Ms. CHEUNG, Wing Yun Rebecca
Training and Education, Officer 2: Dr. POWELL LING, Yuet Man
Training and Education, Officer 3: Mr. WONG, Cheuk Yin Henry
Research and Development Officer: Dr. CHEUNG, Amanda Kingsze

Chapter's Mission/Objectives:

ACBS-HK Chapter aims to serve as a scientific and professional reference group for those in Hong Kong who identify themselves as scientists, students, or practitioners in disciplines that embrace the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science, or for the interested public.

Possible Chapter activities:
ACBS-HK Chapter aims to sponsor training, conferences, newsletters, listservs and other such activities that help promote the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science, or for the interested public. There will be regularly scheduled executive committee meeting, general annual meeting, and subcommittee meetings.

Description of Membership:

Members of the Association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice. The types of membership shall be professional, student, and affiliate.

Pictures of Hong Kong:

Let us share with you some beautiful pictures of Hong Kong!

Community

Hong Kong Chapter Annual Reports

Hong Kong Chapter Annual Reports Community

Hong Kong Chapter Information

Hong Kong Chapter Information

Hong Kong Chapter

Affiliated 2019

Type of Chapter:
Local

Geographic boundaries of the Chapter:
Hong Kong

Chapter's Mission/Objectives:
ACBS-HK Chapter aims to serve as a scientific and professional reference group for those in Hong Kong who identify themselves as scientists, students, or practitioners in disciplines that embrace the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science, or for the interested public.

Description of Membership:
Members of the Association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice. The types of membership shall be professional, student, and affiliate.

Community

Hungary

Hungary

ACBS Hungary

Affiliated 2015

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Contact Information

Karoly Kornel Schlosser
Associate lecturer, Institute of Management Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London
+36209191786
karoly.schlosser@gold.ac.uk  

Current Board of Directors

Karoly Kornel Schlosser, Executive President -2021, March to 2023, March
Nikolett Eisenbeck, Vice President - 2021, March to 2023, March
Dr. Linda Kuhn - Secretary/Treasurer

Members at large:
Mate Szondy
Tamas Szekeres
Gabor Fazekas

Geographic (or language) Boundaries of the Chapter

Those who reside in Hungary or speak Hungarian.

Mission/Objectives

o Promote the better understanding of human condition and suffering based on the principles of functional-contextual science.
o Disseminate the functional-contextual approach in Hungary.
o Support Hungarian researchers, practitioners and students in their interest to develop effective applied theories linked to principles.
o Develop coordination among researchers in Hungary to establish effective research groups to disseminate scientific developments in the international scientific community.
o Emphasize the connection between basic research in respect of the role of contingencies, transformation of functions and applied research in applications of human domains.
o Organize the formation of and supervise Hungarian professionals in disciplines which embrace the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science.
o Coordinate efforts in order to create a database with Hungarian test materials that can contribute evidence-based practice of acceptance and commitment therapy.
o Promote the dissemination of Third-Wave Therapies both in the private area and public context, encouraging the development of a better working model of mental health in Hungary.
o Translate, adjust and implement existing international therapy material to improve the mental health of Hungarians in both public and private sectors.
 

Chapter Activities

  • Meetings (at the ACBS world conference)
  • Workshops in Hungary to promote contextual science
     

Description of Membership

Members of the Association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice in Hungary.

Affiliated Website

https://www.facebook.com/acthungary

Nikolett Eisenbeck

Hungary Information

Hungary Information

ACBS Hungary

Affiliated 2015

Type of Chapter:
Language Community

Geographic (or language) Boundaries of the Chapter:
Those who reside in Hungary or speak Hungarian.

Mission/Objectives:

  • Promote a better understanding of the human condition and suffering based on the principles of functional-contextual science, disseminating this functional-contextual approach in Hungary.
  • Support the interests of researchers, practitioners and students in Hungary on basic principles of experimental analysis, workable applied theories linked to these principles and effective applied technologies.
  • Promote the coordination among researchers in Hungary in a way that is effective in disseminating their scientific developments in the international scientific community.
  • Promote the connection between basic research on the role of contingencies and the transformation of functions and applied research and applications in human domains.
  • Promote the formation and supervision of Hungarian professionals in disciplines which embrace the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science.
  • Coordinate efforts in order to create a database with Hungarian materials that contributes disseminating the best available scientific evidence on ACT and RFT.
  • Promote the dissemination of Third-Wave Therapies both in the private arena and the public context, encouraging a new model of Mental Health in Hungary.

Description of Membership:
Members of the Association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice in Hungary.

Nikolett Eisenbeck

India

India

India Chapter

Affiliated 2019

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Contact Information

Sindhu BS

Current Board Members
President: Sindhu BS
Member-at-large: Gitanjali Natarajan
Member-at-large: Veera Balaji Kumar

Chapter's Mission/Objectives:

  • Disseminate ACT/RFT/contextual science literature to professionals and general public in India.
  • Run reading groups, peer supervision groups, and help members become ACT trainers.
  • Contribute to ACT/RFT/contextual science literature with an Indian cultural perspective.

Possible Chapter activities:

  • Chapter will meet via Skype/Zoom and communicate through email, as it covers a wide geographical region.
  • Yearly meeting will be held at the ACBS World Conference.
  • Will have an email listserv

Description of Membership:

  • Anyone who is an ACBS member from India and interested in chapter objectives can become a member.
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India Chapter Information

India Chapter Information

India Chapter

Affiliated 2019

Type of Chapter:
National

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
 

Chapter's Mission/Objectives:
* Disseminate ACT/RFT/contextual science literature to professionals and general public in India.
* Run reading groups, peer supervision groups, and help members become ACT trainers.
* Contribute to ACT/RFT/contextual science literature with an Indian cultural perspective.

Description of Membership:
Anyone who is an ACBS member from India and interested in chapter objectives can become a member.

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India Chapter Resources

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Intro to RFT workshop with Lou Lasprugato

Intro to RFT workshop with Lou Lasprugato

Clinical RFT with Lou Lasprugato - Session 1:
https://youtu.be/zHihU_WQq3k

Clinical RFT with Lou Lasprugato - Session 2:
https://youtu.be/LikJXKoF4xw

Clinical RFT with Lou Lasprugato - Session 3:
https://youtu.be/P0oLLy8f1t4

Clinical RFT with Lou Lasprugato - Session 4:
https://youtu.be/1CClnOWGTM0

Clinical RFT with Lou Lasprugato - Follow-up Q&A:
https://youtu.be/r1Uwa6ZXXR0

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Meeting minutes - 2020-23 Board

Meeting minutes - 2020-23 Board

The India ACBS board meets online once in three/four weeks. Please find attached the minutes from our meeting.

- Sindhu BS

President of the India ACBS chapter, 2020-23

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Israeli and Hebrew

Israeli and Hebrew

The Israeli and Hebrew Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2013

Click here to join the Israeli and Hebrew Chapter

Contact Information

Karin Stern - President
Orin Gerstenhaber - Secretary

Board Information

Ami Wiezel - Board member 

Keren Nissan-Ilssar - Board member

Elad Livne - Board member

Limor Atar - Board member

Yasmin Folder Hed - Board member

Tami Rosen - Board member

Orna Stater - Board member

Mission/Objectives

The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Israel and other Hebrew speaking communities so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

Elad Livneh

Israeli and Hebrew Chapter Information

Israeli and Hebrew Chapter Information

The Israeli and Hebrew Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2013

Type of Chapter:
National

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
State of Israel or Hebrew speaking Therapists

Mission/Objectives:
The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Israel and other Hebrew speaking communities so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

Description of Membership:
Members of the Association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice.

The types of membership shall be professional, student, and affiliate. Professional members and Fellows shall be entitled to the rights and privileges of the Association without restriction. The minimum standard for election to professional membership shall be completion of a terminal degree relevant to the purposes of the Association. Student members shall be currently enrolled at the undergraduate or graduate level in an area of relevance to the purposes of the Association. Affiliate members are any member of the public with interests in the purpose of the Association. Standards for Fellow Status in the Association shall be set by the Board of Directors.

All members of the Israeli chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science must be members in good standing of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. Membership dues are set by the Board of Directors of the Association and paid to the Association annually. Members shall be regarded without discrimination on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, or mental or physical disability.

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Resources in Hebrew

Resources in Hebrew

AAQ 10-item scale in Hebrew - Acceptance and Action Questionnaire

"Getting Hooked" in Hebrew - להיתפס בחכה

Bull's Eye in Hebrew - עין השור / בול פגיעה

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Italy

Italy

ACT Italia: The Italian Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2009

Click here to join the Italy Chapter - Some chapters have additional requirements to join, in that case, you will be sent an email with more information.

ACT Italia Website

Contact Information

segreteria@act-italia.org
 

Board of Directors 

Giovambattista Presti President, beginning and end date, 23/05/2023 - 23/05/2027
Anna Bianca Prevedini Past President beginning and end date, 23/05/2016 - 23/05/2025
Giuseppe Deledda President elect beginning and end date, 23/05/2018 - 23/05/2026
Nicola Maffini Secretary beginning and end date, 23/05/2018 - 23/05/2025
Laura Casetta board member beginning and end date, 23/05/2023 - 23/05/2025
Stefania Galbiati board member beginning and end date, 23/05/2023 - 23/05/2025
Nicola Lo Savio board member beginning and end date, 23/05/2023 - 23/05/2025
Simone Napolitano board member beginning and end date, 23/05/2023 - 23/05/2025
Agnese Novelli board member beginning and end date, 23/05/2018 -23/05/2025
Antonio Zagarese student presentative beginning and end date, 23/05/2023 - 23/05/2025

 

Mission/Objectives

The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Italy so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being. 

Description of Membership Members of the Association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice in Italy. The types of membership shall be professional, student, and affiliate.

Francesca Scaglia

Italy Chapter Information

Italy Chapter Information

ACT Italia: The Italian Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2009

Type of Chapter:
National

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
Italian national boundaries.

Mission/Objectives:
The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Italy so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being Specifically, the organization shall:

a) Serve as a scientific and professional reference group for those in Italy who identify themselves as scientists, students, or practitioners in disciplines which embrace the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science, or for the interested public.
b) Promote research and scholarship in Italy focused on the development of a coherent and progressive science of human action that is more adequate to the challenges of the human condition that will.
c) Identify and promote the development of useful basic principles, workable applied theories linked to these principles, effective applied technologies based on these theories, and successful means of training and disseminating these developments, guided by the best available scientific evidence; of effective prevention and intervention strategies.
d) Promote the development of a view of science that values a dynamic, ongoing interaction between its basic and applied elements, and between practical application and empirical knowledge;
e) Promote the development in Italy of a community of scholars, researchers, educators, and practitioners who will work in a collegial, open, self-critical, non-discriminatory, and mutually supportive way that is effective in producing valued outcomes and in exploring the additional implications of this work, and that emphasizes open and low cost methods of connecting with this work so as to keep the focus on benefit to others;
f) Advise political, legislative, and policy-making bodies with respect to matters pertaining to contextual behavioral science in Italy.
g) Organize and sponsor forums, conferences, newsletters, journals, websites, list serves and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization.

Description of Membership Members of the Association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice in Italy. The types of membership shall be professional, student, and affiliate.

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Japan

Japan

ACT Japan: The Japanese Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2010

Click here to join the Japan Chapter - Some chapters have additional requirements to join, in that case, you will be sent an email with more information.

ACT Japan website: http://www.act-japan-acbs.jp/

Contact Information

Tomu Ohtsuki
Associate Professor
Waseda University

Current Board of Directors

Tomu Ohtsuki, President
Mie Sakai, Members-at-Large of the Board of Directors
Aiko Oya, Members-at-Large of the Board of Directors, March 2024
Kazuya Inoue, Members-at-Large of the Board of Directors, March 2024
Yuki Shigemoto, Members-at-Large of the Board of Directors, March 2024
Natsumi Tsuda, Members-at-Large of the Board of Directors,  March 2024
Hironori Yanagisawa, Members-at-Large of the Board of Directors

Taiki Shima, Members-at-Large of the Board of Directors

Mission/Objectives

The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Japan so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

Specifically, the organization shall:

  1. Serve as a scientific and professional reference group for those in Japan who identify themselves as scientists, students, or practitioners in disciplines which embrace the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science, or for the interested public.
  2. Promote research and scholarship in Japan focused on the development of a coherent and progressive science of human action that is more adequate to the challenges of the human condition that will.
  3. Identify and promote the development of useful basic principles, workable applied theories linked to these principles, effective applied technologies based on these theories, and successful means of training and disseminating these developments, guided by the best available scientific evidence; of effective prevention and intervention strategies.
  4. Promote the development of a view of science that values a dynamic, ongoing interaction between its basic and applied elements, and between practical application and empirical knowledge.
  5. Promote the development in Japan of a community of scholars, researchers, educators, and practitioners who will work in a collegial, open, self-critical, non-discriminatory, and mutually supportive way that is effective in producing valued outcomes and in exploring the additional implications of this work, and that emphasizes open and low cost methods of connecting with this work so as to keep the focus on benefit to others.
  6. Advise political, legislative, and policy-making bodies with respect to matters pertaining to contextual behavioral science in Japan.
  7. Organize and sponsor forums, conferences, newsletters, journals, websites, list serves and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization.

Description of Membership

Members of the Association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice in Japan.

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ACT Related Measures in Japanese

ACT Related Measures in Japanese

The ACBS Japan Chapter website has accessment tools.

https://www.act-japan-acbs.jp/tool.html

  • Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II
  • Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (7 項目版)
  • Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth
  • Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire
  • Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire
  • Personal Values Questionnaire II
  • TSSQ
  • Values of Younger Ages scale(VOYAGE)
  • Values Clarification Questionnaire
  • Valuing Questionnaire
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International RFT Meeting: ACT Japan Annual Meeting, Kyoto, 2012

International RFT Meeting: ACT Japan Annual Meeting, Kyoto, 2012

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ACT Japan (The Japanese Association for Contextual Behavioral Science) will hold the International RFT Meeting as its first Annual Meeting.

General Conference Schedule
March 12th 2012 RFT/IRAP Meeting (9:00am-17:30pm)
March 13th 2012 RFT/IRAP Meeting (9:00am-17:30pm)
March 14th 2012 RFT/IRAP Meeting (9:00am-14:00pm)
* A dinner is planned for 7.30pm Tuesday 13th to give researchers the opportunity for informal discussion and exchange of ideas.

Conference Venue
Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan

The conference will provide a forum for leading RFT researchers (Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Yvonne Barnes-Holmes, Ian Stewart, and many others) to discuss recent findings and applications of RFT in differing research and applied domains, as well as their work with other active RFT researchers.

The aim of the meeting is to stimulate continued refinement and development of RFT research.

ADDITIONAL EVENTS: An Introduction to RFT: A One-Day Workshop with Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Yvonne Barnes-Holmes and Ian Stewart. (each date is the same lecture; please register for only one)

  • March 11th 2012 (9:30am-16:30pm) at Doshisha University in Kyoto
  • March 17th 2012 (9:30am-16:30pm) at Tokyo office of Doshisha University in Tokyo

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 CALL FOR PAPERS (for the main event, March 12-14):

Submissions must be received by January 31, 2012.

To submit a paper for consideration, please fill out the application form and send the following information: 

A) Title of Presentation

B) Name and Affiliation of principle author

C) Name and Affiliation of co-authors

D) 200 Word Summary including objective, design, method, results, and conclusion.

 

REGISTRATION:

Individuals interested in attending but not presenting at the meeting are encouraged to attend! 

Anyone can participate in the event free of charge. Those attending the meeting, however, must arrange their own travel, accommodation, and meals.

 

TRAVEL, LODGING AND DIRECTIONS:

ACBS Members: Download the full-length interactive brochure (attached in a compressed zip folder, containing a pdf file). 

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Japan Chapter Information

Japan Chapter Information

ACT Japan: The Japanese Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2010

Type of Chapter:
National

Describe the geographic boundaries of the Chapter:
The activities of the Chapter is limited to Japan.

Mission/Objectives

The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Japan so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

Specifically, the organization shall:

  1. Serve as a scientific and professional reference group for those in Japan who identify themselves as scientists, students, or practitioners in disciplines which embrace the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science, or for the interested public.
  2. Promote research and scholarship in Japan focused on the development of a coherent and progressive science of human action that is more adequate to the challenges of the human condition that will.
  3. Identify and promote the development of useful basic principles, workable applied theories linked to these principles, effective applied technologies based on these theories, and successful means of training and disseminating these developments, guided by the best available scientific evidence; of effective prevention and intervention strategies.
  4. Promote the development of a view of science that values a dynamic, ongoing interaction between its basic and applied elements, and between practical application and empirical knowledge.
  5. Promote the development in Japan of a community of scholars, researchers, educators, and practitioners who will work in a collegial, open, self-critical, non-discriminatory, and mutually supportive way that is effective in producing valued outcomes and in exploring the additional implications of this work, and that emphasizes open and low cost methods of connecting with this work so as to keep the focus on benefit to others.
  6. Advise political, legislative, and policy-making bodies with respect to matters pertaining to contextual behavioral science in Japan.
  7. Organize and sponsor forums, conferences, newsletters, journals, websites, list serves and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization.

Description of Membership

Members of the Association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice in Japan.

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Malaysia

Malaysia

Malaysia Chapter

Affiliated 2021

Click here to join the Malaysia Chapter - Some chapters have additional requirements to join, in that case, you will be sent an email with more information.

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Contact Information
Website: ACBS.my
Email: ACBS MYS team 

Officers (2023-2025)

President: Lim Sue-Anne
President-Elect: Wan Kah Mun
Secretary: Erica Woo
Treasurer: Amni Izam
Student Representative: Izleen Mahmud
Member-at-large:
Nor Jannah Nasution
Nicholas Pang
Marina Sabri

Past President: Eugene Koh 

 

Mission
The chapter's purpose is to foster the development of functional contextual, cognitive, and behavioral science. The chapter will serve as a scientific and professional group in Malaysia for scientists, students, and practitioners in disciplines which embrace the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science.

Description of membership
Members of the Malaysia Chapter shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice, who are currently practicing or residing in Malaysia. This includes clinicians, researchers, students and any other related field practitioners. 

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Malaysia Chapter Information

Malaysia Chapter Information

Malaysia Chapter

Affiliated 2021

Type of Chapter:
National

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
Within the country of Malaysia 

Chapter's Mission/Objectives:
The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Malaysia so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human wellbeing.

Description of membership:
Members of the Organisation shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice and currently practicing/residing in Malaysia. This includes clinicians, researchers, students and any other related field practitioners.

Chapter By-Laws: See attachment

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México - Sur

México - Sur

México Sur Chapter

Affiliated 2023

Click here to join the México - Sur Chapter and listserv 

Please note, that by selecting to join the chapter listserv, you will be added as a member to the chapter and to the chapter's email listserv (if applicable).  Some chapters have additional requirements to join, in that case, you will be sent an email with more information.

For the chapter listserv, you will receive those messages in daily digest form (by default).  If you would like to change your email delivery preference, you can do so here.

Contact Information

Jorge Everardo Aguilar-Morales

Board Members

President: Jorge Everardo Aguilar-Morales (2023-2024)
President-Elect: Fabiola Margarita Santiago-García (2024-2025)
Secretary-Treasurer: Daniel Granados-Salazar (2023-2026)
Student representative: Anabel Contreras-Martínez (2023-2024)
Member-at-Large: Addalid Sánchez-Hernández (2023-2026)
Member-at-Large: Gabriela María Xón-Chitic (2023-2025)
Member-at-Large: Tania Del Río-Bernal (2023-2025)
Member-at-Large: Xareni Pamela Romero-Flores (2023-2025)
Member-at-Large: Laura Adriana Bautista-Hernández (2023-2025)
Member-at-Large: Edgar Omar Aguilar-Morales (2023-2025)
Member-at-Large: Saira Bernardita Osorio -Gómez (2023-2025)
Member-at-Large: Aída Monserrat Reséndiz-Barragán (2023-2025)
Member-at-Large: Osvaldo García-Escalante (2023-2025)

 

Mission

To build a supportive community that fosters personal growth and professional development through active participation and mutual aid among members, in such a way that we can contribute to the alleviation of human suffering and the promotion of the personal well-being of the population in general, making use of the best scientific evidence currently available and strengthening contextual behavioral science with our actions.

Construir una comunidad solidaria que favorezca el crecimiento personal y el desarrollo profesional mediante la participación activa y la ayuda mutua entre los miembros, de tal manera que podamos contribuir al alivio del sufrimiento humano y la promoción del bienestar personal de la población en general, haciendo uso de la mejor evidencia científica actualmente disponible y fortaleciendo con nuestras acciones la ciencia conductual contextual.

Description of membership

Those who realize professional activities in the south of Mexico may participate in the membership.

Chapter Activities

Continuous training and support for affiliates and non-affiliates among peers and with experts.

Disseminate contextual behavioral science in electronic media.

Annual congress of the Chapter in the month of November.

Monthly meeting of the chapter members on the third Saturday of each month at 8:45 PM Central Time in Mexico.

 

Desarrollamos un Programa Regional de Formación Continua  y Acompañamiento, para afiliados y no afiliados entre pares y con expertos.

Realizamos actividadesde Difusión de la ciencia conductual contextual en medios electrónicos.

En el mes de Noviembre de cada año realizaremos el congreso Anual del Chapter.

Desarrollamos una reunión mensual para los miembros del Chapter el tercer sábado de cada mes a las 20:45 Tiempo del Centro de México


 

Community

México - Sur Chapter Information

México - Sur Chapter Information

México - Sur Chapter

Affiliated 2023

Type of Chapter:
Regional

Describe the geographic boundaries of the Chapter (or specific Language Community):
States located in the South of Mexico

Chapter mission/objectives:
To build a supportive community that fosters personal growth and professional development through active participation and mutual aid among members, in such a way that we can contribute to the alleviation of human suffering and the promotion of the personal well-being of the population in general, making use of the best scientific evidence currently available and strengthening contextual behavioral science with our actions.

Description of membership:
Those who realize professional activities in the south of Mexico may participate in the membership.

Describe chapter activities (meetings, workshops, publications, etc.). Include meeting dates and time of year of publications.

  • Develop integration activities as a community
  • Continuous training and support for affiliates and non-affiliates among peers and with experts
  • Translation and dissemination of outreach materials on contextual behavioral science
  • Influence public policies related to our professional work
  • Disseminate contextual behavioral science in electronic media.
  • Create study groups
  • Annual congress of the chapter in the month of November.

Chapter By-Laws: See attachment

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Persian-Speaking

Persian-Speaking

Persian ACBS

Affiliated 2013

Click here to join the Persian Chapter

Contact Information
 

Chapter Leaders

Abdollah Omidi (President)

Milad Khajepour (Officer)

Seyed Ali Kolahdouzan (Research Deputy)

Sajad Bahrami (Education Deputy)

Mission

The mission of the Persian ACBS shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Iran and neighboring Persian speaking countries including Afghanistan,…. so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well-being. Also, to produce a certified and skilled treatment that meets the needs of the above Persian speaking communities and populations, by applying ACT protocols in a cost effective and in a safe way.

Objectives

  • To Establish the Persian ACBS webpage.
  • To Disseminate Contextual Behavior Science CBS principles among health professionals and other related professions.
  • Providing a forum for health practitioners/ researchers to share information and resources
  • Developing awareness activities designed to highlight the need for utilizing ACT model and processes.
  • To conduct research studies and apply the ACT model and processes within Persian speaking populations.
  • To translate books and resources of ACT and contextual behavior sciences to Persian language.
     

Chapter Activities

The chapter will:

  • Create a forum for discussion
  • Organize workshops
  • Publish research articles and a newsletter
  • Translate ACT books and resources
  • Provide consultations

Description of Membership

Membership is open to Persian speaking people from a variety of educational backgrounds and professions relevant to the purpose of the chapter. We anticipate that members will be involved in clinical practice, research, teaching and organizational activities, from both academic and non-academic backgrounds and from both private and public sectors.

ACT Resources in Farsi/Persian

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Farsi Version of "Making Sense of Spirituality"

Farsi Version of "Making Sense of Spirituality"

The attached file is a Farsi translation the very first paper on ACT and RFT: Hayes, S. C. (1984) Making sense of spirituality. Behaviorism, 12, 99-110.

It was written just two years after the transformational experience described in Steve's TEDx talk on the origins of ACT (bit.ly.StevesFirstTED) and one year after the first ACT works. In it you can see much of the future that will unfold. It is a difficult text and is demanding to read (especially for those not steeped in behavior analysts). That make it hard to translate but the translators, Seyed Ali Kolahdouzan (President of the Persian chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science) and Peiman Rezaie Maram (Research Deputy of the Chapter) have worked very hard to make sure it is accurate, understandable and clear. We are proud to have it available in Farsi for the first time here -- on the ACBS website in the Persian Chapter area. 

 

Steven Hayes

Persian-Speaking Chapter Information

Persian-Speaking Chapter Information

Persian ACBS

Affiliated 2013

Mission

The mission of the Persian ACBS shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Iran and neighboring Persian speaking countries including Afghanistan,…. so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well-being. Also, to produce a certified and skilled treatment that meets the needs of the above Persian speaking communities and populations, by applying ACT protocols in a cost effective and in a safe way.

Objectives

  • To Establish the Persian ACBS website.
  • To Disseminate Contextual Behavior Science CBS principles among health professionals and other related professions.
  • Providing a forum for health practitioners/ researchers to share information and resources
  • Developing awareness activities designed to highlight the need for utilizing ACT model and processes.
  • To conduct research studies and apply the ACT model and processes within Persian speaking populations.
  • To translate books and resources of ACT and contextual behavior sciences to Persian language.
  • To organize and sponsor forums, conferences, newsletters, journals, websites, list serves and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the Chapter.
     

Chapter Activities

The chapter will:

  • Organize an annual meeting
  • Create a forum for discussion
  • Organize workshops
  • Publish research articles and a newsletter
  • Translate ACT books and resources
  • Provide consultations

Description of Membership

Membership is open to Persian speaking people from a variety of educational backgrounds and professions relevant to the purpose of the chapter. We anticipate that members will be involved in clinical practice, research, teaching and organizational activities, from both academic and non-academic backgrounds and from both private and public sectors.

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Peru

Peru

Perú Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

ACBS Perú 2024-2025

 

¡Perú, la primera civilización de América! encierra situaciones que hasta parecen mágicas, es que la riqueza cultural que nuestros ancestros atesora tanta sabiduría como el puente de Q'eswachaka, que representa esas raíces sólidas que nos sostienen frente a contextos que pueden llegar a ser adversos y difíciles pero que esas raíces nos sirven como bases sólidas donde pisar para de ahí poder acceder a espacios como la creatividad, la innovación, el esfuerzo, el trabajo cooperativo en busca del bien común con el propósito de interactuar con otras realidades y en esa interacción poder abrirnos a posibilidades de cambio y crecimiento. 

El Logo de Perú Chapter esta inspirado en el puente llamado  Q´eswachaka ubicado en el río Apurímac, en la región Cusco, a 3.700 m s. n. m., El Puente Q´eswachaka es un importante legado inca que permanece vigente tras más de seis siglos. El puente Q'eswachaka, una espectacular obra de ingeniería de 30 metros de largo, hecha a base de paja y de piedra, que se preserva hasta hoy y que en 2013 fue designada como Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial por la Unesco.

Haga clic aquí para unirse al Capítulo Perú

Siga el capítulo en instagram

Contacto del Capítulo

Margot Osorio

Email: margot.osorio.c@upch.pe

CHAPTER PERÚ 

Email: acbschapterperu@gmail.com

Bienvenidxs todxs:

Lxs miembrxs de la nueva junta directiva del Capítulo Perú de la ACBS, tienen el agrado de expresarles sus saludos y al mismo tiempo manifestarles su disposición de sumar esfuerzos en el desarrollo de la ciencia conductual contextual.

Board Officers 

President: Margot Osorio

President-Elect: Corina Wong

Past President: Vanessa del Aguila

Member at Large: Sandra Mendoza

Student Representative: Jaime Marreros

Secretary: Paola Bravo

Misión/Objetivos:

La misión del Capítulo Perú es apoyar el desarrollo personal y profesional de sus afiliados a través de la facilitación de espacios para el entrenamiento de habilidades y actividades acordes con el modelo de la Ciencia Conductual Contextual (CBS), y al hacerlo, hacer nuestra propia pequeña contribución al alivio del sufrimiento humano.

Posibles actividades del capítulo:

  • Facilitar espacios que fomenten el entrenamiento de habilidades y crecimiento profesional
  • Promover y facilitar los espacios que incentiven el intercambio con la comunidad internacional para el crecimiento.
  • Promover el trabajo cooperativo para la traducción y creación de recursos en español para contribuir a la comunidad de la CBS

 

Información útil para la inscripción:

Para ser miembro del capítulo Perú (Profesionales médicos, psicólogos, docentes, investigadores, estudiantes y público en general) debes estar afiliado a la ACBS (www.contextualsciencie.org).
Si quieres inscribirte como miembro, el valor mínimo y único pago inscripción anual es de US$ 13 dólares y puedes inscribirte en el siguiente link: https://contextualscience.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=1.

Para encontrar recursos ACT en español: haga click aquì

Aquí te dejamos un video tutorial que puede ayudarte para la inscripción

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Peru Chapter Activities

Peru Chapter Activities

Any member of ACBS  are invited to join our Chapter (you do not have to live in Perú).

The spaces we are offering are for free for members of  ACBS:

- Reading & Discussion (in English)

  • All levels of English are very welcome.
  • Description: Here we discuss interesting articles and books related to CBS in a friendly group.
  • To register: send us an email chapterperuacbs@gmail.com
  • Subject: reading and discussion and Name registered in the ACBS.

- Portland Model Group ( in Spanish )

  • Descripción: Aquí practicaremos las habilidades ACT en un contexto clínico a través de juego de roles o casos personales .
  • Para inscribirte debes enviarnos un correo a chapterperuacbs@gmail.com
  • Asunto: GRUPO PORTLAND
  • Nombre como te registraste en la ACBS

- COMUNIDAD DE PRACTICANTES ACT (in Spanish)

  • Descripción :Aquí nos centraremos en vivir los procesos ACT desde adentro, enfatizaremos en experimentar los procesos ACT en nosotrxs mismos "hacer lo que profesamos"
  • Para inscribirte debes enviarnos un correo chapterperuacbs@gmail.com
  • Asunto: PRACTICANTE ACT
  • Nombre como te registraste en la ACBS

- GRUPO DE ESTUDIOS (in Spanish)

  • Descripción :revisaremos libros relacionados con la teoría, filosofía e intervención en terapias contextuales 
  • Para inscribirte debes enviarnos un correo chapterperuacbs@gmail.com
  • Asunto: GRUPO DE ESTUDIO

Note: La hora y las fechas de las reuniones se coordinarán directamente en cada grupo /  Meeting times and dates are coordinate directly with each group  

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Peru Chapter Information

Peru Chapter Information

ACBS Peru: Peruvian Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Peru logo

Affiliated 2016

Type of Chapter:
National

Geographic Boundaries of the Chapter
Peruvians or those living in Peru
 

Mission/Objectives:

a) Serve as a scientific and professional reference group for Peruvians or those living in Peru who identify themselves as scientists, students, or practitioners in disciplines which embrace the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science, or for the interested public.
b) Promote research and scholarship in Peru focused on the development of a coherent and progressive science of human action that is more adequate to the challenges of the human condition.
c) Identify and promote the development of useful basic principles, workable applied theories linked to these principles, effective applied technologies based on these theories, and successful means of training and disseminating these developments, guided by the best available scientific evidence of effective prevention and intervention strategies.
d) Promote the development of a view of science that values a dynamic, ongoing interaction between its basic and applied elements, and between practical application and empirical knowledge;
e) Promote the development in Peru of a community of scholars, researchers, educators, and practitioners who will work in a collegial, open, self-critical, non-discriminatory, and mutually supportive way that is effective in producing valued outcomes and in exploring the additional implications of this work, and that emphasizes open and low cost methods of connecting with this work so as to keep the focus on benefit to others;
f) Advise political, legislative, and policy-making bodies with respect to matters pertaining to contextual behavioral science in Peru.
g) Organize and sponsor forums, conferences, newsletters, journals, websites, list serves and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization.

Description of Membership:
Peruvians or those living in Peru who identify themselves as scientists, students, or practitioners in disciplines which embrace the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science, or for the interested public.

Manuel Garayar

Peru Chapter Resources

Peru Chapter Resources

Conversation with Kelly Wilson/ Conversación con Kelly Wilson/ Conversação com Kelly Wilson

Day: 30 de Abril
Time: 7pm Peru time
Available in:  English/Español/Português

https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/m21lf-rLOQZAQ_b7c2akpiVH1xTBFdARYGUG1G94WfuUe9YquQy9pB4v-zWY5PjH.R8KV2ND5NQ9YIrNp
Passcode:X!rd7%&2


ALL APPETITIVE ALL THE TIME - Grounding Psychological Interventions in Appetitive Contingencies /Fundamentación de la Intervención Psicológica en las Contingencias Apetitivas/Fundamentos da Intervenção Psicológica em Contingências Apetitivas - Presented by Emily Sandoz PhD., 23 de Abril (Available in:  English/Español/Português)

https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/hlHzC2kY2mPu-i9cfNuVf3A1jNVNTytjgg4SNyGfSle7sDbFdWoaSKSVur6KOw-g.Su9_R_PhI-ZvBCWb
Passcode:agx#Bg5i

 

Los primeros pasos como terapeuta ACT en el abordaje de la sexualidad - presented by Lic. Vicky Avila Pava on the 15th of March.  Zoom info - https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/JRKlmqI91ckkzCnXGl62lXIDHJDT-TU4oUavBSklcHxnYIxRTFKfvNaEXeYRr7xY.KgA7sj1Op9zbU7Ri
Passcode:Xz5*K1yK


 "La violencia Doméstica desde la Ciencia Conductual Contextual: Nuevas Formas de Prevenir y Tratar la Violencia Doméstica en las Comunidades, Familias e Individuos". Presented by Amie Zarling,Ph.D on 9 January, 2024 


Helping beyond frontiers/Ayudando mas alla de las fronteras – presented by Dr. Ross White and Lic. José Villanueva on the 9th of August 2023.  Zoom information - https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/OVHv6_gqVdFu-Vsys2YWzg5-u3q7ErJ2oiVq96zpAK3u8y-_4sGDF-9ksWeHhdnN.ZZjQqrikj2xm-5jY
Passcode:?7n2.R^N

José Villanueva - "You will know the approach from FACT in the refugee population, having the contextual and cultural view in the face of mass migrations. In addition, you will know the vision from Latin America and the United Kingdom, having as an axis the humanitarian treatment and the access of mental health services to that kind of population.

Dr Ross White - Dr White has researched mental health across the globe, including questions of culture and language and inequality and inequity regarding service provision. This work has led to collaborations with the World Health Organisation and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.


Here is the link of the Perú Chapter YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/yQwSLUDQNks?si=7amiqUyZ7ZhqFRUF

  • We have uploaded the videos of the presentations authorized by the Presenters of the Creating Compassionate Communities event.
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Poland

Poland


Association for Contextual Behavioral Science Polska (ACBS Polska)

Affiliated 2016

Click here to join the Poland Chapter - Some chapters have additional requirements to join, in that case, you will be sent an email with more information.

Poland Chapter website: http://acbs.pl/

Join us on Facebook

Contact Information

Lidia Baran
University of Silesia in Katowice
Katowice, Poland

Board 

President: Lidia Baran
Vice president: Barbara Anna Kossakowska
Members at Large: Hubert Czupała, Diana Singh, Piotr Suchanek
Members of the Review Committee: Agnieszka Wroczyńska, Juliusz Połatyński, Mateusz Fudali 
Secretary/Treasurer: Joanna Gawrońska
Student Representative: 
 

Mission/Objectives

Chapter mission is to alleviate human suffering and improve the quality of human life. Intermediate objectives that support the achievement of the main objective are to support the development of research in Poland and practice within a functional contextualism, in accordance with the fields of cognitive psychology and behavioral therapy.

Description of Chapter Activities

1) Follow our work on: YouTube, Facebook, website.
2) Conferences: International Scientific and Educational Conference "Curiosity builds bridges" 
3) An initiative to adapt ACBS questionnaires to Polish:
    Polish Version of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II)
    Psychological flexibility. Polish adaptation of measurement tools for practitioners and researchers.
4) Polish language materials

 

Description of Membership

To become a member a person must complete a form on the website of the Association and pay the annual membership fee. To remain a member, a person must not fall behind with any contributions or debts, both in the ACBS Polska, as well as the ACBS. The members of the ACBS Polska may be individuals interested in the development of functional contextualism in the field of science and practice.

The types of membership: Professional Member, Student Member, Associate Member, Honorary Member. Membership fees are determined annually by the Commission Board and paid to the ACBS Polska.

Fee: minimal - 60PLN, recommended - 100PLN.

 

Message to ACBS members regarding WC in 2021

ACBS Newsletter Article June 2018: III Poznańska Konferencja ACT i CBS: International Collaboration Made This European Conference a Success

lidia.natalia.baran

Poland Information

Poland Information

Polski Oddział Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (The Polish Chapter of ACBS)new england.JPG

Affiliated 2016

Type of Chapter:
National

Describe the geographic boundaries of the Chapter:
The area of Republic of Poland.

Mission/Objectives:
Chapter mission is to alleviate human suffering and improve the quality of human life. Intermediate objectives that support the achievement of the main objective are to support the development of research in Poland and practice within a functional contextualism, in accordance with the fields of cognitive psychology and behavioral therapy.

Description of Membership:
To become a member a person must complete a form on the website of the Association and pay the annual membership fee. To remain a member, a person must not fall behind with any contributions or debts, both in the Polish Chapter of ACBS, as well as the ACBS. The members of the Polish Chapter of ACBS may be individuals interested in the development of functional contextualism in the field of science and practice.

The types of membership: Professional Member, Student Member, Associate Member, Honorary Member. Membership fees are determined annually by the Commission Board and paid to the Polish Chapter of ACBS. The fee for Student Members is 15 zł and 40 zł for all other Members.

lidia.natalia.baran

Romania

Romania

Romania Chapter

Affiliated 2019

Click here to join the Romania Chapter

Chapter Website: www.actromania.ro

Join us on Facebook

Contact Information
Silvia Nicolescu

Chapter Leaders 

Amfiana Botez

Eugen Secară

Raluca Dumitrache

Mădălina Costin

Vlad Ionescu

Geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:

Those who reside in Romania and/or who speak Romanian.

Chapter's Mission/Objectives:

The purpose of the ACBS Romania is to ensure and support the development and dissemination of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Romania so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

The Romanian chapter aims to be a platform for sharing information in this approach and to create a Contextual Behavioral Sciences Community in Romania in order to improve the quality of human life.

Specifically, the organization shall:

  • Support Romanian researchers, practitioners and students in their interest to develop effective applied theories linked to principles.
  • Develop coordination among researchers in Romania to establish effective research groups to disseminate scientific developments in the international scientific community.
  • Emphasize the connection between basic research in respect of the role of contingencies, transformation of functions and applied research in applications of human domains.
  • Organize the formation (training) of and supervise Romanian professionals in disciplines that embrace the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science.
  • Coordinate efforts in order to create a database with Romanian test materials that can contribute evidence-based practice of acceptance and commitment therapy.
  • Promote the dissemination of Third-Wave Therapies both in the private area and public context, encouraging the development of a better working model of mental health in Romania.
  • Organize and sponsor forums, conferences, newsletters, journals, websites, list serves and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization.
  • Advise political, legislative, and policy-making bodies with respect to matters pertaining to contextual behavioral science in Romania.
  • Translate, adjust and implement existing international therapy material to improve the mental health of Romanians in both public and private sectors.


 

Chapter Activities:

  • Organize workshops, social networking events, conferences, meetings, newsletters, websites, and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization (e.g. reading book club)
  • Organize trainings and peer-supervision groups (e.g. annual ACT workshop presented by a peer reviewed trainer or expert with the ACBS with discounts to ACBS members)
  • The Romanian chapter will ensure that the connection with ACBS is strengthened, arrange training opportunities and bring training opportunities to public knowledge, serve as a meeting place for like-minded people, inspire, inform, and support research, translate concepts in Romanian, help clients to find ACT therapists, and more. The chapter will encourage its members to contribute with chapter activities, and support initiatives as far as possible.
  • The activities would be posted on the website. Every year an annual general meeting will be held discussing the assignments of the chapter’s board and so forth.
  • Members of ACBS Romania will get a newsletter including relevant education and training activities and also access to a website. For future activities, the chapter aims to present information about new books and CBS research. Members will be able to form different groups (e.g. peer supervision groups, special interest groups and the likes) using ACBS Romania meetings and website.


Description of Membership:

  • The members of the Romanian Chapter of ACBS shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice, and specifically Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Romania. The types of membership shall be professional, student, and affiliate.
  • Members of the Association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice in Romania.
  • To become a member a person must complete a form on the website of the Association and pay the annual membership fee. To remain a member, a person must not fall behind with any contributions or debts, both in the Romanian Chapter of ACBS, as well as the ACBS.
  • Membership fees are determined annually by the Administrative Group (The Board) and paid to the Romanian Chapter of ACBS.
  • Updated information on fees and membership will be available soon.


 

Community

Resources in Romanian

Resources in Romanian

Assessment Measures in Romanian
AAQ-II, COPE, CompACT, DERS, FFMQ, Psy-Flex, TAS-20

 

Books in Romanian

  • Hayes, S. C. (2019). A liberated mind: How to pivot toward what matters. New York: Penguin/Avery.

Romanian translation: Hayes, S. C. (2020) O minte libera. (Trans. Daniela Preda). Curtea Veche.

  • Harris, R. (2008). The Happiness Trap: How to stop struggling and start living. Boston, MA: Trumpeter.

Romanian translation (2020): Capcana Fericirii. (Trans. Oana Damian). Asociatia de Stiinte Cognitive din Romania, ASCR.

  • Hayes, S. C., & Smith, S. (2005). Get out of your mind and into your life: The new Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.

Romanian translation: Hayes, S. C., & Smith, S. (2013). Ieși din scenariile minții și trăiește-ți viața. (Trans. K. Szabo). Lași, Romania: Editura Poliram.

 

Publications in Romanian

 

ACBS TEDx Talks Translation Project

Community

Romania Chapter Information

Romania Chapter Information

Romania Chapter

Affiliated 2019


Geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
Those who reside in Romania and/or who speak Romanian.

Chapter's Mission/Objectives:
The purpose of the ACBS Romania is to ensure and support the development and dissemination of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Romania so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

The Romanian chapter aims to be a platform for sharing information in this approach and to create a Contextual Behavioral Sciences Community in Romania in order to improve the quality of human life.

Specifically, the organization shall:

  • Support Romanian researchers, practitioners and students in their interest to develop effective applied theories linked to principles.
  • Develop coordination among researchers in Romania to establish effective research groups to disseminate scientific developments in the international scientific community.
  • Emphasize the connection between basic research in respect of the role of contingencies, transformation of functions and applied research in applications of human domains.
  • Organize the formation (training) of and supervise Romanian professionals in disciplines that embrace the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science.
  • Coordinate efforts in order to create a database with Romanian test materials that can contribute evidence-based practice of acceptance and commitment therapy.
  • Promote the dissemination of Third-Wave Therapies both in the private area and public context, encouraging the development of a better working model of mental health in Romania.
  • Organize and sponsor forums, conferences, newsletters, journals, websites, list serves and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization.
  • Advise political, legislative, and policy-making bodies with respect to matters pertaining to contextual behavioral science in Romania.
  • Translate, adjust and implement existing international therapy material to improve the mental health of Romanians in both public and private sectors.

 

Description of Membership:

  • The members of the Romanian Chapter of ACBS shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice, and specifically Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Romania. The types of membership shall be professional, student, and affiliate.
  • Members of the Association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice in Romania.
  • To become a member a person must complete a form on the website of the Association and pay the annual membership fee. To remain a member, a person must not fall behind with any contributions or debts, both in the Romanian Chapter of ACBS, as well as the ACBS.
  • Membership fees are determined annually by the Administrative Group (The Board) and paid to the Romanian Chapter of ACBS.
  • Updated information on fees and membership will be available soon.


 

Community

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa Chapter of ACBS

Affiliated 2015

Click here to join the South Africa Chapter

Contact Information

Hannes Wessels

Chapter Officers

Hannes Wessels (Chair)
David Rosenstein (Chair-Elect)
Bertus Swanepoel (Member at large)
Cheryl Malek (Board member)
Nevern Subermoney

Mission/Objectives

The objective of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within the Republic of South Africa so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

Chapter Activities

The chapter will:

1) Have a monthly peer supervision group
2) Have an annual ACT workshop presented by a peer reviewed trainer or expert with the ACBS with discounts to ACBS members

Description of Membership

Members of the Association shall be members of ACBS who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice. We anticipate that members will be involved in clinical practice, research, teaching and organizational activities, from private and public work places.

Other Information

Although South Africa has 9 official languages all communication will be in English.

Bertus Swanepoel

South Africa Information

South Africa Information

South Africa Chapter of ACBS

Affiliated 2015

Type of Chapter:
National

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
he boundaries of the Chapter is the Republic of South Africa.

Chapter's Mission/Objectives:
The objective of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within the Republic of South Africa so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

Description of Membership:
Members of the Association shall be members of ACBS who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice. We anticipate that members will be involved in clinical practice, research, teaching and organizational activities, from private and public work places.

Other Information:
Although South Africa has 9 official languages all communication will be in English.

Bertus Swanepoel

Sweden

Sweden

 

ACBS Sweden

Svenska avdelningen av Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2012


BOKCIRKEL hösten 2024: 

Processbaserad terapi - färdighetsträning för kliniker, av Stefan G. Hofman, Steven C. Hayes och David N. Lorscheid. 

Nu är det dags att starta upp höstens bokcirkel. Tillsammans läser vi ett kapitel i veckan och skriver en reflektion var i bokcirkelns Facebook-grupp. Sedan reflekterar vi på varandras tankar. Modellen är tänkt att vara ett stöd i läsandet och en möjlighet att fördjupa våra tankar eller ställa frågor till andra medlemmar. 

Anmälan till bokcirkeln gör du via det här formuläret

Första incheckning/postning av reflektion är senast 3 november.

Den här gången har vi även fått möjlighet att köpa boken till rabatterat pris från Natur & Kultur. Gå in på hemsidan: www.nok.se och använd koden: processbaserad24 (gäller till 31/12-24).

Mer förhoppning om en givande och rolig läsning tillsammans i höst!

/Styrelsen


Click here to join the Sweden Chapter and listserv

Please note, that by selecting to join the chapter listserv, you will be added as a member to the chapter and to the chapter's email listserv (if applicable).  For the chapter listserv, you will receive those messages in daily digest form (by default).  If you would like to change your email delivery preference, you can do so here.


 

Välkommen till den Svenska avdelningen av Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. Medlemskapet är gratis för alla dem som är medlemmar i ACBS. Markera "Sweden" i rutan "Desired chapter membership". Direktlänk till sidan där existerande medlemmar kan önska medlemskap i föreningen.  Kort video om hur du gör för att bli medlem.

ACBS Sweden på Facebook

ACBS Sweden på Youtube

Om ACBS Sweden:

Organisationen är en fristående ideell organisation som organiseras enbart för utbildnings- och vetenskapliga ändamål. ACBS Sweden är en dotterorganisation till Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS). Organisationen agerar fristående men nära och i samarbete med moderorganisationen ACBS. Som en dotterorganisation till ACBS så delar vi moderorganisationens uttryck som nås via följande länk: https://contextualscience.org/acbs

Utöver dessa så har ACBS Sweden följande syften som är specifika för den svenska organisationen:
Att främja utvecklingen av funktionell kontextuell beteendevetenskap och dess praktiska tillämpningar i Sverige och på svenska.
Att engagera medlemmar över hela Sverige.
Att vara en naturlig samlingspunkt för svensktalande medlemmar av ACBS.
Att uppmärksamma kulturella perspektiv på funktionell kontextuell beteendevetenskap och dess praktiska tillämpningar.
 


Har du frågor om ACBS Sweden eller önskar engagera dig? Du är supervälkommen, kontakta Thor på thor.bengtsson+acbssweden@gmail.com

Thor Bengtsson: President (ordförande)
Cecilia Engblom Rosengren: Treasurer (kassör/sekreterare)
Elsa Dufmats: Member-at-large (studeranderepresentant)

Nina Bendelin: Member-at-large (styrelsemedlem)
Sam Stiernerbielke: President-Elect (vice ordförande) 



MÖTEN: (denna del kommer att uppdateras under hösten 2024)

Årsmöte 2017
Det bjöds på spännade diskussioner, paneldebatt och föreläsningar. Du hittar mer program och föreläsingskopior här

Svenska mötet på ACBS World Conference Seattle 2016
Fredrik Livheim presenterade SvACBS och styrelsens arbete, på ACBS World Conference i Seattle. Du hittar åhörarkopiorna här

NYHETSBREV
Vi i svenska avdelningen av ACBS (föreningen för kontextuell KBT, t.ex ACT) har bestämt oss för att ge ut ett Nyhetsbrev 2 ggr per år. Här kommer vårt allra första nyhetsbrev som summerar mycket om vad som händer på området.

2017 Nyhetsbrev Juni här.

2016 Nyhetsbrevet här.

KLINISK MATERIAL

Smärtövning för barn
Du hittar Jenny Thorsell Cederbergs filmatiserade smärt (acceptans) övning för barn på SvACBS sida för kliniska hjälpmedel här

PAUS kortet- ett nytt svenskt stress- och symptomhanteringsverktyg
Du hittar det nyligen utvecklade verktyget på SvACBS sida för kliniska hjälpmedel här.

Svenska inspelade ACT mindfulenessövningar
Kroppsscanning, andningsvägen, utforska din smärta... Flera nya svenska inspelade ACT mindfuleness mp3 övningar finns nu tillgängliga på SvACBS sida för kliniska hjälpmedel här.

Fallkonceptualisera ACT som Steven Hayes!
Du hittar det svenska nyligen översatta materialet på SvACBS sida för kliniska hjälpmedel här.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

SKALOR

Letar du efter svenska ACT skattningsskalor och formulär?
Här finns en sammanställning med svenska validerade ACT mätinstrument, samt referenser.


SvACBS
SvACBS är en dotterorganisation till ACBS. Du hittar föreninges stadgar här.  Du blir medlem i SvACBS genom att önska det när du blir medlem i ACBS. När du fyller i formuläret för att bli medlem var noga med att kryssa för Sverige under Desired Chapter Membership. Då kommer du med på vår mailinglista och får info om de aktiviteter som SvACBS håller i. Gå direkt till medlemsformuläret här.

Vad kostar det?
ACBS tillämpar en ”värderingsbaserad” medlemsavgift, dvs du betalar vad du själv tycker att ditt medlemskap är värt. Minsta avgift är dock 10 dollar för ett år. När du blir medlem i ACBS får du tillgång till hela ACBS hemsida där du hittar massor med information om ACT, RFT och kontextuell beteendevetenskap. När du är inloggad kan du även ladda ner instrument och annat som finns översatt till svenska på SvACBS sidor.

Contact Information
For comments or suggestions concerning this Swedish chapter webpage, please contact Thor Bengtsson: thor.bengtsson+acbssweden@gmail.com
 

Graciela

Links to swedish sister organizations

Links to swedish sister organizations

Beteendeterapeutiska Föreningen (BTF)

Swedish Association of Behavior Analysis (SWABA)

olofmolander

Meetings and activities

Meetings and activities

Årsmöte den 14/5 hölls på plats i stockholm med digital uppkoppling för den som ville närvara på distans.

Här skriver vi om presentationerna som presenterades.
Kristoffer Pettersson:
Kontextuella faktorer som påverkar anpassningsbeteenden
Beskrivning: Diskussioner som rör följsamhet kontra anpassning är vanligt förekommande i forskning om psykosociala interventioner. Denna presentation kommer att belysa olika aspekter av följsamhet och anpassning utifrån ett pågående forskningsprojekt på Mälardalens universitet. Resultat från en studie som undersöker antecedenter till anpassningar vid tillämpning av föräldrastödsprogram kommer att presenteras. 

Liria Ortiz pratade om ACT och hopp

Thor Bengtsson: Verbal Aikido.
Verbal Aikido är en kraftfull intervention från de sex stegen av ACT Matrix, ett program som utvecklats av Polk, Shoendorff och Olaz.
Thor Bengtsson har arbetat med ACT Matrix på svenska i ungefär fem år i olika kontexter och har utarbetat ett kraftfullt sätt att ge Verbal Aikido, med en ny metafor, komprimerat i en "app".
Vi tränar Verbal Aikido tillsammans och ni får tillgång till "appen".

Protokollet laddas upp i bilaga nedan.

MÖTEN:

2018: lunchmöte den 15 November i Köpenhamn i samband med Nordic ACBS.

2018: vi har börjat med en ny modalitet, vi ska ha möte varje månad, fortfarande via Skype eftersom föreningen har ingen ekonomi för att bekosta våra resor ÄN!

Styrelsemöte 30 april 2017
Spännande aktiviteter diskuterades! ACBS Nordic, ett anorlunda möte i Sevilla som du INTE vill missa, ett medlemsträff till hösten och maffiga nyheter som ska ut i medlemsbrevet... om du läser protokollet nedan för du lite försmak! Håll dig up-to-date!! och du, om du har projekt som du vill informera oss all om, kontakta någon av oss (du hittar oss där uppe!)
Läs och njut....

Årsmöte 2017
SvACBS har haft årsmöte för 2017. Det bjöds på spännade diskussioner, paneldebatt och föreläsningar. Du hittar mer program och föreläsingskopior här.

Svenska mötet på ACBS World Conference Seattle 2016
Fredrik Livheim presenterade SvACBS och styrelsens arbete, på ACBS World Conference i Seattle. Du hittar åhörarkopiorna här

NYHETSBREV
Vi i svenska avdelningen av ACBS (föreningen för kontextuell KBT, t.ex ACT) har bestämt oss för att ge ut ett Nyhetsbrev 2 ggr per år. Här kommer vårt allra första nyhetsbrev som summerar mycket om vad som händer på området.

2017 Nyhetsbrev Juni här.

2016 Nyhetsbrevet här. 

 

ÅRSMÖTE SvACBS, 2017

Årsmöte lördagen den 4:e februari i Stockholm - boka!
Varje år anordnar Svenska ACBS en halvdagskonferens gratis. I samband med denna håller vi även vårt årsmöte. Vi kommer att avsluta med en enkel gemensam middag till ett självkostnadspris om 100:-, maten betalar man på plats.

Tid:
Lördag 4:e 2017. Klockan 12.00-18.00

Plats:
Centrum för Psykiatriforskning, Norra Stationsgatan. 69, plan 6, 90-salen, Stockholm

Temat för konferensen är ”Mångfald – ACT i olika sammanhang, även utanför terapirummet”. Här hittar du programmet.

12.00
SvACBS ordförande Fredrik Livheim hälsar välkommen.

12.05
Paneldebatt, SWABA, BTF & Svenska ACBS
Paneldebatt: Syfte, likheter och skillnader med de olika föreningarna och vad vi vill framöver. Medverkande är föreningarnas ordföranden Dag Strömberg Linda Jüris & Fredik Livheim. Modererar gör SvACBS tillträdande ordförande Senada Zilkic.

12.40 - 15.30
20 minuters föredrag på temat ”Mångfald – ACT i olika sammanhang, även utanför terapirummet”

ACT för elithockeyspelare
Tobias Lundgren, enhetschef för kompetenscentrum för psykoterapi och forskargruppsledare på KI, kommer att hålla en presentation där du som deltagare får följa med på en resa. Från hur ACT implementeras som träningsmetod för elitishockeyspelare till vetenskaplig utvärdering av den implementeringen. Under presentationen kommer såväl forskningsresultat som faktiskt arbetssätt med ACT och elitidrottare att beröras.
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ACT och BA inom akut slutenvårdspsykiatri
Vi får spännande rapporter från pågående forskningsprojekt där ACT och BA studeras i den akuta heldygnspsykiatrin. Mårten Tyrberg och Fredrik Folke kommer att beskriva hur ACT och BA kan användas i direkt behandlingsarbete med patienter men också hur det fungerat att träna och utbilda omvårdnadspersonal utan tidigare kunskaper i psykologi. Styrkorna i ACT och BA som ”akuta metoder” kommer att belysas tillsammans med de svåra utmaningar som man stöter på i implementeringsarbetet.

Fredrik Folke är psykolog/psykoterapeut i Landstinget Dalarna och doktorand vid Uppsala Universitet. Han genomför kliniska studier inom allmänpsykiatriska heldygnsvården och Centrum för Klinisk Forskning, Dalarna. Mårten Tyrberg är psykolog/psykoterapeut i Landstinget Västmanland och doktorand vid Stockholms universitet. Hans forskning handlar om implementering av ACT i olika former i psykiatrisk slutenvård i Västerås.
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ACT vid sjukskrivning för återgång i arbete
Anna Finnes som doktorerar vid KI kommer att berätta om sitt spännande forskningsprojekt där ACT testas för sjukskrivna.
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ACT som dataspel för att få ungdomar att må bättre
Fredrik Livheim, som doktorerar vid KI, vill få ungdomar att må bättre genom att skapa ett data spel. Fredrik Livheim kommer att visa exempel på hur det kan komma att se ut och berätta sin storslagna idé och om utmaningar på vägen.
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ACT vid självskada
Johan Bjurberg som doktorerar vid KI kommer att berätta om sitt unika forskningsprojekt kring ERGT vid självskadebeteende (ERGT är utvecklat utifrån ACT och DBT).
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ACT för hemlösa
Hemlösa är en av de grupper i samhället som har allra sämst fysisk och psykisk hälsa. Trots det är endast ca 4-10% motiverade att genomgå behandling. Många hemlösa personer har tidigare traumatiska och diskriminerande erfarenheter bakom sig, gällande sjukvård, missbruksvård och psykiatri. Det finns inget vetenskapligt stöd för att erbjuda missbruksbehandling innan bostad. Internationellt rekommenderas att man erbjuder ”vid behov” vårdinsatser för hemlösa, som de kan söka frivilligt då de själva upplever att de behöver det.

Olof Molander är leg psykolog, doktorand vid Karolinska Institutet och knuten till Ersta Diakoni och Enheten för hemlösa i Stockholms stad. Olof kommer att berätta om en drop in mottagning för hemlösa som använt behandlingsmetoderna Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) och Motiverande Samtal (MI).
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Psykiatriska symptom som kausala nätverk, ett alternativ till den medicinska modellen
Behaviorister förkastar idén att ett konstrukt som depression kan vara orsaken till depressionssymptom, eftersom detta är en cirkulär förklaring. Men, en får då problem med att förklara varför symptom tenderar att dyka upp i kluster. En ny diagnostisk modell, perfekt lämpad för beteendeterapeuter, är att istället se symptom som orsakade av… varandra!

Lars Klintwall är leg psykolog och vikarierande lektor på psykologiska institutionen Stockholms universitet. Lars kommer att berätta om olika metoder för att kartlägga patienters individuella kausala nätverk, vilka symptom som är centrala och därmed bör prioriteras som terapimål.
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15.30
Medlemsmöte/årsmöte.
Fredrik Livheim presenterar styrelsens arbete. Du hittar den presentaionen här

Diskussionsfråga: vill vi anordna NordicACBS 2017/18?

16.15
Gruppdiskussion.
Svenska ACBS, vad vill vi som grupp? Magnus Johansson faciliterar.

16.45
Nya orföranden Senada Zilkic avslutningsord.

17.00
Enkel middag på plats. Avslutande pubkväll för de som önskar. 

ÅRSMÖTE SvACBS, 2016

Lördag 6 februari kl 13:00 – 17:00
Lokal: Centrum för Psykiatriforskning, Norra Stationsgatan 69, 6 tr.

PROGRAM
13:00 SvACBS ordförande Andreas Larsson hälsar välkommen.

13:15

Föredrag: Patienters upplevelse av multimodal rehabilitering vid långvarig smärta
Karin Nilsson gör forskar-PTP på Rehabcenter Mösseberg, Bräcke Diakoni i samarbete med Ersta Sköndal högskola.

Föredrag: Portlandmodellen - en kollegial handledningsmodell utifrån ACT
Rebecka Andersson leg. psykolog, handledare & Mike Kemani leg. psykolog, med dr.
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Föredrag: Sektionen för beteendemedicinsk smärtbehandling, Karolinska universitetssjukhuset
Vid Portland Psychotherapy Clinic har man sedan 2005 utvecklat en modell för kollegial handledning utifrån ACT. Denna modell betonar upplevelsebaserat lärande och fungerar som ett alternativ till traditionell ärendehandledning. Centralt i modellen är att göra ACT istället för att prata om ACT. Vi kommer att beskriva modellen och dela med oss av våra erfarenheter och tankar om fortsatt utveckling.
Se föreläsningen längst ned på sidan eller här.

Föredrag: RFT och perspektivtagande
Ida Mälarstig, Leg Psykolog, Ersta.
Vem är jag om du är här? Ida presenterar nya och lite kontroversiella data angående RFT-inspirerat mått på Perspektivtagande.
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Se föreläsningen längst ned på sidan eller här.

14:30 Fika

15:00 Medlemsmöte/Årsmöte (se kallelse/dagordning)

16:00 Fredrik Livheim: styrelsens arbete enligt Prosocial principerna
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16:10 Grupparbeten inkl redovisning
 
16:45 Ordförandes avslutningsord.

17:00 Vi går ut och äter tillsammans och avslutar med Pubkväll

 

ÅRSMÖTE SvACBS, 2015

Lördag den 7:e februari 2015, kl 13.00 - 17.00
Lokal: Centrum för Psykiatriforskning, Norra Stationsgatan 69, 6 tr.

Lokal: Karolinska sjukhuset.
Anmälan: Maila till anna.finnes(a)ki.se senast den 4 februari.
Kostnad: 100 kr (student 50kr).

Välkomna till årsmöte för alla medlemmar i Svenska avdelningen i ACBS!

Vi i svenska avdelningen av ACBS, hälsade alla som var intresserade av CBS välkommna
till vårt första årsmöte. När vi har fått det mesta av de formella parametrarna på plats har vi
kunnat börja med det roliga: Att utveckla och tillämpa teori och praktik för att förstå och
förändra mänskligt beteende i former som passar svenska förhållanden.

Vi lyssnade på föredrag kring hur teorier inom CBS kan förändra världen och
fick även höra mer om ett ambitiöst projekt som vill göra just detta.

PROGRAM
Lördag den 7:e februari 2015, kl 13.00 - 17.00
Lokal: Centrum för Psykiatriforskning, Norra Stationsgatan 69, 6 tr.

13:00 SvACBS ordförande JoAnne Dahl hälsar välkommen.

13:15 Föredrag : Kan funktionell kontextualism göra världen till en bättre plats?
Den vetenskapsfilosofiska grunden till ACT och RFT finns inom kontextualism och behaviorismen,
närmare bestämt i den del som har utvecklats till funktionell kontextualism. Väldigt förenklat kan
sägas att denna filosofiska syn antar att alla beteenden, även inre som t.ex. tankar, har en funktion
som upprätthåller dem och att betendena har en nära koppling till det sammanhang som de utförs i.

Magnus Johansson, leg psykolog, tar oss igenom grunderna i funktionell kontextualism
och diskuterar om vi med hjälp av den kan göra världen till en bättre plats.
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14:15 Mingel och förfriskningar

14:45 Medlemsmöte/Årsmöte

15:45 Föredrag: Att tänka stort – Hur hjälpa många samtidigt?
Psykisk ohälsa och stress ökar bland unga och vuxna i Sverige. Alla är överens om att man behöver
börja göra något åt dessa snabbt ökande problem. Under detta seminarium kommer vi att ge exempel
på hur vi jobbar med att sprida ACT-interventioner genom att utbilda nya behandlare som håller grupper
inom bl a företagshälsovård, studenthälsa och institutionsvård.

Fredrik Livheim, är leg. psykolog, författare och internationellt erkänd ACT-trainer.
Ta del av föreläsningens åhörarkopior här
Se föreläsningen längst ned på sidan eller här.

Mer om Fredriks forskning och utbildningar finns på: www.livskompass.se

16:45 Ordförandes avslutningsord.

 

HÖSTMÖTE SvACBS, 2014

Den svenska underavdelningen till ACBS verkar för att främja utvecklingen av kontextuella beteendevetenskaper i Sverige. Välkommen på höstmöte den 15 november i Stockholm!

När? Lördag 15 november kl 13:00 – 17:00
Var? Centrum för psykiatriforskning. Norra Stationsgatan 69, 6 tr. Stockholm
Anmälan: Maila till anna.finnes@ki.se senast onsdag 12 november
Kostnad: 100 kr (student 50kr)

Föredrag : RFT: Voldermortteori eller kliniskt relevant? 
Ta del av föreläsningens åhörarkopior här.
Andreas Larsson, är privatpraktiserande leg. psykolog och PHD, 

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Styrelseprotokoll

Styrelseprotokoll

Här finner ni protokoll från styrelsemöten. Se bifogade dokument i listan nedan. 

Nuvarande styrelsemedlemmar:

Ordförande: Thor Bengtsson
Kassör/sekreterare: Robert Johansson
Ledamot: Marie Blom

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Om ACT

Om ACT

Om Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) är en empiriskt grundad psykologisk metod där man använder acceptans- och mindfulnesstrategier i kombination med principer för beteendeförändring. Målet inom ACT är att öka psykologisk flexibilitet, vilket innebär att vara medvetet närvarande i stunden, och utifrån en given situation, antingen ändra på eller upprätthålla ett beteende i syfte att leva mer i enlighet med egna värderingar. ACT har sin teoretiska förankring i Relation Frame Theory och sin vetenskapsfilosofiska förankring i Funktionell kontextualism.

Med sin teoretiska bas i Relation Frame Theroy belyser ACT hur vårt verbala språk kan trassla in oss människor i lönlösa bataljer med våra inre tankar och känslor. Genom metaforer och upplevelsebaserade övningar kan klienten lära sig ett hälsosamt förhållningssätt till egna upplevelser såsom tankar, känslor, minnen och kroppsliga förnimmelser. Vidare har ACT utvecklats inom det vetenskapsfilosofiska paradigmet funktionell kontextualism. Detta innebär ett radikalt pragmatiskt fokus på funktionen av olika beteenden, vilka alltid tolkas utifrån den kontext de uppstår i. Inom ACT innefattas kontexten kring olika beteenden av de upplevelser och förhållningssätt vi har. Genom att förändra sitt förhållningssätt till egna upplevelser, och på så sätt öka sin psykologiska flexibilitet, kan man utföra de beteendeförändringar som krävs för att leva ett vitalare och mer meningsfullt liv.
 

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Om RFT

Om RFT

Om RFT
Relational Frame Theory (RFT) är en psykologisk teori om mänskligt språk och tänkande. Det är en empiriskt grundad teori utvecklad som ett pragmatiskt verktyg för analys av komplext mänskligt beteende. RFT utgör en viktig länk mellan de traditionellt disparata perspektiven inom kognitiv och beteendeinriktad psykologi.
För mer information om RFT på svenska, se ”Relation Frame Theory – Teori och klinisk tillämpning” av Niklas Törneke.
 

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Resources in swedish

Resources in swedish

Här kommer vi att samla mätinstrument och annat material på svenska. Om du har något som du tycker ska upp här maila till molander.olof(at).gmail.com..

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Kliniska hjälpmedel

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Fallkonceptualisering

Fallkonceptualisering

Steven Hayes ACT fallkonceptualisering
Översatt till svenska av Fredrik Livhem. Du hittar materialet här

PAUS kortet- svenskt stress- och symptomhanteringsverktyg
Kortet är en anpassning till svenska av STOP-verktyget, utvecklat av Russ Harris. Kortet har utvecklats av Mårten Tyrberg för att användas dels som ett stresshanteringsverktyg för personal i psykiatrisk slutenvård, dels som ett sätt för patienter i slutenvård att hantera sina symtom. Du hittar verktyget här. För frågor eller synpunkter, kontakta marten.tyrberg(a)psychology.su.se.

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Filmer

Filmer

Smärt (acceptans) övning för barn. 
Filmen/övningen har tagit fram av psykolog Jenny Thorsell Cederberg som en del av ett forskningsprojekt, en behandlingsstudie för barn med smärta. Klicka på bilden för att se filmen.

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Mindfuleness övningar

Mindfuleness övningar

Inspelade mindfulenessövningar (mp3) från Vitalis 2
Övningarna spelades in inom ramen för behandlingsstudien Vitalis 2 på ArbetsRehab/Akademiska sjukhuset. Studien prövade ACT behandling för långtidssjukskrivna patienter med psykisk ohälsa och/eller smärtproblematik som utförsäkrats. 
Inläsare: Anna Löfgren, leg. psykolog. Inpelning & redigering: Olof Molander, leg. psykolog. 
Övningarna får användas och spridas inom forskning och klinisk verksamhet. För mer info kontakta molander.olof(a)gmail.com

Kroppsscanning (beteendetest & beteendeanalys)
Hel kroppsscanning: du hittar den inspelade övningen här
Halv kroppsscanning: du hittar den inspelade övningen här
Kroppsscanning del 1: du hittar den inspelade övningen här
Kroppsscanning del 2: du hittar den inspelade övningen här

Andningsvågen (defusion): du hittar den inspelade övningen här
Ljusa rummet (defusion): du hittar den inspelade övningen här
Löven på strömmen (defusion): du hittar den inspelade övningen här

Att möta sig själv som 90 åring (värderingar): du hittar den inspelade övningen här

Utforska din smärta (exponering & acceptans): du hittar den inspelade övningen här
Uforska känslan (exponering & acceptans): du hittar den inspelade övningen här

Stilla sig (expoerning med responsprevention): du hittar den inspelade övningen här
Ta en paus (återhämtning): du hittar den inspelade övningen här

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Mätinstrument

Mätinstrument
Det här är en förteckning över mätinstrument för forskning eller klinisk utvärdering som är relevanta för ACT och som finns översatta till svenska. Sidan uppdateras kontinuerligt med fler instrument. Instrumenten är validerade. Om du känner till instrument som ännu inte ligger uppe kan du maila detta, information och referenser till molander.olof(a)gmail.com. Längst ned finns instrumenten i pdf-format för nedladdning. 
Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ)

Hayes et al utvecklade den första versionen av AAQ med 10 frågor. Den har senare översatts till svenska och förkortat till 6 frågor av Tobias Lundgren och Thomas Parling vid Uppsala Universitet. Du hittar instrumentet här.

Referenser:
[1] Tobias Lundgren & Thomas Parling (2016): Swedish Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (SAAQ): a psychometric evaluation, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Du kan läsa artikeln i fullängd här: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2016.1250228
[2]  Bond, F. W., Hayes, S. C., Baer, R. A., Carpenter, K. C., Guenole, N., Orcutt, H. K., Waltz, T. and Zettle, R. D. (2011). Preliminary psychometric properties of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire – II: A revised measure of psychological flexibility and acceptance. Behavior Therapy, 42, 676-688. Se artikeln här
[3] Hayes S.C., Strosahl K.D., Wilson K.G., Bissett R.T., Pistorello J., Toarmino D., Polusny M.A., Dykstra T.A., Batten S.V., Bergan J., Stewart S.H., Zvolensky M.J., Eifert G.H., Bond F.W., Forsyth J.P., Karekla M, McCurry SM. Measuring experiential avoidance: a preliminary test of a working model. The Psychological Record 2004;54:553–78. Se artikeln här
[4] Otto, N. (2010). Den svenska versionen av Acceptance and Action Questionnaire. En psykometrisk utvärdering. Opublicerad psykologexamensuppsats, Institutionen för psykologi, Uppsala universitet, Uppsala.

Avoidance Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y)

Detta test mäter det psykologiska konstruktet ”psykologisk inflexibilitet”, eller dess motsats ”psykologisk flexibilitet” om man vänder på numreringen. Testet är framtaget för ungdomar 12-18 år. Men har även visat sig fungera bra för vuxna. Både AFQ-Y8 samt den längre versionen, AFQ-Y17 finns validerade för svenska förhållanden. I denna artikel finns testets psykometriska egenskaper beskrivna. En konklusion i denna artikel är att AFQ-Y8 är att föredra. I denna artikel summeras även all forskning internationell forskning som är gjord och vetenskapligt publicerad på AFQ-Y till och med januari 2016. Både forskning på unga och vuxna. Du hittar AFQ-Y8 här och AFQ-Y17 här.

Referenser:
[1] Livheim, F., Tengström, A., Bond, F. W., Gerhard Andersson, G., Dahl, J. & Rosendahl, I. (2016). Psychometric Properties of the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth: A Psychological Measure of Psychological Inflexibility in youth, Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, Available online 19 April 2016, ISSN 2212-1447. 
Se länk till artikeln här

Bull's Eye Values Survey (BEVS)

Utvecklat av Tobias Lundgren m fl. Du hittar instrumentet här.

Referenser:
[1] Lundgren, T., Luoma, J.B., Dahl, J., Strosahl, K., Melin, L. (2012). The Bull's-Eye Values Survey: A Psychometric Evaluation. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 19, 518-526. 

Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnarie (CPAQ)

The Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ) avser att mäta acceptans av långvarig smärta och inkluderar två skalor: Activities engagement och Pain willingness. Activities engagement handlar om att utföra betydelsefulla aktiviteter oavsett smärtan. Formuläret är utvecklat av Lance McCracken och medarbeteare. Den svenska versionen är översatt av Rikard Wiksell och medarbetare. Du hittar instrumentet här.

Referenser:
[1] Wicksell RK, Olsson GL & Melin L . (2009) The Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ)-further validation including a confirmatory factor analysis and a comparison with the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia. European Journal of Pain, 13, 760–768. Se artikeln här.
[2] McCracken, L.M., Vowles, K.E. & Eccleston, C. (2004). Acceptance of chronic pain: component analysis and a revised assessment method. Pain, 107, 159-66. Se artikeln här.

8-Item Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnarie (CPAQ-8)

Utvecklad av Graciela Rovner mfl, vid Göteborgs Universitet. Du hittar instrumentet här.

[1] Rovner, G.; Årestedt, K.; Gerdle, B.; Börsbo, B. & McCracken, LM, (2013). Psychometric properties of the 8-item Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ - 8) in a Swedish Chronic Pain Cohort. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 45: 00–00. Se artikeln här.
 

Psychological Inflexibility in Pain Scale (PIPS)

Instrumentet mäter psykologisk inflexibilitet vid smärttillstånd och är utvecklat av Rikard Wiksell och medarbetare vid Sektionen för Beteendemedicinsk Smärtbehandling, Smärtcentrum, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset. Du hittar instrumentet här.

Referenser:
[1] Wicksell RK, Ahlqvist J, Bring A, Melin L, Olsson GL. Can exposure and acceptance strategies improve functioning and life satisfaction in people with chronic pain and whiplash-associated disorders (WAD)? A randomized controlled trial. Cognitive Behavior Therapy 2008;37(3):169- 182. Se artikeln här.
[2] Wicksell RK, Lekander M, Sorjonen K, Olsson GL. The Psychological Inflexibility in Pain Scale (PIPS) – statistical properties and model fit of an instrument to assess change processes in pain related disability. European Journal of Pain, 2010; 14, e1-e14Se artikeln här.
[3] Wicksell RK, Olsson GL, Hayes SC. Psychological flexibility as a mediator of improvement in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for patients with chronic pain following whiplash. European Journal of Pain, 2010; 41, 1059.e1-1059.e11Se artikeln här.
[4] Wicksell RK, Renofalt J, Olsson GL, Bond FW, Melin L. Avoidance and cognitive fusion-central components in pain related disability? Development and preliminary validation of the Psychological Inflexibility in Pain Scale (PIPS). European Journal of Pain 2008;12(4):491-500. Se artikeln här.

Voices Acceptance and Action Scale (VAAS)

Utvecklad av David Copolov mfl. Den svenska översättningen är gjord av Mårten Tyrberg, vid Psykosmottagningen Öster, Västmanlands Sjukhus, tillsammans med Sandra Bates och Tobias Lundgren.
Du hittar instrumentet här.

[1] Shawyer, F., Ratcliff, K., Mackinnon, A., Farhall, J., Hayes, S. C., & Copolov, D. (2007). The voices acceptance and action scale (VAAS): Pilot data. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 63(6), 593–606. Se artikeln här.

Weight Acceptance and Action Questionnarie (AAQ-W)

Utvecklat av Jason Lillis. Den svenska översättningen är gjord av Sandra Weineland och Lotta Fornwall. 

Referenser:
[1] Weineland, S., Lillis, J., & Dahl, J. (2013). Measuring experiential avoidance in a bariatric surgery population‚ psychometric properties of AAQ-W. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.06.002

[2] Lillis, J., & Hayes, S. C. (2008). Measuring avoidance and inflexibility in weight related problems. International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 4, 348-354. Se artikeln här.

Work Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (WAAQ)

Utvecklat av Frank Bond. Den svenska översättningen är gjord av Rikard Wiksell och medarbetare vid Sektionen för Beteendemedicinsk Smärtbehandling, Smärtcentrum, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset. Den svenska översättningen valideras för närvarande i en pågående studie (ht 2013) av Wiksell och medarbetare. Du hittar instrumentet här.

[1] Holmberg, J. et al (2019). Evaluating the psychometric characteristics of the Work-related Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (WAAQ) in a sample of healthcare professionals. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 14, 103-107.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.08.010 Se artikeln här.

More Measures

Du hittar instrumenteten här.

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The ACT Matrix på svenska, by Thor Bengtsson

The ACT Matrix på svenska, by Thor Bengtsson

ACT-matrisen är ett sätt att ge ACT. För att läsa mer om ACT-matrisen rekommenderas “The ACT Matrix” och “The Essential Guide to the ACT Matrix”. Den senare boken har fått stå som förlaga till denna svenska anpassning. Thor Bengtsson är alltså inte upphovsman till The ACT Matrix men har stått för denna översättning och anpassning till svenska. Det kan vara svårt att förstå denna svenska bearbetning helt och hållet om man inte läst åtminstone den senare boken. Utöver ovanstående läsrekommendationer är det viktigt att behärska ACT i allmänhet och även vara förtrogen med patient/klientgruppen. Handledning föreslås till den osäkre och även ibland för den säkre.

I sex steg ger vi deltagarna kraftfulla verktyg att själv kunna relatera till och hantera till sina problem. De sex stegen är som följer:

  1. Presentation av matrisen, en sortering av beteenden i en fyrfältare med axlarna “Till och Från” och “Inre och Yttre”.
  2. Funktionell analys av problembeteenden (Att jämföra med, ABC, T-K-H eller SORK)
  3. Medvetandegörande av problembeteenden (Metafor: Att inte bita på krokar)
  4. En modell med verbala hjälpmedel för att applicera svåra situationer på ACT-matrisen och inte fastna i problembeteenden (Metafor: Verbal Aikido)
  5. Self-Compassion (här har det blivit störst förändringar mot förlagan)
  6. Träning i perspektivtagande (Att ta perspektiv med sig själv vid andra tidpunkter)

Materialet finns nedan
Observera att uppdateringar sker löpande, har du några frågor eller förslag på förbättringar är du varmt välkommen att kontakta Thor.
 

Graciela

Sweden Chapter Information

Sweden Chapter Information
Swedish Chapter

Affiliated 2012

Type of Chapter:
National

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
The geographic boundary is Sweden, and the official language will be Swedish. However, Persons from other Scandinavian countries may also become members of the chapter, since there is a common linguistic base and a lack of chapters in Scandinavia.

Chapter's Mission/Objectives:

The objective of the Swedish chapter is to facilitate the development and dissemination of the principles and practice of contextual behavioral science.

Description of Membership

The chapter is comprised of persons in Sweden who are committed to the advancement of knowledge in the scientific foundations of CBS and the application of this knowledge to human endeavors. Persons from other Scandinavian countries are also welcome to become members of the chapter, since there is a common linguistic base, and a lack of chapters in Scandinavia. Membership is open to persons from a variety of educational backgrounds and professions -- such as those involved in clinical practice, research, teaching, as well as organizational activities. The Swedish chapter’s main focus is to promote education and training relevant to CBS for its members, including peer supervision and consultation.

olofmolander

Hur blir man medlem i SvACBS?

Hur blir man medlem i SvACBS?

SvACBS är en dotterorganisation till ACBS och du blir medlem genom att önska det när du blir medlem i ACBS. När du fyller i formuläret för att bli medlem var noga med att kryssa för Sverige under Desired Chapter Membership. Då kommer du med på vår mailinglista och får info om de aktiviteter som SvACBS håller i. Gå direkt till medlemsformuläret här

Vad kostar det?
ACBS tillämpar en ”värderingsbaserad” medlemsavgift, dvs du betalar vad du själv tycker att ditt medlemskap är värt. Minsta avgift är dock 10 dollar för ett år. När du blir medlem i ACBS får du tillgång till hela ACBS hemsida där du hittar massor med information om ACT, RFT och kontextuell beteendevetenskap. När du är inloggad kan du även ladda ner instrument och annat som finns översatt till svenska på SvACBS sidor.
 

annafinnes

Protokoll från årsmöten

Protokoll från årsmöten

Se lista med bifogade dokumnet här nedan:

annafinnes

Stadgar

Stadgar olofmolander

Årsmöte 2022

Årsmöte 2022

Årsmötet hölls på plats i Stockholm den 14/5. 

Protokoll finns som bilaga för inloggade medlemmar. 

thor

Türkiye

Türkiye

Türkiye Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2013

Click here to join the Türkiye Chapter

Contact Information

Merve Terzioğlu
Psychiatrist
 

Current board members:

Şengül İlkay, Past President, 2021-2023
Merve Terzioğlu, President, 2023
Zülal Çelik, President Elect, 2023
İlker Aktürk, Student Representative, 2023
Rümeysa Yıldız, Secretary/Treasurer, 2022- 2024
Eda Aksoy, Member at Large, 2022-2024

Şengül İlkay - Past President

 

Mission/Objectives

To foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Türkiye so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being. Due to this mission, Türkiye chapter will promote researches, workshops, trainings, meetings and publishing documents about contextual cognitive and behavioral sciences.

Chapter Activities

*Conducting researchs

*Organizing trainings and meetings

*Organizing peer-supervision groups

*Organizing social networking events

*Organizing CBS Congress in Türkiye

Description of Membership

Mental health or related professionals interested in RFT and ACT research and practice.

For Türkish web site: www.baglamsalbilimler.org

 

ACBS Newsletter Article January 2018: The Journey From Pain to Change! The ACBS Türkiye Chapter Hosts Its First Congress

Fatih Yavuz

The Journey from Pain to Change!

The Journey from Pain to Change!

By Ahmet Nalbant, M.D.

In the fall of 2016, the ACBS Türkiye chapter came together to decide whether we would organize a CBS congress in Türkiye. “This is serious business, think carefully!” was the statement that struck me most, when I try to recall those days. Yes, creating a CBS congress is a serious business, so why were we doing it? What were the reasons that made us, on one hand, bear all that effort, disappointments, and hopelessness and on the other hand, made us spend long hours of planning and decision making? Reasons seemed to date back to years ago.

In 2013, a group of devoted people who had already been in ACT, decided to establish a CBS community in Türkiye, and so the ACBS Türkiye chapter was formed. It was not only about being known and it was not only for disseminating. In fact, there was a considerable risk of being rejected, humiliated or neglected. Frankly speaking, all of these happened as years went by, and even today we must face that pain. However, we are a bigger community now, and through the years we met people who are willing to share the pain with us. We met people who really value our works, encourage us, and make contributions. We have found that this journey was all about sharing with people in the first place. We want to thank all those people for sharing with us.

What about organizing a congress? Why did we need that? I think it was more or less for the same reason. Then again, something was different. It was time for change and to push the boundaries a bit further. We wanted to reach more people and this time, we wanted not only to share pain, but also our values: bringing pain and change together where science and human life meets.

I would like to mention the congress more. First of all, this was a very risky step for us. I do not know how many of us were truly aware about it, but I guess deep down inside nobody cared. Beyond financial difficulties, there were other risks that could have spoiled the organization. No one among us had experience, even a little bit, in holding such an event. Every detail brought new problems and as problems were solved, bigger ones came forward. I think we understand the importance of cooperation more now.

One of the most important issues with which we dealt was getting the word out about the event. Even if that were possible, how would we persuade people that had never heard of or were not familiar with ACT/RFT/CBS to come to the event? I remember day and night counting every single registration in the last month. We heavily used social media to publicize the congress. Thanks to widespread usage of social media, we even had requests from teachers, high school students, engineers and even an Imam. For the persuasion part, we spent the previous year organizing workshops and seminars, translating ACT books, and inviting well-known speakers such as Kelly Wilson, Niklas Törneke, and Louise McHugh. We would like to thank them once again.

In terms of sharing values, we might say that this was not a simple “go and listen to some lectures” event, but rather this was “come and make it together”. We were very surprised when we heard from attendees phrases like “Do you need any help?” or “I wish I could help you more.” As a thoroughly independent organization, based solely on volunteer efforts, this feeling of togetherness helped us to continue.

Today, we are very happy to inform you that we succeeded to reach hundreds of people on 22-24th of September 2017 in Istanbul at Türkiye’s and our region’s first CBS Congress. It was fabulous to see hundreds of people who were willing to share the same values with us. We want to thank all those people. Also, we would like to thank dear Robyn Walser and Louise McHugh, whose support, kindness, and willingness made enormous contributions to the event. We would like to thank the whole ACBS community for guiding us all these years. We invite you to join us for the next regional congress in 2019. I, personally, want to thank all my friends, as it was a privilege to be with them all.

This was the story of our “Journey from Pain to Change”. In the end, it is not a story just about us, it is about all of us.

Ahmet Nalbant, M.D. is a psychiatrist in Istanbul.  He is currently the President of the ACBS Türkiye Chapter.

Community

Türkiye Chapter Information

Türkiye Chapter Information

Türkiye Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2013

Type of Chapter:
Local

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
Turkish, Istanbul, Türkiye

Chapter's Mission/Objectives:
To foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within Türkiye so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being. Due to this mission, Türkiye chapter will promote researches, workshops, trainings, meetings and publishing documents about contextual cognitive and behavioral sciences.

Description of Membership:
Mental health or related professionals interested in RFT and ACT research and practice, flexibility, mindfulness and contextiual sciences.

Fatih Yavuz

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Chapter

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Chapter

ACBS UK and Republic of Ireland Chapter

Affiliated 2011

Click here to join the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Chapter and listserv

To email this listserv directly, send messages to: acbsukandroi@lists.contextualscience.org

For the chapter listserv, you will receive those messages in daily digest form (by default).  If you would like to change your email delivery preference, you can do so here.

Website: acbsukandireland.com

Current Board

President: Louise McHugh 

President Elect: Nick Hooper

Past President: Elizabeth Burnside

Secretary: Helen McGillivary

Treasurer: Jim Lucas

Student Representative: Anna Ryan

Member at Large: Natalie Savage

Member at Large: Dawn Johnson

Member at Large: Mark Oliver

Member at Large: Jonathan Williams

Student Representative: Conor McCloskey

To email the board directly send a message to: acbsukroi@gmail.com

To email the entire Chapter Membership, please join the listserv using the instructions at the top.

 

David Gillanders

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Chapter Election - Candidate Information

United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Chapter Election - Candidate Information

Ballot closes 4 November 2024. 
Please vote here.

You will be able to vote to confirm the candidate for President Elect.

President Elect

Dawn Johnson
Bio

Professionally I would be described as a Clinical Psychologist. I now work in private practice offering therapy, supervision, workplace away days, university teaching, and ACT training which I co-deliver with Dr Richard Bennett via our training platform ACTivatingYourPractice.com. 

That always feels like useful information, although, it also tells people very little about who I am. That feels a lot harder to sum up in a few words, however, it feels worth trying to do so, after all, it is my ‘me-ness’ that is being nominated for election, not simply the training days of my Doctorate course that resulted in the above title. 

So, who am I? Well, this is a bunch of stories I have about myself that help me make sense of my world. 

I am someone who feels more at home in water than on land. I feel better in my body, I get a sense of freedom, and I appear to have endless energy until I hit land again. I also enjoy being outside in nature closer to home, walking my bouncy two-year-old Collie cross in woodlands and over countryside fields. 

I am also someone who aims to live in line with my values. This can mean being willing to do something hard, over what is easy. I like that quality about myself as it feels that I live the work I invite others to do. One of my superpowers is my connection to my “super-feeler” skills. Whilst this can feel exhausting at times, I love that it also makes me empathic, compassionate and that I hold a great deal of genuine care about others. 

Whilst my love of swimming may not offer much to a Presidential role, I notice my mind having the thought that my other skills could offer something of use to the UK&ROI Chapter Board. I am willing to lead and to be guided and work in collaboration. I am willing to undertake difficult tasks in the service of something greater. I am willing to learn and be humble, and to step up and take responsibility. I am open to feedback and making changes, as well as using my voice and speaking up for things I see and believe in. It is these skills and qualities that I would like to offer to the ACBS community and would be honoured to be considered to serve as President Elect and future President for the upcoming term. 

 

Vision for the next Presidential term

I have had the honour of being a UK&ROI Chapter Board ‘Member at Large’ for the last two and a half years. During this time, I have contributed to many initiatives that the Board have organised to grow the community of people interested in contextual behavioural sciences in the UK&ROI Chapter. Growth feels like a value that the Board have consistently held with lightness and excitement. It feels an important thing to also hold onto for any future President role. I would like to do this by continuing to expand the offering the Board can make to its UK&ROI and international audiences, both in terms of accessible training, networking events, live conferences and growing a connected community of people that share their knowledge, wisdom and resources. 

In addition to growth, it also feels important to nurture the community of people we already are. Whilst the above events also encompass our existing community, I would like future work to focus on a sense of nurturing and welcoming in voices that currently feel under-heard, under-represented or unseen. This work will partly be supporting the recently appointed specialist EDI role that Dr Lynn Farrell has taken, ensuring that we invite feedback and act based on what our community is asking for more of. 

There are so many committed existing Board members, and I would love to offer a Presidential term where people feel willing and able to share their ideas, express their views, feel heard and empowered to take actions that they perceive to serve the community. My view in taking a voluntary role is that we offer our time for free in the service of a value of contribution, commitment, development and compassion. I would like to offer those qualities myself, as well as encourage them in other Board members, other ACBS volunteers, and the wider community that we aim to serve. 

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2024 United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Chapter Board Ballot

2024 United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland Chapter Board Ballot

Ballot closes 4 November 2024

Click here to read the candidates' bios and platform statements.

Please visit our chapter's webpage for more information about the ACBS UK & ROI Chapter. You can also join the chapter's email listserv to stay connected year-round.

You must be a current ACBS member and logged in to your ACBS account to vote.


Community

ACBS UK&ROI Privacy Notice

ACBS UK&ROI Privacy Notice

29 May 2018

Privacy Notice
The Association of Contextual and Behavioural Sciences United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Chapter (ACBS UK&ROI) are committed to serving its members fairly and diligently. We respect each member’s right to privacy and so it is important to us that you understand how your personal information is stored and used by the chapter board. This privacy notice explains what data we hold about you, how it is processed, and how you can affect the processing of your data.
1. How your data is collected
Who collects your data?
Your personal data is provided to us by the Association of Contextual and Behavioural Sciences (ACBS), when you indicate on their website that you would like to join the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Chapter. We do not collect any personal data directly ourselves.
A log of any posts that you have made to our email group, the UK and Republic of Ireland Listserv is also held on ACBS website. You should be aware that posts you make will also be received by some members into their personal email inboxes. We are unable to monitor or delete this information once it has been received by other members in this manner.

2. What data do we hold?
The only personal data we have access to are your name, email address, city of residence, state/county of residence, ACBS membership expiry date, and details of which other ACBS groups you are a member of. The lawful basis by which we hold and process this information is known as ‘legitimate interest’ under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

A log of any posts that you have made to our email group, the UK and Republic of Ireland Listserv is also held on ACBS website.
3. How your data is stored
Your data is only stored on the ACBS website. Please refer to ACBS privacy policy for further information https://contextualscience.org/privacy_policy
From time to time, the membership list is downloaded as a Microsoft excel spreadsheet so that we can verify and process membership requests or carry out other membership tasks. When this work occurs, the spreadsheets are stored securely on personal computers of board members and destroyed immediately after use.
4. Who has access to your data?
We do not share your personal data with any third parties. Only the UK & Republic of Ireland Chapter Board members have access to your personal data. If you are a member of the Chapter email group, (the ACBS UK and Republic of Ireland chapter listerv) then other members of that group are able to communicate with you via group e mails, but they do not have access to your personal data. Occasionally, the board is asked to pass on advertisements from providers of training related to Contextual Behavioural Science. We do not share your data with them, though we do pass on adverts and member offers that the board deems are consistent with the purposes of the chapter.
5. How do we use your data?
We use your data primarily for communication purposes. Our main method of communication to our membership is by using the ACBS UK and Republic of Ireland Chapter Listserv. If you opt into this communication channel, then we will use your data to add your name and email address to that group. We will use that group to communicate in a variety of ways including the following:
• Informing you about upcoming chapter related events
• Informing you about chapter-related activities
• Informing you of opportunities to become involved in chapter activities
• Informing you about board elections
• Informing you about activities of the chapter board, such as board meetings and matters relating to our bylaws.
• Passing on adverts and member offers that the board deems are consistent with the purposes of the chapter.

Other members of the chapter listserv are invited to contribute to the email group within the parameters described here:
https://contextualscience.org/group/uk_and_republic_of_ireland_chapter
We also have a chapter email address acbsUKROI@gmail.com that you can use to contact the chapter board. We may communicate with you directly as an individual from that address regarding your membership, or to respond to any queries or complaints that you’ve raised with us.
In addition to communication, we may occasionally look at our membership personal data to examine any trends in the membership as a whole, for example, geographical representation. We do not engage in any individual profiling of members.
If required to do so, we would work with authorities in cases of fraud or criminal investigations.
6. How can you affect how we communicate with you?
When new members join the chapter, they will be invited to opt into the chapter listserv. Members of this group can unsubscribe using the ‘my membership’ link on the listserv page: https://contextualscience.org/group/uk_and_republic_of_ireland_chapter
Alternatively, you can email us at acbsUKROI@gmail.com to request that we unsubscribe you from the listserv and/or remove your name and details from the chapter membership list. If you ask to be removed from the chapter membership list, we will send you a confirmation email to let you know that you are no longer a member of the chapter.
 

Elizabeth Burnside

Minutes of the UK & ROI Chapter Board Meetings

Minutes of the UK & ROI Chapter Board Meetings David Gillanders

minutes 19.01.2020

minutes 19.01.2020 HMcG

UK ACT Materials

UK ACT Materials

This page is to post up any materials developed in the UK, particularly where metaphors or techniques have been adapted to a UK audience.

David Gillanders

ACBS UK & ROI Chapter event March 2018 - slides

ACBS UK & ROI Chapter event March 2018 - slides

As promised here are the materials and slides etc from the chapter relaunch that was held on 28th march 2018, In London.

David Gillanders

ACBS UKROI 22 Plenary: Dr Karen Salt

ACBS UKROI 22 Plenary: Dr Karen Salt

What's in your piping?

Many people have dedicated their lives and energies to fighting for inclusion and greater diversity. Organisations and individuals now talk about biases, think about ways of making hiring practices more accessible and work to augment any gaps in their knowledge about the histories of people from down the road and across the oceans.

Yet, as much as there has been attention on processes and policies, there have been areas left out of this consideration that isn't just about diversity and inclusion but good practice, good governance and good work.

This talk will navigate that terrain and ask participants to critically consider the piping in their practices and organisational and institutional frameworks.


About the Speaker:

Dr Karen Salt has over 27 years’ worth of experience engaging and co-creating solutions with communities, organisations, charities and governmental bodies. An expert on governance, systems and transformative change, she has led and managed interdisciplinary research centres, collaborative research teams and large research projects, including those focused on producing evidence-informed interventions and policies. She is currently the Deputy Director of R&I System Diversity and Security within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the UK’s largest public funder of research and innovation. She has the challenging but rewarding task of driving UKRI’s cross-organisational strategic thinking and policymaking on system diversity and Trusted Research and Innovation. A sought after thought-leader and speaker, Salt works closely with leaders across Government, academia, civil society and industry and contributes to numerous international initiatives focused on embedding inclusive policymaking.

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ACBS: Fractured or Fractal Community? By Jacob Martinez

ACBS: Fractured or Fractal Community? By Jacob Martinez

ACBS UK & Ireland Conference 2022 in Liverpool

In this keynote presentation ACT Therapist Jacob Martinez explores the nature of participation and complaint in the ACBS community. You'll learn about fractal organisations, the commodification of communities and how to help an organisation thrive.

Educational Objectives:

1. Describe common DEI related complaints within ACBS.
2. Define fractal mode of organisation and how it applies to ACBS.
3. Apply a model of variation, selection and retention to participation in ACBS.

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Chapter Logo

Chapter Logo David Gillanders

Peer Supervision Networks across the UK & Republic of Ireland

Peer Supervision Networks across the UK & Republic of Ireland

Learning ACT or other CBS approaches is very hard on your own. We encourage the development of communities of practice at a local level, to meet regularly, to use experiential methods to practice skills and give and receive feedback. 

Here is a link to an editable google doc with details of the peer networks we know about. If you set up a group and are happy for people to join you, please post the details in this document

UK & Ireland Peer Networks

David Gillanders

Recording of mind train defusion exercise

Recording of mind train defusion exercise

This is a recording of the mind train defusion exercise. It is the version that I use with mental health clients with personality disorder diagnoses, and I've modified it in the following ways:

1. It involves a fair amount of description of the physical aspects of the bridge over the track (particularly the solid brickwork), to help people who are particularly prone to fusion and dissociation to at least start the practice with a sense of being on the bridge, and to have something solid to return to during the practice.

2. Most of my clients have histories of suicide attempts, so the description of the bridge includes a high wall that they can just rest their chin on, to reduce the chances of them immediately having images of throwing themselves off. Without this kind of modification, this client group can get so dysregulated by the format of defusion exercises like this, that they don't actually manage to get on with the practice. Of course, it's not possible to stop such images showing up, and nor would you want to necessarily, as it would be helpful for people to cultivate a more defused relationship with these images. However, it's also not helpful for people to become overwhelmed emotionally before they have even started the practice!

3. The exercise has been simplified - it involves practicing defusion just with thoughts/images/memories, unlike some versions of the exercise where people are invited to picture three different trains - for thoughts, emotions and sensations. My experience is that most people find that too complicated.

4. This version of the exercise included descriptions that are likely to be meaningful to people living in the UK.

My experience is that generally clients with complex, mixed Axis I and Axis II presentations find it possible to engage with this practice and find it helpful.

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USA - Arizona

USA - Arizona

Arizona Chapter

Affiliated 2020

Click here to join the Arizona Chapter and listserv

Please note, that by selecting to join the chapter listserv, you will be added as a member to the chapter and to the chapter's email listserv (if applicable).  If there is a chapter listserv, you will receive those messages in daily digest form (by default).  If you would like to change your email delivery preference, you can do so here.

We plan to use the listserv to send information about future meetings, trainings/conferences, resources, and referrals. We welcome you to engage with one another and share resources or request assistance as needed. Please take a moment to also review the ACBS listserv guidelines to learn other ways to use this communication platform. https://contextualscience.org/chaptersig_listserv_posting_guidelines

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We are pleased to announce members of the 2024 Board.

President: Dr. Brandon Scott
President-Elect: Nicholas James
Past President: Katrina Warriner
Secretary-Treasurer: Justin James
Research Committee Chair: Dr. Kate Jansen

Chapter Contact

Justin James: jwjames@asu.edu

Phoenix, Arizona

Mission/Objectives

The mission of the Arizona chapter of ACBS is to foster the expansion of a transdisciplinary community of functional contextual scientists and practitioners focused on advancing human well-being guided by the values of compassion, science, service, and connection

Activities

  • Chapter meetings 
  • Research Committee
  • Peer Consultation Group 
  • Reading Group 
  • Email Listserv
  • Instagram
Community

USA - Arizona Information

USA - Arizona Information

Arizona Chapter

Affiliated 2020

Type of Chapter:
State/Province

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
The geographic boundaries of the state of Arizona will delineate membership eligibility.

Chapter's Mission/Objectives:
The mission of the Arizona chapter of ACBS is to foster a transdisciplinary community of functional contextual scientists and practitioners focused on advancing human well-being guided by the values of compassion, science, service and connection.

Description of membership:
Membership is available to ACBS members residing in Arizona, including Psychologists, Behavior Analysts, Counselors, Social Workers, and other licensed professionals, as well as undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in a pertinent field.

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USA - Chicago, IL

USA - Chicago, IL

 

Click here to join the Chicago Chapter and listserv

Please note, that by selecting to join the chapter listserv, you will be added as a member to the chapter and to the chapter's email listserv (if applicable).  Some chapters have additional requirements to join, in that case, you will be sent an email with more information.

For the chapter listserv, you will receive those messages in daily digest form (by default).  If you would like to change your email delivery preference, you can do so here.

TO JOIN the Chapter: Click here, fill out form & donate dues*!

TO RENEW: just donate below & your membership will automatically update 

Visit our chapter website at www.acbschicago.org

 

Click & see our values based dues*

 

*UPDATE: Our chapter board of directors has voted to suspend dues. 


Chapter Contact Information
Pam Katz, MSW, LCSW. - Chapter President
acbschicago@gmail.com
 
Board of Directors
Pam Katz President 9/2022-8/2025
Jamie Cooper Secretary 9/2021-8/2024
Ginny Nikiforos Member at Large 9/2022-8/2025
Tim Lo Treasurer 9/2022-8/2025
Deanna Tuttle 11/2023-8/2025
Abby Hurley Past President

 

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2012 Chapter Conference Documents

2012 Chapter Conference Documents

Chicago Chapter of ACBS

             

ACBS Chicago First Conference (2012) pdfs are available for download... please login to see attachments below.

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2014 Chapter Conference Info and Documents

2014 Chapter Conference Info and Documents

Program Presentations Included:

Turner, N. & Welches, P. - Mindfulness Based Sobriety: A clinician’s guide for integrating ACT, Motivational Interviewing, and Relapse Prevention Therapy in addiction and mental health recovery

Georgescu, S. & Hurley, A. - ACT, Diversity & Stigma

Brock, M. - Acting with Compassion (Part I)  Participants will learn to: 1. Help clients better regulate and tolerate anxiety through the activation of their evolved capacity for mindful compassion

Salstrom, S., Holly, A., & Gartner, R. ACT with Children and Adolescents

Thomson, R. - Mindfulness for Therapists: Establishing and deepening your practice

Brock, M. - Acting with Compassion (Part II) See above

Millner, S. & Meyer, B. - Understanding and Working with Grief from an ACT Perspective 

Niolon, R. & Georgescu, S. - Informed Consent in Modern Contextual CBTs (3 hrs)

Walser, R. - ACT and the Therapeutic Relationship: Bringing compassion, love, and fun into the therapy session

Sherrill, A., Holmberg, N., Orbon, S., Miron, L., & Knoll, R.  - The Willingness Model of Group Experiential Learning: How to develop an effective peer learning group  Ballroom A

Brock, M. - The 9 Mistakes New ACT Therapists Make (and How to Avoid Them)

Walser, R. - Living in a Disorderly World: Acceptance and compassion in the treatment of trauma Participants will be able to: 1. Describe the psychopathological impact of experiential avoidance and its relationship to trauma - Ballroom

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2017 Conference Information

2017 Conference Information

ACBS Chicago Spring Conference  -  April 29,2017

Location: 525 S. State St, Chicago, IL 

Full details available at http://www.acbschicago.org/events.html

Whitney Skold Graff

ACBS CHICAGO CHAPTER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE - APRIL 29, 2022

ACBS CHICAGO CHAPTER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE - APRIL 29, 2022

The ACBS Chicago Chapter Board presented a virtual conference on Friday, April 29. This virtual conference offered trainings on psychological trauma in healthcare providers, Emotion Efficacy Therapy, and Relational Frame Theory.  Links to the recording of sessions are included below:

Psychological Trauma in Healthcare Providers - Presented by Lindsey Harrington, PsyD

Emotion Efficacy Therapy - Presented by Abby Hurley, PsyD

Relational Frame Theory - Presented by Steven Topper, LCPC


 

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Chicago Chapter Bylaws

Chicago Chapter Bylaws

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Chicago, IL, USA Chapter Information

Chicago, IL, USA Chapter Information

ACBS Chicago

Affiliated 2010

Type of Chapter:
Local

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
Chicago-land area (includes suburbs of Chicago)

Mission/Objectives:

  • Serve as a scientific and professional reference group
  • Promote research and scholarship
  • Identify and promote the development and dissemination of principle based interventions that are firmly rooted in functional contextual science
  • Advise interested bodies of the work that we do
  • Support our members in their efforts to gain ongoing training and further develop their competencies
  • Organize and sponsor forums, conferences, newsletters, journals, websites, list serves and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization

Description of Membership:

  • Members of the Association shall be persons committed to advance the mission of ACBS Chicago chapter, which serves the Chicago-land area (includes suburbs of Chicago).
  • The types of membership shall be Professional and Student.
  • The minimum standard for election to professional membership shall be completion of a terminal degree (Masters and/or Doctoral level) relevant to the purposes of the Association.
  • Student members shall be currently enrolled at the undergraduate or graduate level in an region of relevance to the purposes of the Association.
  • All members of the ACBS Chicago chapter must be members in good standing of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
  • Members shall be regarded without discrimination on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, or mental or physical disability.

Chapter By-laws

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News

News

This section contains news and updates from the ACBS Chicago Chapter. To view a news item, click on the links listed below.

Douglas Long

Looking back on a successful first three years

Looking back on a successful first three years

Looking back on a successful first three years
by Sandra Georgescu

And the Chicago Chapter was born…..

It is common clinical practice that the presence of 2 people (clients) makes for a “group” …. In our case, it seemed that 3 people made for a consultation group whereas 5 people made for a whole chapter board. And so, it formally began in early 2010.

From its inception, our Chapter’s mission has been to establish a place where ACT/ACBSers can come together locally to socialize, network, develop intellectually and support students from Chicago’s many graduate programs. In essence, we wanted to scale the spirit of the national organization to local dimensions. We therefore created a community that is inclusive, supportive, connected and that can provide some of the advantages of ACBS (fondly referred to as “the mothership”) at a local level. Rather than trying to create an organization with its own identity, we conceptualized and organized our Chapter to be an extension of ACBS, its mission and values.

With this clear path ahead of us, the members of the Chicago Chapter have somehow been either involved or directly responsible for thelocal professional consultation group, local trainings, seasonal dinners, social, and networking meetings (this fall with Steve & almost Kelly!) and more recently the development of an informal student led consultation group. In addition, our First Annual Conference was held March 30-31st 2012 with approximately 100 individuals in attendance. In typical ACBS tradition, the program included a 1 day pre-conference experiential workshop led by Patty Bach Ph.D. On the second day, three tracks featured a wide variety of presentations mostly led by local talent and one international speaker. Jonathan Kanter Ph.D. visited us from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and closed the conference with a spectacular keynote address on depression.

Behind the scenes, we have maintained a (simple yet useful) website, incorporated a non-for-profit organization and worked through numerous organizational kinks and hurdles. We have repeatedly been reunited and realigned by our mission and our service to our over 150 subscribers of which approximately half are dues paying members. The Chapter’s goal is to expand the social, educational and professional growth opportunities for Chicago and the surrounding areas. Like proud parents, we are excited to watch the chapter mature (though we are dreading it’s teenage years).

Visit us at http://contextualscience.org/chicago_chapter
and if you’re in the area, please join us!
 

sgeorgescu

USA - Hawai’i

USA - Hawai’i

Hawai’i Chapter

Affiliated 2019

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Chapter Contact

Yukie Kurumiya, PhD., BCBA-D, IBA

Board Members
President (1 year): Yukie Kurumiya
Out-going President (1 year): Anastasia Keller-Collins
Vice- President / Elect (1 year): Cynthia J’Anthony
Treasurer (3 years): Peggy Karwiel
Secretary (3 years): Jason Stauffer
Student Representative (1 year): Stephanie Lin
Member-at- Large (2 years): Molly Winterrowd LaVere

Mission/Objectives

The Hawai’i Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (HACBS) is founded to advance the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and to create an impact within Hawai’i in an effort to alleviate human suffering an advance human wellbeing.

 

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Community

Hawai’i Information

Hawai’i Information

Hawai’i Chapter

Affiliated 2019

Type of Chapter:
State/Province

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
The chapter will meet in the state of Hawai’i. Currently, the primary language spoken will be English. If more opportunities arise for members to join who speak more languages, we are interested in expanding to clients who speak diverse languages, including Native Hawaiian.

Mission/Objectives:
The Hawai’i Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (HACBS) is founded to advance the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and to create an impact within Hawai’i in an effort to alleviate human suffering an advance human wellbeing.

Description of membership:
Members will be professionals/students who have earned a proper degree to be called as a(n), administrator, (b) applied behavior analyst, (c) coach, (d) consultant, (e) counselor/ therapist/clinician, (f) educator, (g) nurse, (h) occupational therapist, (i) physician, (j) physiotherapist, (k) psychiatrist, (l) researcher, (m) social worker, (n) student, (o) university faculty, and others who express interest in CBS.

Community

USA - Mid-Atlantic Region

USA - Mid-Atlantic Region

MAC-ACBS

Mid-Atlantic Chapter

Affiliated 2011

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Mid-Atlantic Chapter Website: http://macacbs.com/

Contact Information

Aimee Caramico

2024-2025 Mid-Atlantic Board
President - Hannah Gold
President-Elect - Christina Fox
Past President - Amanda Rhodes
Member-at-Large - Naomi LeVine
Member-at-Large - Erin Pressman
Secretary - Simoné Jalon-Main
Student Rep - Darian Weaver

COMMITTEE WORK:
We are always looking for MAC members to serve on various committees. Most committee work is not time consuming, and we have found that involvement is a great opportunity for networking! We have the following committees established and will be providing more information about them soon. If you have any questions or are interested in them, please send Simoné Jalon an email!

Committees:
1.) Membership
2.) Training
3.) Communications 

 

Mission/Objectives

To foster the development of functional contextual behavioral practice, science, and community service within the Mid Atlantic region (e.g, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware).
• Promote research, scholarship, education and training in Contextual Behavioral Science.
• Identify and promote the development and dissemination of interventions that are firmly rooted in functional contextual science.
• Support our members in their efforts to gain ongoing training and further develop their competencies.
• Organize and sponsor workshops, conferences, newsletters, websites, listservs and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization. 

Description of Membership

Practitioners, scientists, and others residing or practicing in Maryland, DC, Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware who are committed to practice and/or research in contextual behavioral science.

shawncostello

MAC-ACBS By Laws

MAC-ACBS By Laws

rkthera

Mid-Atlantic Region, USA Chapter Information

Mid-Atlantic Region, USA Chapter Information

Mid-Atlantic Chapter of ACBS (MAC-ACBS)

Affiliated 2011

Type of Chapter:
Regional

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
The Mid Atlantic region of the US including Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware.

Chapter's Mission/Objectives:
To foster the development of functional contextual behavioral practice, science, and community service within the Mid Atlantic region (e.g, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware).
• Promote research, scholarship, education and training in Contextual Behavioral Science.
• Identify and promote the development and dissemination of interventions that are firmly rooted in functional contextual science.
• Support our members in their efforts to gain ongoing training and further develop their competencies.
• Organize and sponsor workshops, conferences, newsletters, websites, listservs and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization.

Description of membership:
Practitioners, scientists, and others residing or practicing in Maryland, DC, Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware who are committed to practice and/or research in contextual behavioral science.

 


Community

USA - North Carolina & South Carolina - Affiliate of Mid-Atlantic Chapter

USA - North Carolina & South Carolina - Affiliate of Mid-Atlantic Chapter

Click here for information about the North Carolina & South Carolina Affiliate

mattcase

USA - NYC & Greater NY Region

USA - NYC & Greater NY Region

ACBS Greater New York Metropolitan Region (NYC - ACBS)

Affiliated 2010

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Contact Information
Chapter Website
Email: greaternycacbs@gmail.com

CURRENT BOARD
Jonathan Kaplan, PhD, President, 2023 – 2024
Brian Mundy, LCSW, President-Elect, 2024
Liliane de Aguiar-Rocha, DBH, BCBA, QBA, MCPC, Manager, 2024 - 2025
Abu Nasim, PhD., Treasurer, 2024 - 2025
Ashley Wiscovitch, , MA, MHC-LP, Member at Large, 2024 - 2025
Bethany Bahl, MHC-LP, Member at Large, 2024
Nicholas Dynan, Student Representative, 2024


CHAPTER CO-FOUNDERS AND PAST PRESIDENTS
Michael Femenella, PhD
Yosef Gurevitch, LCSW
Michael Maher, PhD
Donald Marks, PhD
Mark Sisti, PhD
Laura Silberstein-Tirch, PsyD
Dennis Tirch, PhD

Vision Statement

NYC-ACBS is dedicated to the alleviation of human suffering and the empowerment of all people, recognizing humans' psychological inflexibility as the source of oppression, bias, discrimination, stigma, and structural inequity.

Mission Statement

Beginning with a focus on our organization, and looking more broadly to society at large, NYC-ACBS is a local community of practitioners, scholars, researchers, educators, and others, committed to:
● Providing dynamic trainings in ACT, RFT, and related disciplines for our community;
● Disseminating contextual behavioral science;
● Respecting and valuing diversity, and creating an environment that is inclusive of all;
● Eliminating policies and practices that have negative impacts on marginalized and/or
vulnerable groups, as defined by members of those groups; and
● Creating and advocating for more equitable and inclusive social policies and practices.

Values Statement

Throughout the NYC-ACBS community, we work in a collegial, open, generous, self-critical, non-discriminatory, accepting, critically conscious, and mutually supportive way.

Description of Membership

Members of the association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice. The types of memberships shall be professional, student, and affiliate.  

Chapter Activities

The association may hold periodic meetings for the transaction of business and presentations regarding developments in contextual behavioral science, application, and the advancement of human welfare.  The association may engage in activities designed to accomplish its purposes, including:

  • Maintain an open monthly study & practice group with rotating facilitators
  • Promote and encourage a variety of mutual ACT peer supervison groups (please contact us about joining these groups)
  • Affiliate, coordinate & sponsor NYC regional and interstate chapters & affiliates with startup and mutual ventures (e.g., NY, NJ, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Long Island)
  • Newsletters, virtual bulletin board, journals, and other publications
  • Maintaining a website, social media (NYC-ACBS Facebook Group and Instagram), and email listserv  ACBS-NYC listserv group
  • Promoting ACT, CBS & RFT professional & public education 

You can also join the "Rochester, New York" area Affiliate group of ACBS! If you are interested, please find more information here.

You can also join the "Long Island" area Affiliate group of ACBS! If you are interested, please find more information here.

MarK Sisti

NYC & Greater NY Region, USA Chapter Info

NYC & Greater NY Region, USA Chapter Info

NYC-ACBS INFORMATION:

Affiliated 2010

Type of Chapter:
Regional

Describe the geographic boundaries of the Chapter:
New York City and surrounding boroughs and counties.

Mission/Objectives:
Foster the development of functional contextual behavioral science and practice within greater NY metropolitan region so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well-being.

Description of Membership:
Members of the association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice. The types of memberships shall be professional, student, and affiliate.

MarK Sisti

NYC STUDY GROUP

NYC STUDY GROUP

ACBS-NYC

ACT STUDY GROUP


This group is meant to serve as a place where individuals of all levels of experience and backgrounds can learn more about Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS) & Relational Frame Theory (RFT). It is open to anyone interested in learning more about ACT, RFT, and CBS. It will meet on a regular monthly basis beginning on Thursday May 16th from 7:00-8:45, and thereafter regularly the third Thursday of every month.

SPEAKERS & PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Michael Femenella will be leading and/or hosting the group. Mike has been using ACT as his exclusive treatment modality since 2001 and has received extensive training in ACT, including attending numerous workshops given by Steve Hayes, Kelly Wilson, Robyn Walser, Kirk Strossahl, and other notable ACT trainers. Since 2009 he has been an ACT consult for the Veterans Administration and has been involved in the training and supervision of clinicians integrating ACT into their clinical work. Other experienced ACT speakers will be rotated over the course each month over of the year.

This group compliments the ACT peer-to-peer supervision groups in the NYC area which may be “closed” to new members (ACT-NYCE), by providing participants the opportunity to flexibly attend (or not) on any given month. We also hope to draw a very diverse group of participants, from the very ACT experienced attendee, to those who may know little to nothing about ACT, from out of town ACT leaders and experts, to local ACT notorieties, from those who are from the ACT community, to our CBT colleagues, and to any and all psychotherapeutic orientations.


GROUP FORMAT:

· Presenters from the board of the ACBS-NYC who will rotate every month, providing the opportunity to learn from individuals with multiple perspectives

· A brief talk or didactic presentation on ACT material

· Peer supervision and discussion of a case as conceptualized through ACT

· Discussion of reading materials such as articles or book chapters
· Opportunities for experiential learning

Most importantly, we want this group to meet your needs! Therefore, we will be counting on your feedback at the end of the first meeting and future meetings in order to help us create an ongoing, collaborative event that is meaningful, enriching, and resonant with you. In addition to being educational, we hope this group will help foster our local ACT community and provide existing members of ACBS-NYC, as well as non-members, with the opportunity to meet each other and potentially develop new relationships or network with other professionals.

FEES: We will be collecting a values-based fee, with a suggestion of $25, for attendance at this meeting in order to help fund ACBS-NYC. This contribution will help develop the local community by providing our chapter with more resources to offer events, training, and social activities in the future.

WHERE:

Village Community School

272-278 West 10th Street

New York, NY 10014

For directions to the Village Community School: http://www.vcsnyc.org/about-vcs/contact-info/index.aspx

Phone: 212-691-5146

WHEN: Thursday May 16th (7:00-8:45)

Third Thursday of each month thereafter

RESERVATIONS & ATTENDANCE: If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to our membership chair, Brian Pilecki, at pilecki@gmail.com. Although you are not required to RSVP in order to attend, your notification will aid us in preparing for your arrival. You can also feel free to contact Brian with any questions about the group.

VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION: Before during and after discussions and readings may be taking place on ACBS-NYC google group and our listserv (available to ACBS-NYC members only). Please check our google page:  https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups - !forum/ACBS-NYC-Study-Group

ACBS FACEBOOK GROUP:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/172407326164/
 

MarK Sisti

USA - New England

USA - New England

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Affiliated 2010

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Contact Information

Carmine DiChiara

Website: http://www.acbsnewengland.org

Current Board of Directors
Carmine Dichiara: president
Nate Gruner: secretary
Gabe Gruner: member at large 

Description of Membership

  • Practitioners, scientists, and others residing or practicing in New England states, comprised of: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, who are committed to practice and/or research in contextual behavioral science.
chrismiller

New England, USA Chapter Information

New England, USA Chapter Information

New England ACT Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciencenew england.JPG

Affiliated 2010

Type of Chapter:
Regional

Mission/Objectives
The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within the northeastern region of the United States so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being. 

Specifically, the organization shall:

  • Serve as a scientific and professional reference group for those in the northeastern region of of the United States who identify themselves as scientists, students, or practitioners in disciplines that embrace the principles and practices of contextual beahvioral science, or for the interested public. 
  • Promote research and scholarship in the northeastern region of the United States focused on the development of a coherent and progressive science of human action that is more adequate to the challenges of the human condition. 
  • Identify and promote the development of useful basic principles, workable applied theories linked to these principles, effective applied technologies based on these theories, and successful means of training and disseminating these developments, guided by the best available scientific evidence; of effective prevention and intervention strategies. 
  • Promote the development of a view of science that values a dynamic, ongoing interaction between its basic and applied elements, and between practical application and empirical knowledge. 
  • Promote the development -- in the northeastern region of the United States -- of a community of scholars, researchers, educators, and practitioners who will work in a collegial, open, self-critical, non-discriminatory, and mutually supportive way that is effective in producing valued outcomes and in exploring the additional implications of this work, and that emphasizes open and low cost methods of connecting with this work so as to keep the focus on benefit to others. 
  • Advise political, legislative, and policy-making bodies with respect to matters pertaining to contextual behavioral science in the northeast region of the United States.
  • Organize and sponsor forums, conferences, newsletters, journals, websites, list servs and other such activities for the accomplishment of the purposes of the organization. 

Description of Membership
Members of the organization shall be members of ACBS who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice, and specifically Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). 

Douglas Long

USA - Ohio

USA - Ohio

Ohio Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2012

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Chapter Contact

Matthew Moore
 

2024-2025 Chapter Officers

President: Matthew Moore, MA
Secretary/Treasurer: Ashley Braun-Gabelman, Ph.D.
 

Mission/Objectives

To serve as a community of individuals working together to promote research, scholarship, and practice of the principles of contextual behavioral science in Ohio.

Chapter Activities

Chapter activities are in progress and will be announced through the listserv. 

Description of Membership

All people in Ohio interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice, including professionals, students, and affiliates.

soulfriend

Ohio Chapter Information

Ohio Chapter Information

Ohio Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2012

Type of Chapter:
State/Province

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
Ohio, including Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and the areas between.

Mission/Objectives:
To serve as a community of individuals working together to promote research, scholarship, and practice of the principles of contextual behavioral science in Ohio.

Description of Membership:
All people in Ohio interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice, including professionals, students, and affiliates.

 

soulfriend

USA - Pennsylvania

USA - Pennsylvania

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Affiliated 2011

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Steve Bisgaier:  steve.bisgaier@gmail.com

Board

President: Steve Bisgaier, PsyD, BCB
Vice President: Kate Deatrich, PsyD
Secretary & Treasurer: Alisa Kamis-Brinda, LCSW, LCADC
Member at Large: Jason Janosov, MS, LPC
Member at Large: Frank Masterpasqua, PhD
Past President: John Armando, LCSW

Mission/Objectives

To establish a statewide chapter in Pennsylvania that will serve to promote the overall mission of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. 

Chapter Activities

- Host ACT workshops in Pennsylvania and surrounding area
- Promote networking among regional professionals
- Meeting at annual ACBS world conference
- Email listserv
- Chapter website

Description of Membership

The membership will be inclusive and diverse, attracting members from different career fields. We are interested in developing an eclectic and multicultural chapter. All chapter members must be current members of ACBS.

 

You can also join the "Erie, PA" area Affiliate group of ACBS! If you are interested, please find more information here.

You can also join the "Delaware Valley" area Affiliate group of ACBS! If you are interested, please find more information here.

JACQUELINE FABIAN

Pennsylvania Chapter Newsletter

Pennsylvania Chapter Newsletter Community

2021 Spring Newsletter

2021 Spring Newsletter

Community

Pennsylvania, USA Chapter Information

Pennsylvania, USA Chapter Information

Penn_State_Capital_Building.jpgPennsylvania Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2011

Type of Chapter:
State/Province

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
State of Pennsylvania (USA).

Mission/Objectives:
To establish an statewide chapter in Pennsylvania that will serve to promote the overall mission of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. 

Description of Membership:
The membership will be inclusive and diverse attracting members from different career fields. We are interested in developing an eclectic and multicultural chapter. All chapter members must be current members of ACBS.

Douglas Long

Student Committed Action Fuels Growth of ACBS Pennsylvania Chapter and Delaware Valley Affiliate

Student Committed Action Fuels Growth of ACBS Pennsylvania Chapter and Delaware Valley Affiliate

By John Armando, Pennsylvania Chapter President

In 2013, Alisa Kamis-Brinda organized a series of ACT consultation groups that met at her office in the Rittenhouse Square section of Philadelphia. Those first meetings were small- maybe four or five people at most. There were a couple of students, and the rest of us were clinical social workers.

At that time, there was no easily accessible way for Philadelphia area therapists to learn about how to practice ACT with fidelity. Under Alisa’s leadership, we began to come together and form the early foundation of a community. We were clearly learners: curious, inspired, and in search of a path forward toward using ACT with more confidence and competence.

In 2014, a small group of us found each other at the ACBS World Conference in Minneapolis, and laid out our plans to create an affiliate to the Pennsylvania Chapter. In the following year, we began to host planning meetings, and then annual training events.

For the Delaware Valley Affiliate’s first actual training event, we were able to catch Steven Hayes while he was in Philadelphia for the ABCT convention. We offered him a ride from the convention hotel to the airport, with a planned stop at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) where, it turns out, he was born. Steven Hayes riffed and improvised for an hour or two to the delight of a group of about 40 local clinicians. The talk was titled, “ACT in Communities: Utilizing Prosocial Principles” (November 23, 2014). In true ACBS fashion, we asked folks for values based donations to help cover the cost of Steve’s limo. The largest donation dropped into the basket was by Steve himself. The ACBS Delaware Valley Affiliate was off to a decent start!

Not long after that, we started providing training opportunities by our members. Yaacov Kravitz, Ed.D., and Andy D’Amico, Ph.D. did the first one called, “Experiential Mindfulness and ACT workshop” (February 22, 2015). As the title suggests, this was an experiential workshop which provided a rich and direct exposure to ACT processes. The opportunity to come into direct contact with vulnerable feelings in the exercises was an important step forward for many of us. This created the conditions for psychological flexibility necessary for us to begin forming as a community. We now had a shared sense of mission, feelings of excitement, and a developing belief that we had everything necessary to teach ourselves how to be effective ACT therapists. The fear and frustration that no one was going to lead us by the hand into ACT expertise was something that we were now beginning to accept. We were beginning to notice the feeling of moving toward our values with a willingness to bring our distress along for the ride.

Our annual spring events since then have included presentations by DJ Moran, Frank Masterpasqua, James Herbert, Dennis Tirch, Joseph Trunzo, Matthew Boone, and Lisa Coyne. This spring, on May 21, 2020, we will host Emily Sandoz. In the spring of 2021, we will host Robyn Walser. In between these events, we’ve had regular talks and presentations by our members, most notably frequent meetings hosted by Frank Masterpasqua, Ph.D., Professor at Widener University’s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology. Within the past year we’ve also started a Portland Model Peer Supervision Group held online monthly.

We were having some real success in introducing ACT to the many curious clinicians in our region, but almost invisibly and without planning it, student involvement and attendance were beginning to drive our growth.
James Herbert and Evan Forman had been teaching ACT at Drexel University. Frank Masterpasqua (whose totally awesome hip hop nick-name among his students is “Master-P”) was generating an ACT movement at Widener University. The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s master in counseling program and LaSalle College’s programs were also igniting enthusiasm for ACT.

Our goals as a chapter and affiliate were to become better ACT therapists and to promote ACT among local clinicians and clients. When we realized that our events were heavily attended by students, we fully embraced the additional goal of supporting the growth of ACT and ACBS by serving and also involving students. With this new goal in mind, we found sharply discounting student fees to our events a useful step.

In 2015 Joanna Kaye, at that time a doctoral student from Drexel University, became our first Student Representative. Joanna was a force to be reckoned with. She had leadership skills! She saw opportunities to make valuable contributions and got things done. In particular, she helped us improve our process for managing the attendee feedback data for our APA approved training events.

When Joanna graduated, she recommended another Drexel University doctoral student, Lauren Johnson. Lauren had been one of the Pennsylvania Chapter Student Representatives since 2018. Lauren has followed in Joanna’s footsteps as an essential contributor to all of our events.

Lauren says that she had some knowledge of ACT and CBS when she first became involved with our group, but found that getting into action with our steering committee and interacting with experienced clinicians prepared her for an upcoming practicum where ACT was being practiced. She explains that, after spending time in our community, she “really began to have a much better understanding of process based therapy.” Her participation with us allowed her to attend diverse training events, ask questions of a range of clinicians, and significantly enhance her confidence in utilizing ACT when heading into her practicum.

Anecdotes from those that attended the ACBS World Conference in Montreal in 2018 sparked Laurens’ interest in attending the 2019 conference in Dublin. She applied for and was awarded a student scholarship from ACBS and also received a 20% conference registration discount as a student spotlight award winner. In retrospect, Lauren says, “Going to the World Conference in Dublin was the best decision I’ve made.”

For the past two years, Lauren has arrived early at each one of our events, greeted attendees with a welcoming smile, and found ways to be helpful and make everyone’s experience more seamless. She has attended many steering committee meetings and kept us tuned-in to the student perspective. She was one of the founding members of our Portland Model Peer Clinical Consultation Group, and was bravely willing to do the first role play as therapist/skills builder. That was a bold move!

Lauren recently matched at Joint Base Andrews, Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center. She will serve both as an Air Force Officer and clinical psychology resident, providing outpatient mental health services primarily to active duty military service members. As she embarks on her career as an Air Force psychologist, she expressed her passionate interest in utilizing a CBS approach to make a difference in the lives of military personnel.

The Pennsylvania Chapter and Delaware Valley Affiliate have, through the example and leadership of Joanna; Lauren; Steve Bisgaier, PsyD, our current Pennsylvania Chapter Vice President, and psychology fellow at the CBT Center for Anxiety and OCD; and steering committee members Kate Detrich, PsyD and Rachel Steen, LPC, grown to over 350 members of our Delaware Valley Affiliate meetup.com group. Moreover, on March 1, 2020, Steve, Kate, and Rachel will be presenting a free Introduction to ACT training at Widener University to 150 registrants.

We’re both proud of and inspired by the impact our students and early career professionals have made to our chapter’s growth, and for helping to spread ACT and RFT widely in our region. We appreciate them all. In recognition of her outstanding contributions, we are awarding Lauren Johnson a scholarship that can help cover registration, travel, and lodging so that she has the opportunity to present her exciting dissertation research at the 2020 ACBS World Conference in New Orleans.

As Lauren stated, “ACBS is unlike any other organization. The level of support and compassion, the impact on my research, my leadership skills, and my professional network has been truly tremendous.”

Thanks for all you’ve done Lauren, and we’ll see you in New Orleans!


Learn more about the ACBS Pennsylvania Chapter:


Learn more about the ACBS Delaware Valley Affiliate (greater Philadelphia region):


ACBS has more than 40 Chapters and 25 Affiliates worldwide:


What is the difference between a chapter and an affiliate?

  • Chapters are membership organizations associated with ACBS.  Chapters are established within states, regions, countries, or within language communities to promote the work of CBS. Chapters plan diverse activities within its geographical area such as training workshops, peer supervision groups, networking events, and small conferences. Chapters are formal entities with an officer structure, membership base, formalized mission, and goals. Chapters must be formally approved and recognized by the board of directors. Chapters are self-governed entities.
  • Affiliates are smaller & simpler to form than chapters, but can do most of the activities that chapter may do. Affilaites are established within cities, states, or countries. Affiliates plan activities such as peer supervision groups, training workshops, and networking events. Affiliates don't need formal sponsorship with a chapter.
  • Chapters and Affiliates provide an excellent way for ACBS members to become involved at the local, state, or regional levels.
Community

USA - San Francisco Bay Area, CA

USA - San Francisco Bay Area, CA

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Affiliated 2010

Click here to join the San Francisco Bay Chapter - Some chapters have additional requirements to join, in that case, you will be sent an email with more information.

Chapter Website: https://sfba-acbs.wildapricot.org/

Contact Information

Mai Manchanda, Psy.D.

Chapter Board

Shane O’Neil-Hart, President
Mai Manchanda, Vice President
Michael Vurek, Past President
David Montgomery, Treasurer
Ellen Ross, Secretary
Erik Bromberg, Member At Large
Kari Killianey, Member At Large
Sharon Stovesky, Student Representative

Joining our Chapter

Becoming a member is easy!  If you are an ACBS member in good standing, please visit our website,   https://sfba-acbs.wildapricot.org/  select the "Join" menu, determine your level of membership, pay the assoicated dues (ranges from $10 - $40), and submit your application.

Upcoming Events

Click here for the list of upcoming events

Mission:

To create a supportive community for clinicians and researchers that will foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within the San Francisco Bay Area.

Objectives: 

  • Establish and maintain a website.
  • Disseminate information to professionals, students, and the public through workshops, trainings, and conferences. 
  • Provide peer consultation to members. 
  • Support members in learning and discussing contextual behavioral science theory and clinical applications. 

Chapter Activities:

Meetings, trainings, and workshops.

Description of Membership

Members are persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice, and who reside or work in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

The types of membership are professional, student, and affiliate. 

The minimum standard for election to professional membership is completion of a graduate degree relevant to the purposes of the Chapter. Student members are currently enrolled at the undergraduate or graduate level in any area of relevance to the purposes of the Chapter. Affiliate members are any member of the public with interests in the purpose of the Chapter. 

All members must be members in good standing of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. 

Members are regarded without discrimination on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, or mental or physical disability. 

Joining our Chapter

Becoming a member is easy! If you are an ACBS member in good standing, please visit our website, https://sfba-acbs.wildapricot.org/ select the "Join" menu, determine your level of membership, pay the assoicated dues (ranges from $10 - $40), and submit your application.

Michael Vurek LCSW

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA Chapter Information

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA Chapter Information

San Francisco Bay Area Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2010

Type of Chapter:
Regional

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
San Francisco Bay Area Counties: Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco.

Mission:

To create a supportive community for clinicians and researchers that will foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within the San Francisco Bay Area.

Description of Membership

Members are persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice, and who reside or work in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

The types of membership are professional, student, and affiliate. 

The minimum standard for election to professional membership is completion of a graduate degree relevant to the purposes of the Chapter. Student members are currently enrolled at the undergraduate or graduate level in any area of relevance to the purposes of the Chapter. Affiliate members are any member of the public with interests in the purpose of the Chapter. 

All members must be members in good standing of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. 

Members are regarded without discrimination on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, or mental or physical disability. 

Community

USA - California - Sacramento - Affiliate of ACBS

USA - California - Sacramento - Affiliate of ACBS

Contact Name: Robin Taylor Kirk, LMFT
Sage Anxiety Treatment Program
Contact Email Address: robin@sagepsychotherapy.org

Reading Group

Join us on the fourth Friday of each month as we meet to discuss the book selection and share experiential exercises. Please contact Robin Kirk for details about location and title of the book we are currently reading. People are free to join at any time.

ACBS staff

USA - Southern California

USA - Southern California

Southern California Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2013

Click here to join the Southern California Chapter - Some chapters have additional requirements to join, in that case, you will be sent an email with more information.

ACBS Southern California Chapter website: www.socal-acbs.org

Click HERE to Learn More About Becoming a VIP SoCal Chapter Member! Or become a SoCal Chapter Member by signing up on our SoCal Chapter Official Website to subscribe to our mailing list and community listserv and be the first to know about upcoming events and chapter happenings! 

Contact Information: info@socal-acbs.org

2024 Board Members

President: Talin Hovsepian, PsyD 

President-Elect: Max Maisel, PhD
 

Past-President: Ashley Ebbert, PhD

Secretary-Treasurer: Timothy Encinas, LCSW

Member at Large: Matthew Roberts, LMFT 

Member at Large with Diversity-Equity-Focus (DEI): Samantha Munson, PhD

 

Mission/Objectives

The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within southern California so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

Description of Membership

SoCal Chapter Members shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice. The Southern California region includes the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Bernardino, Riverside, Kern, and Imperial.

ACT Book Club Meetings & Peer Consultation Groups

The Southern California Chapter offers Book Club Meetings (beginning in February 2024) and Peer Consultation Groups (TBA). Check out our EVENT CALENDAR for more details! 

ACBS SoCal Chapter's Commitment to Diversity

Please learn more about our Commitment to Diversity on our SoCal Chapter's Website. As members of the contextual behavioral science community and as clinicians, behavior analysts, coaches and researchers, we are in a unique position to influence change. We want to use our expertise and understanding of prosocial evolution to incentivize and create meaningful and lasting transformation. As such, we believe that we must engage in sustained values-based action in the service of justice, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our recent addition of the DEI-Focused Member at Large, Board Member Position, will continue to oversee, support, and promote our chapter's commitment to diversity. 

To our community, are are here to support you and we are listening! Please let us know what more we can do to help and to continue to support our community. Thank you to our chapter and community for all of your work and support!

With all of our hearts,

ACBS SoCal Chapter Board

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Southern California Chapter ACT Peer Consultation Groups and Book Clubs

Southern California Chapter ACT Peer Consultation Groups and Book Clubs
  • Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) focused Book Club will be held on the last Monday of July and August 2021 from 7-8pm via Zoom. Contact Dr. Natalia Baires at bairesnatalia@gmail.com for more up to date information.
  • ACT Peer Online Consultation Group new schedule begins in August 2021. Contact Dr. Jessica Borushok at drjessica@busymindreboot.com for more up to date information.

 

(This webpage was updated on June 21, 2021)


Community

Southern California Chapter Information

Southern California Chapter Information

Southern California Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2013

Mission/Objectives

The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within southern California so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

Chapter Activities

The association will hold meetings for the transaction of business and presentations regarding developments in contextual behavioral science, application, and the advancement of human welfare. The Association will engage in activities designed to accomplish its purposes, including: 1) Maintaining a webpage, and 2) Promoting education and training regarding professional development and public awareness and education.

Description of Membership

Members of the Association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice. The Southern California region includes the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Son Luis Obisbo, Kern, San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial, San Diego, and Orange.
 

JonOpsahl

USA - Texas

USA - Texas

Texas Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2012

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Visit our chapter website at www.texasacbs.com

Contact Information

 

Mission/Objectives

The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within the state of Texas, so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

Possible Chapter Activities

Peer supervision groups, study groups, workshops and professional trainings, social networking events, and Facebook group.

Description of Membership

Members of the association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice. The types of memberships shall be professional, student, and affiliate.
 

Jiovann

News

News

This section contains news and updates from the Texas Chapter of ACBS. To view a news item, click on the links listed below.

Douglas Long

Austin Mindfulness Center blends ACT and yoga in values-driven organization

Austin Mindfulness Center blends ACT and yoga in values-driven organization

November 2012

“I like to think of our center as kind of an ACT incubator,” explains Jiovann Carrasco, founder of the Austin Mindfulness Center and President of the recently formed Texas ACBS chapter. The Austin Mindfulness Center offers a wide range of services which incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), yoga, meditation, and self-compassion practices. In this interview with ACBS, Jiovann (pictured below) tells the story of how the Austin Mindfulness Center got started, and explains how ACT informs this values-driven organization.

Doug: It looks like you’ve assembled quite the team of counselors and yoga instructors. How did you get started creating a wellness center with this blend of expertise?

Jiovann: It actually started with the idea of creating a space for my interns to see private clients. At first they were just sharing my office when I wasn't there and also they were not all doing ACT. Then that got too crowded and I needed a separate office for my interns to use so we moved next door where we had more space. That was a little over a year ago. I had been learning ACT and my supervision was looking more and more ACT-specific, so I started only accepting interns who were wanting to learn ACT. From there we decided to offer groups and workshops, but we needed yet a larger space to provide these services, so we moved downstairs this Summer where we now have a group room, the Avocado Room as we call it. It's green. That's when I took on two more yoga instructors, one who specializes in trauma-sensitive yoga and another one from the Phoenix Rising school of yoga therapy. I think it blends well with our wellness philosophy. So it has just evolved from sort of a non-specific, run of the mill counseling center into a community resource for mindfulness-based wellness.

Doug: Your center appears to be busy with all kinds of groups, workshops, and therapy services. Which of your services have been most popular? What are your plans for the future?

Jiovann: Our bread and butter has always been individual counseling. We try to have a workshop once a month. We just did a mindful eating workshop last weekend and next month two of my graduate interns, a husband and wife team, are leading a Baby-Proof Your Relationship workshop for expectant and first year parents. They'll be using some of Russ Harris' stuff. Groups have been challenging to get started, to be honest, and we haven't really been too successful with them. Although we haven't given up, we are going to be trying something new in January. We are now putting together some workbook-based classes. I'm thinking Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Workbook, Non-Violent Communication, and of course Get Our of Your Mind. A lot of people who come to our website are not looking for therapy, but they are interested in learning mindfulness. So we thought this would be a good way to reach this crowd. We also have free mindfulness meditation every Saturday at 9:00 a.m. and I have plans to throw that up on the web as a live stream for anyone to join in wherever they are. In fact, I'd like to create an online community to support people in their mindfulness practice.

Doug: How does ACT inform your work? Do you draw from other therapies as well?

Jiovann: I like to think of our center as kind of an ACT incubator. I've modeled my supervision after Jason Luoma's role play-based peer consultation model, which I learned about at WC10. Loved that workshop! And also Robyn Walser's ACT supervision workshop. All of my interns are learning and doing ACT and we try very diligently to keep it ACT consistent. We joke about having a "CBT Jar" and anytime there's even a hint of cognitive restructuring you have to drop in a quarter. Proceeds will fund our ever-growing ACT library. I don't even accept interns who are not specifically asking for ACT training. ACT Made Simple is required reading, and then we utilize anything else we can get our hands on like videos and podcasts. There are not a lot of ACT trainings here, surprisingly, which is why I decided to organize a state chapter. We're starting an online book club to reach out to more folks who are showing interest in ACT as well.

Doug: What challenges have you faced in building your center?

Jiovann: I feel pretty lucky. Each year we've needed more space and it just so happens that an adjacent office suite becomes available when we need it. Ask and you shall receive, I guess. I think our name is attractive to lots of new therapists, so it hasn't been difficult getting it staffed. I get to be pretty picky. I guess that's a challenge.

Doug: Do you have any advice for people in other cities who might want to create a similar center?

Jiovann: Be creative and hire good people. I learn a lot from the folks I employ and they have a good deal of input into how we do things, what we provide. This wasn't planned out, you know. It just kind of shaped itself around our passions. It's values-driven. Is there such a thing as an ACT-based business? If I've learned anything about ACT, it's that it isn't just what you do, in session for example, it's how you do it as a therapist. So even at the organizational level, this has to be the case, too, right? 
 

Douglas Long

Texas Chapter Information

Texas Chapter Information

Texas Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2012

Type of Chapter:
State/Province

Describe the geographic boundaries of the Chapter:
The great state of Texas.

Mission/Objectives:
The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice within the state of Texas, so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.

Description of Membership:
Members of the association shall be persons who are interested in the advancement of functional contextual science and practice. The types of memberships shall be professional, student, and affiliate.
 

Jiovann

USA - Washington State

USA - Washington State

Washington State Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Affiliated 2009

Click here to join the Washington State Chapter

To join the Chapter's google listserv: simply send an email, without a subject or message, to WACBS+subscribe@googlegroups.com  Joining this WACBS listserv makes you a chapter member!

Contact Information

Christeine Terry
Seattle, WA 
 

Current Board Members
Christeine Terry, President
Russell Kolts, Secretary
Brandy Gillihna, Treasurer

Mission/Objectives

The mission of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual behavioral practice, science, and community service within Washington State.

Description of Membership

Washington State practitioners and scientists committed to practice and research in Contextual Behavioral Science.

ejneilan@hotmail.com

News

News

This section contains news and updates from the Washington State Chapter. To view a news item, click on the links listed below.

Douglas Long

Researcher tackles smoking with largest ACT study ever: Jonathan Bricker interview

Researcher tackles smoking with largest ACT study ever: Jonathan Bricker interview

In this interview, Bricker discusses ACT and smoking, how ACBS members can help, as well as exciting plans for the ACBS World Conference in Sydney. Jonathan Bricker, PhD, is founder and leader of the Tobacco & Health Behavior Science Group in the Division of Public Health Sciences at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. A licensed clinical psychologist, he is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. 

Doug: Congratulations on your new grant! What can you tell us about the research you will be conducting?

Jonathan: Thanks Doug. Certainly happy to tell you about it. Quit smoking programs delivered by the web generally don’t work well. Over 90% of people who try them do not quit smoking. That is sad. That is sad because over 4 million people in the United States, and millions more worldwide, go the web seeking help for quitting smoking so it’s a huge missed opportunity to offer effective help. And it is sad because it so discouraging to the people who try these websites. And it sad because quitting smoking is the number one way to prevent premature death, disease, and human suffering.

I believe that ACT might help to solve this problem. So our research team has been incredibly fortunate to receive over 3.2 million US dollars from the National Cancer Institute (an institute within the National Institutes of Health) to conduct arguably the largest randomized trial of ACT to date. Our planned sample size for this five year study is over 2500. We are going to randomize US residents who want to quit smoking to either ACT or a current standard website. Then we are going to follow them for a year to learn about whether our ACT program changed core processes of acceptance and commitment. Most importantly, we are going to learn whether ACT has higher quit rates than the control group.

If ACT works better, we will have an incredible opportunity to disseminate ACT around the world as a new model for helping people quit smoking. Right at their computer. The potential impact of the ACT website could be enormous.

Doug: What attracted you to ACT as an approach to smoking cessation?

Jonathan: That is a very personal story that I plan to share in Sydney at the ACBS World Conference. I will just say for now that it’s an ACT story of finding my core passions while living past obstacles both real and imagined. For my work life, I learned to jump.

Doug: I understand that your work uses very brief ACT interventions over the phone and the internet. Did you face any difficulty in adapting ACT to these formats? Are people still able to connect with the material?

Jonathan: Yes, as I will talk about in Sydney, we have now come full circle on “treatment delivery wheel.” Going around each spoke of the wheel, we have now developed ACT quit smoking protocols being tested in trials for delivery by in person one-on-one, in groups, by phone, by web, and most recently, by smartphone.

About the phone, in the quit smoking world, the phone is a fairly common way to deliver treatment. Reaches over half a million people a year in the US alone. Every state in the US and most developed countries have quit smoking hotlines. Quitlines are really an unsung hero of delivering behavioral treatments on a broad scale. Most of what we do in therapy is face-to-face—myself included. So quitlines are a great model for how we can expand the reach of therapy beyond our offices and clinics.

Regarding phone adaptation, back in late 2007, I pretended I was blind as a first guide for how to see the world of voice from an ACT point of view. And I discovered, as many people who are blind can attest, is that you can hear much better that way. You hear subtleties in language. You hear the music inside a person’s story. And once I was able to live inside that world, the possibilities for adaptation opened up to me. Pragmatic issues and ways of addressing them became clearer. And we are planning a symposium for Sydney where we will share how well it went for folks who enrolled in our latest phone trial.

As for the web adaptation, an inspiration was the testimonial. We video-recorded testimonials from actual former smokers who talked about how quitting smoking changed their lives in deep and meaningful ways. So without ever using the word “values,” we showed web viewers intuitively what values were and how people just like them were living them now in a smokefree life. So the invitation was to take a cue from the testimonials to consider how viewers might put to words what quitting smoking is all about for them. Did it work? Well, I can certainly say that our pilot randomized trial (which we presented in World Con Washington DC last year), showed that the ACT website folks had over double the quit rate (23%) than the quit rate for the Smokefree.gov website folks (10%). These results were a key impetus for our new trial of web-delivered ACT for quitting smoking.

Doug: Your lab has looked at smoking both with longitudinal studies and intervention studies. How have these different lines of research influenced each other? Do your longitudinal findings inform your ideas for interventions?

Jonathan: For me, both study designs inform the basic research. For example, we were thinking that young adults (i.e., age 18) who avoid their emotions might be at risk for taking up smoking. They may use smoking as one way to avoid noticing aversive thoughts, emotions, and sensations, in a manner that leads to a continuous feedback loop: aversive emotional state→smoking in order to avoid aversive emotional state→paradoxical increase in aversive emotional state→smoking in order to avoid aversive emotional state. Indeed, we found in a recent study of 3300 youth that the avoiders, who at baseline never smoked, were over two and half times more likely to become daily smokers a mere two years later. These kinds of findings are basic science that stimulates our search for treatments that target avoidance. ACT is really ideal in that regard.

We can complete the picture by showing how much the ACT interventions actually change avoidance by increasing acceptance. In all of our randomized trials, we examine the extent to which our ACT interventions increase willingness to experience cues to smoke, and in turn, how much willingness impacts quitting smoking. That is example of how our treatment trials have basic science embedded within them.

So whether basic research takes the form of a longitudinal study or a randomized trial, both provide opportunities to inform our fundamental understanding of what makes people smoke and how to help them quit.

Doug: What do you feel are the biggest challenges for smoking cessation research? And, how could the ACBS community help to address these – either with research or clinical work?

Jonathan: There are huge challenges for smoking cessation—both the clinical and the research side. On the clinical side, about 60% of therapists do not even ask their clients if they smoke. So every single clinician in ACBS can help by simply asking their clients if they smoke. Without doing any ACT intervention, merely informing clients that quitting is the single most powerful action they can take for preventing premature death and suffering can speak volumes. As clinicians, we often have deep and meaningful relationships with our clients. Just the mere fact that we see our clients far more often than our counterparts in medicine makes our relationships so important to our clients. So hearing that message from us can spark change within our clients and stimulate them to act—now.

On the research side, dissemination is a big challenge. Treatments that work rarely get out further than the journal articles they are reported in. So if our ACT protocols do work, we certainly will want to disseminate them. And the ACBS community can be a big help in spreading the word, putting the protocols into action. Until then, we are all having to impatiently wait until these big trials make their way through the rigorous processes. I often say that science moves at iceberg speed.

Doug: Any plans for the ACBS World Conference in Sydney this summer?

Jonathan: We have exciting plans for ACBS World Conference. I will share my personal story of how I became an ACT researcher. Broadly, the message will be about using ACT to find meaning in work.

And our research team members will present a symposium on several of our ACT for quit smoking studies. Currently, we are planning to present results from our pilot randomized telephone trial and share two new developments fresh the lab: a prototype of the very first ACT smartphone intervention for quitting smoking and our in-person protocol for ACT for bipolar disorder smoking cessation. Lots to share.

Doug: Is there anything else you’d like to share with the ACBS community?

Jonathan: I am so grateful for this worldwide community for its support, enthusiasm, creativity, value of rigorous science, and willingness to take risks.


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Interview by Douglas Long

 

Douglas Long

Washington State, USA Chapter Information

Washington State, USA Chapter Information

Washington State Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciencebuildings,cities,cityscapes,dusk,high-rises,landmarks,lights,office buildings,photographs,Seattle,skies,skylines,skyscrapers,Space Needle,towers,twilights

Affiliated 2009

Type of Chapter:
State/Province

Describe the geographic (or language) boundaries of the Chapter:
Washington State

Chapter's Mission/Objectives:
The mission of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual behavioral practice, science, and community service within Washington State. Specifically: a) Regarding practice, provide a Washington State context for practicing clinicians and students to support each other, provide referrals, share knowledge, consult, supervise, network, and learn about contextual behavioral therapies (e.g., Acceptance & Commitment Therapy). b) Regarding science, provide a Washington State context for scientists and students to support each other, share findings, consult, network, and learn about the latest scientific developments in contextual behavioral therapies (e.g., Acceptance & Commitment Therapy). c) Regarding community service, provide Washington State citizens contextual behavioral therapies (e.g., Acceptance & Commitment Therapy) at both clinical (e.g., individual therapy) and public health (e.g., public information) levels.

Description of Membership:
Washington State practitioners and scientists committed to practice and research in Contextual Behavioral Science.

Douglas Long