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ACBS World Conference 2020 Online
We are excited to announce the ACBS ONLINE World Conference, July 16-19, 2020. Enjoy all the benefits of the conference - workshops, symposia, panels, posters, and more - from the comfort of your home. There will be access to live and recorded content. So, if there are multiple sessions you’d like to attend at the same time, you are able to watch one live and watch the others later. Registration is open.
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Congratulations to the New ACBS Fellows
ACBS is pleased to announce our 2020 class of Fellows: Rikke Kjelgaard, MSc. (Denmark), Jenna LeJeune, Ph.D. (USA), Akihiko Masuda, Ph.D. (USA), Manuela O'Connell, MSc. (Argentina), Francisco J. Ruiz, Ph.D. (Colombia), and Shinji Tani, Ph.D. (Japan). Congratulations and thank you for your contributions to contextual behavioral science and to the ACBS community.
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New Colombia Chapter
We are excited to announce the newest ACBS Chapter, the Colombia Chapter! The ACBS Colombia Chapter aims to foster the development of contextual behavioral science (CBS) in Colombia and to embrace a collaborative work among researchers, educators, students, and practitioners. ACBS members can join the Colombia Chapter and learn more about the chapter on the ACBS website.
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ACBS Endorses Society of Behavioral Medicine Position Statement Calling for Equitable Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
"A pandemic has no borders and should not disproportionately penalize vulnerable segments of the population. Addressing COVID-19 requires us to act swiftly, bridging geographic, social, and economic divisions, while increasing focus on those at greatest risk. We urge research on disparities in COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality outcomes." Read the full statement here.
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Resources to help Children and Families Cope During the COVID-19 Pandemic
ACBS member Tamar Black created the Stay Here ebooklet - a tool for parents to help their family cope with being at home, and manage the stress, uncertainty and changes of not being able to attend school, work and social activities. This ebooklet is one of the many Resources for Helping Children (COVID-19 Therapy Resources) available on the ACBS website.
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Past JCBS Articles Relevant to the COVID-19 Crisis
Thank you to the COVID-19 Workgroup members: Staci Martin Peron, Maria Karekla, Ronald Rogge, Caitlyn Loucas, and Stephanie Reda. They sorted through past issues of JCBS and found articles relevant to the current COVID-19 crisis. Topics include self-compassion, interpersonal connection, anxiety, insomnia, and the the use of e-health interventions. (ACBS members can read JCBS articles for free.)
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2020 ACBS Foundation Student Scholars
Congratulations to the 2020 inaugural ACBS Foundation Student Scholars: Alison Stapleton, University College Dublin, Ireland and Nadina Pantea, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania. The ACBS Foundation, founded in 2019, provides two full scholarships that cover the student conference registration fee for attending the annual ACBS World Conference.
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2020 Student World Conference Scholars
Congratulations to the 2020 Student World Conference Scholars: Rebeca Castellanos, University of South Carolina; Joseph Lavelle, University College Dublin; Huiyuan LI, the Chinese University of Hong Kong; Jill Loving, University of Denver; Marissa Sbrilli, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The ACBS Student SIG provides scholarships that subsidize the costs of attending the ACBS World Conference.
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Recent News
New Comparative Psychology Special Interest Group (SIG)
ACBS Updates and Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Video Therapy Recommendations and Guidelines from the ACTing with Technology SIG
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