2019 #2 Newsletter (February)
2019 #2 Newsletter (February)
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New Clinical Behavior Analysis SIG
We are excited to announce the newest ACBS Special Interest Group (SIG), the Clinical Behavior Analysis SIG! The new CBA SIG explores the ways in which behavior analysis can be applied to understanding, designing, and evaluating interventions that are primarily language-based with limited appeal to middle-level terms or treatment packages. ACBS members can join the CBA SIG, hop onto the CBA SIG listserv, and learn more about the CBA SIG on its webpage. |
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Thank you to the Conference Strategy Committee
ACBS committees are staffed entirely by volunteers. We want to thank the Conference Strategy Committee Chair, Manuela O'Connell, and her committee members for the outstanding work that they do. The Conference Strategy Committee (CSC) is responsible for meeting the organization's research and training objectives as they relate to ACBS's World Conference. You can read more about the committee on the ACBS website. |
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Student Spotlight Award
In conjunction with the ACBS Student Special Interest Group (SIG), it is our pleasure to introduce the most recent Student Spotlight Award recipient! This month's featured student is Lynn Farrell, a Ph.D. student at University College Dublin (Ireland). She is conducting research into the nature and malleability of implicit gender bias in STEM fields using the IRAP. You can learn about Lynn and her work here. |
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A brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intervention for depression: A randomized controlled trial with 3-year follow-up for the intervention group
In JCBS Vol. 10, Heidi Maria Kyllönen, Joona Muotka, Anne Puolakanaho, Piia Astikainen, Katariina Keinonen, and Raimo Lappalainen examined the outcomes of a 6 session ACT intervention for depression delivered by novice therapists. The paper concluded a 6-h ACT intervention delivered by novice therapists can lead to improvement in approximately 60–70% of depressed clients. ACBS members can read the paper for free in the JCBS member portal. |
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ACBS World Conference 17
Join us at the DCU Helix in Dublin, Ireland, for the 17th World Conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) 27-30 June, 2019. Pre-Conference Workshops will be held 25-26 June, 2019. Registration is open. Early Registration Rates available until 7 April. Poster submissions deadline is 20 March, 2019. |
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Pre-Conference Workshop: Using Relational Frame Theory to supercharge therapeutic (ACT) and educational (SMART) interventions for children and adolescents
Sarah Cassidy, Bryan Roche, Evelyn Gould, and Giovambattista Presti will be presenting the pre-conference workshop Using Relational Frame Theory to supercharge therapeutic (ACT) and educational (SMART) interventions for children and adolescents on Tuesday 25 June and Wednesday 26 June. This workshop will focus on how an understanding of verbal processes allows us to better help children and adolescents suffering from educational and behavioral challenges. |
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Conference Strategy Committee
Conference Strategy CommitteeThe ACBS Conference Strategy Committee is responsible for meeting the organization’s research and training objectives as they relate to ACBS's World Conference. The Conference Strategy Committee recommends future ACBS World Conference locations, evaluates venue proposals, and chooses future conference sites, with final approval reserved by the ACBS Board. The committee members are tasked with thematic determinations, plenary speaker recruitment, conference structure determination (timing, length, etc.), and other related conference decisions. The committee members act as a resource for the conference program chairs.
An important part of the Conference Strategy Committee’s job is determining the Pre-Conference Workshops. Each year, the Conference Strategy Committee spends about 4 months soliciting, evaluating, and selecting the 10 Pre-Conference Workshops to be held at the annual World Conference. The obligation is to balance - (1) diversity, (2) training level from basic to advanced, to cutting edge, (3) variety of models - ACT, RFT, CFT, FAP, DBT, etc., (4) client groups - adults, children, adolescents, organizations, health, etc., (5) organizational strategy and support for CBS vision, (6) mentoring new people, (7) past opportunities to present, (8) quality level, and (9) financial viability.
The committee is comprised of permanent members and rotating members. Each rotating member serves a 2 year term on the committee. The ACBS Board President, President-Elect, and the Program Chairs for the next two World Conferences serve as rotating committee members.
2019 ACBS Conference Strategy Committee permanent members:
Manuela O’Connell, Committee Chair
Sonja Batten
Aisling Leonard Curtin
Andrew Gloster
Louise Hayes, ACBS Board President
Steve Hayes
Louise McHugh, World Conference 17 Program Chair
Miguel Rodriguez Valverde
Robyn Walser
Rotating members:
David Gillanders, World Conference 17 Program Chair
Matt Bonne, World Conference 18 Program Chair
Jennifer Gregg, World Conference 18 Program Chair
Dennis Tirch, ACBS Board President-Elect