Below you will find a variety of audio recorded symposia and panel discussions that were presented at the ACBS World Conference X in Washington, DC July 22-25, 2012.

Taking ACT to the trenches: Low cost interventions in community settings
Chair/Discussant: Fabian Maero

Overcoming depression by living according to “Nuestros Valores”: A treatment development study for depressed US Spanish-speaking Latinos. Anahi Collado-Rodriguez
S. Castillo
F. Maero, Fundacion Foro
L. MacPherson
C.W. Lejuez

Exploring positive youth development in Ugandan youth
Christopher F. Drescher
Eu Gene Chin
Laura R. Johnson
Julie S. Johnson-Pynn

ACT for chronic pain: Protocol development for use in a community methadone program
Jonathan Weinstein, Ph.D.

Audio length: 1:01:20

 

 

Building Flexibility with Food, Body, and Self: Contextual Behavior Science and Disordered Eating
Chair: Nick Reetz, Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Discussant: Lucene Wisnewski

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa: Rationale, treatment description, and a case report
Mary L. Hill, M.A., Georgia State University
Akihiko Masuda, Ph.D., Georgia State University
Hailey Melcher, Georgia State University

CBT and ACT: Clinical case conceptualization and treatment of EDNOS patients
Katia Manduchi, ACT-Italia, Italy
Giovambattista Presti, IULM University (Milan, Italy)
Paolo Moderato, IULM University (Milan, Italy)

The role of values in the treatment of eating disorders and obesity
Adrienne Juarascio, M.S., Drexel University
Alyssa Matteucci, Drexel University
Evan Forman, Ph.D., Drexel University

Audio length: 00:45:37

Perspective-Taking: Training Deictic Relational Responding in Various Populations
Chair: John O'Neill, University of South Florida
Discussant: Louise McHugh, Ph.D., University College Dublin

Training Deictic Relational Responding in People Diagnosed with Schizophrenia
John O'Neill, University of South Florida
Tim Weil, Ph.D., BCBA, University of South Florida

Multiple Exemplars Training to Promote Deictic Relational Responding: Implementation in Adults with Intellectual Disability in a Health Care Setting
Roberto Cattivelli, Ph.D., Università di Parma
Federica Berardo, Università di Parma
Francesco Fioriti, M.A., Institute Ospedaliero di Sospiro
Serafino Corti, Ph.D., Instituto Ospedaliero di Sospiro
Nocola Maffini, LEAVES, Private practice, Italy

Improving Perspective Taking Skills in Autism:Deictic Relational Responding Training based on the “I-You” Relation
Federica Berardo, Università di Parma
Roberto Cattivelli, Ph.D., Università di Parma
Amber Candido, M.A., University of Nevada
Vanessa Artoni, M.A., University of Parma
Silvia Perini, Ph.D., University of Parma

Audio length: 1:03:30

 

College Student Health and Flexibility: Considering Academic, Sociocultural, and Psychological Challenges

Chair: Amber Kennison, B.S., University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Discussant: Thomas G. Szabo, University of Nevada, Reno

Do not Disturb: Body Image Disturbance and Body Image Flexibility in a College Sample
Emily Squyres, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Gina Quebedeaux, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Shelley Greene, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Emily Sandoz, Ph.D., University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Movin on Up: Psychological Flexibility of Low Income and First Generation College Students
Amber Kennison, B.S., University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Danielle Landry, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Emmie Hebert, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Emily Sandoz, Ph.D., University of Louisiana, Lafayette

ACT on Campus: Facilitating Psychological Flexibility for College Adjustment
Brooke Benoit, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Emmie Hebert, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Gina Quebedeaux, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Shelley Greene, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Emily Sandoz, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Audio length: 1:25:50

 

The Utility of Brief Defusion, Mindfulness and Acceptance Interventions
Chair: Nic Hooper, Ph.D., Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus
Discussant: J. T. Blackledge, Ph.D., Morehead State University

A comparison of cognitive restructuring versus defusion as coping strategies for negative thoughts
Andreas Larsson, Swansea University
Nic Hooper, Ph.D., Middle East Technical University,
Northern Cyprus Campus
Louise McHugh, Ph.D., University College Dublin

The effects of mindfulness on distress and anxiety related to hallucination-like experiences
Elisabeth O'Neill, Swansea University
Andreas Larsson, Swansea University
Louise McHugh, Ph.D., University College Dublin

Thought suppression versus defusion on the reduction of smoking behavior (error in program)
Nic Hooper, Ph.D., Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus
Louise McHugh, Ph.D., University College Dublin
Emily K Sandoz, Ph.D., University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Audio length: 1:24:38

 

Lights, Camera, ACTion!
Jennifer L. Patterson, Psy.D., MidAmerican Psychological Institute
Greg T. Oswald, M.A., MidAmerican Psychological Institute
Daniel J. Moran, Ph.D., MidAmerican Psychological Institute