Below you will find a variety of audio recorded symposia, workshops, and panel discussions that were presented at the ACBS World Conference 17 in Dublin, Ireland. To access abstracts and more information for each session, please view the full conference program.

12. Nurturing Our Roots: Reconnecting with Clinical Behavior Analysis as a Foundational Approach to Clinical Work: Clinical Behavior Analysis SIG Sponsored
Chair: Owen Rachal, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Emily K. Sandoz, Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Ciara McEnteggart, Ph.D., Ghent University
Evelyn Gould, Ph.D., McLean Hospital, Harvard University
William C. Follette, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno
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18. Using contextual behavioural science to predict and influence resilience in those with high negative affect
Chair: Nick Hulbert-Williams, University of Chester
Discussant: Lee Hulbert-Williams, University of Chester
Rosina Pendrous, University of Chester
Kevin D. Hochard, University of Chester
Audio Length: 1:16:06

27. Strengthening the empirical evidence base for RFT: A discussion about basic research topics in need of further evidence
Chair: Miguel Rodríguez Valverde, Ph.D., University of Jaén
Francisco Ruiz, Ph.D., Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz
Carmen Luciano, Ph.D., Universidad de Almería
Ian Stewart, Ph.D., National University of Ireland, Galway
Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Ph.D., Ghent University
Ruth Anne Rehfeldt, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Audio Length: 1:36:59

31. Application of Modern Technology in Ambulatory Assessments in Clinical and Basic Research: ACTing with Technology SIG Sponsored
Chair: Andrew Gloster, Ph.D., University of Basel
Discussant: JoAnne Dahl, Uppsala University, Sweden
Jeanette Villanueva, University of Basel;
Victoria J. Firsching, University of Basel;
Pinelopi Konstantinou, University of Cyprus
Audio Length: 1:30:03

41. Toward an Effective and Relevant Science of Behavior
Ruth Anne Rehfeldt, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
(Introduced by: Sarah Cassidy, Ph.D., Maynooth University and Smithsfield Clinic) 
Audio Length: 1:01:56

58. How Contextual Behavioral Scientists Measure and Report About Behavior

Co-Chair: Karen Kate Kellum, Ph.D., University of Mississippi & Fit Learning
Co-Chair: Donny Newsome, Fit Learning
Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Emily K. Sandoz, Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Magnus Johansson, M.S., Oslo Metropolitan University
Audio Length: 1:28:37

74. A contextual approach to psychiatry: Momentary Assessment and Intervention

Inez Myin-Germeys, Ph.D., KU Leuven, Center for Contextual Psychiatry
(Introduced by: Robert Whelan, Ph.D., Trinity College Dublin)
Audio Length: 1:24:04

75. When Life is Lame: Navigating Adolescent Mental Health

Chair: Ashley Braezeale, Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Discussant: Louise Hayes, Ph.D., The University of Melbourne & Orygen Youth Mental Health
Lisa Coyne, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital
Cormac Ó Beaglaoich, Ph.D., National Institution for Science and Education (NISE) and University of Limerick
Mindy Chadwell, Ph.D., Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Peter Grau, M.S., Marquette University; Rogers Memorial Hospital
Audio Length: 1:27:45

86. Complex learning: How multiple environmental regularities jointly influence behavior

Jan De Houwer, Ph.D, Ghent University
Sean Hughes, Ph.D., Ghent University
(Introduced by: Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Ph.D., Ghent University) 
Audio Length: 1:23:50

89. ACT Interventions for Eating and Weight-Related Concerns

Chair: Jennifer L. Barney, M.S., Utah State University
Discussant: David Gillanders, Psy.D., University of Edinburgh
Dayna Lee-Baggley, Ph.D., Nova Scotia Health Authority, Dalhousie University
Michael E. Levin, Ph.D., Utah State University
Rhonda M. Merwin, Ph.D., Duke University Medical Center
Jason Lillis, Ph.D., Brown University Medical School
Audio Length: 1:32:14

105. Interfacing Research on Clinical RFT and ACT: The Case of RNT-Focused ACT

Francisco Ruiz, Ph.D., Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz
(Introduced by: Carmen Luciano, Ph.D., Universidad de Almería) 
Audio Length: 1:19:50

107. From human to robot therapists: How the functions of ‘therapists’ have evolved in the context of ACT for cigarette smoking cessation: Washington State, USA Chapter Sponsored

Discussant: Michael Levin, Ph.D., Utah State University
Noreen Watson, Ph.D., Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center
Maria Karelka, Ph.D., University of Cyprus
Megan Kelly, Ph.D., Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
Robert Whelan, Ph.D., Trinity College Dublin
Audio Length:  1:26:33

128. Adapting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with intellectual/learning disabilities and their parents and carers

Chair: Freddy Jackson Brown, AWP NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
Discussant: Giovanni Miselli, Ph.D., BCBA, Instituto Ospedaliero Fondazione Sospiro Onlus (CR) Italy
Mark Oliver, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Natalie Bailey, Avon & Wiltshire Partnership NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
Steve Noone, Northumbria University
Gina Skourti, Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Trust
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131. Modern Arbitrarily Applicable Relational Responding based behavioural approaches to educational intervention and intellectual skill enhancement: Contributions from RFT and Precision Teaching

Chair: Evelyn Gould, Ph.D., McLean Hospital, Harvard University
Sarah Cassidy, Ph.D., Maynooth University, Ireland and Smithsfield Clinic
Bryan Roche, Ph.D., National University of Ireland Maynooth
Giovambattista Presti, Ph.D., MD, Kore University, Enna, Italy
Mark Dixon, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Tim Fuller, Ph.D., Fit Learning
Audio Length: 1:27:17  

145. Addressing common difficulties in ACTbased group treatment: Research and clinical innovations

Chair: Elena Ballantyne, Psy.D., C.Psych., St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton/McMaster University
Jorden Cummings, Ph.D., R.D.Psych., University of Saskatchewan
Graciela Rovner, Ph.D., Karolinska Institutet & ACT Institutet Sweden
Megan English, Ph.D., R.Psych., Eastern Health, Health Sciences Centre
Theresa A. Morgan, Ph.D., Rhode Island Hospital, Department of Psychiatry
Audio Length: 1:18:38 

Below you will find a variety of audio recorded symposia, workshops, and panel discussions that were presented at the ACBS World Conference 16 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. To access abstracts and more information for each session, please view the full conference program.

4. Mobilizing Behavioral Science to Address Climate Change
Magnus Johansson, Ph.D. candidate, Oslo Metropolitan University 

Audio Length: 1:15:46

29. Integrating concepts and principles of RFT into clinical work: A dialogue among different perspectives 

Chair: Fabián O. Olaz, Ph.D., University of CórdobaIntegral Center of Contextual Psychoterapies
Matthieu Villatte, Ph.D., Private Practice
Niklas Törneke, M.D., Private Practice 
Louise McHugh, Ph.D., University College Dublin, Ireland
Francisco J. Ruiz, Ph.D., Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Colombia 

Audio Length: 1:30:54

34.  An Introduction To Process Based Therapy

Scott Fraser, Ph.D., Wright State University
Chris Fraser, M.S.W., Positive Path Counseling Center 

Audio Length: 1:09:05

61. Exposure and Defusion: The Role of Extinction and Relational Framing

Chair: Miguel Rodriguez-Valverde, Ph.D., University of Jaen, Spain
Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Carmen Luciano, Ph.D., Department Psychology, Universidad Almeria. Spain. Madrid Institute of Contextual Psychology, MICPSY, Madrid
Niklas Törneke, M.D., Private Practice, Sweden
Eric Morris, Ph.D., La Trobe University Melbourne, Australia 

Audio Length: 1:23:24

77. Using ACT to enhance performance and well-being 

Chair: David Juncos, Psy.D., Horstein, Platt & Associates (private practice in Philadelphia, PA) 
Karoly Schlosser, Ph.D. researcher in psychology, Institute of management Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London
Frank Bond, Director, Institute of Mangement Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London 
Andreas Larsson, Ph.D., Stockholm University
Tord Ohlsson, Stockholm University 

Audio Length: 1:29:04  

106. The impact of identity on thriving: Examining self-as-content in multiple contexts

Chair: Madeline B. Benz, M.S., Clark University
Discussant: Jason B. Luoma, Ph.D., Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, & Training Center, PC  
Lia Bishop, M.A., Clark University
Peter Grau, M.S., Marquette University, Rogers Memorial Hospital
Douglas Gazarian, B.A., Clark University

Audio Length: 1:26:08

115. ACT in the workplace: Understanding how ACT interventions improve employees' mental health 
Chair: Paul Flaxman, Ph.D., City, University of London
Discussant: Frank Bond, Goldsmiths, University of London 
Ross McIntosh, City, University of London
Vasiliki Christodoulou, Cyprus, Mental Health Services
Eric Morris, La Trobe University

Audio Length: 1:33:37 

Below you will find a variety of audio recorded symposia, workshops, and panel discussions that were presented at the ACBS World Conference 15 in Seville, Spain. To access abstracts and more information for each session, please view the full conference program.

15. Fear and Flexibility: ACT and Inhibitory and Learning in Children & Adolescents
Lisa Coyne  Ph.D., McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
(Introduced by: Kelly Wilson, University of Mississippi) 
Audio Length: 1:32:22

28. ACT-Based Digital Applications for Health Behavior Change: #FlexiQuit #AcceptMe #AlgeaApp 
Maria Karekla, Ph.D., University of Cyprus
(Introduced by: Megan M. Kelly, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA and Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MAl School) 
Audio Length: 1:11:21

33. RFT Conceptualization of Relational Coherence and Implications for ACT 
Francisco J. Ruiz, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz
Steven C. Hayes, University of Nevada
Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Ghent University
Carmen Luciano, Universidad de Almería
Matthieu Villatte, Evidence-Based Practice Institute 
Audio Length: 1:24:23

54. Compassion Focused Therapy and the Fears Blocks and Resistances to Compassion
Paul Gilbert, University of Derby
(Introduced by: Jason Luoma, Ph.D., Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, & Training Center)  
Audio Length: 1:31:15 

74. Aplicación de la Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso para dejar de fumar 
Martin O'Connor, MSc, University College Dublin
Louise McHugh, Ph.D., University College Dublin 
Audio Length: 1:01:07

79. Relational Frame Theory: Pushing the Conceptual and Empirical Envelope (But Not Too Far)
Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Ghent University  
Audio Length: 1:24:12

Below you will find a variety of audio recorded symposia, workshops, and panel discussions that were presented at the ACBS World Conference 14 in Seattle, Washington, USA. To access abstracts and more information for each session, please view the full conference program.

4. Pros and cons of the interpretive exercise: What’s still missing in RFT?
Chair: Yvonne Barnes-Holmes, Ghent University
Steven C. Hayes, UNR
Dermot Barnes-Holmes, Ghent University
Carmen Luciano, University of Almeria

Audio Length: 1:28:14

8. A Discussion About How to Evolve a More Nurturing Form of Capitalism
Chair: Anthony Biglan, Oregon Research Institute
Robyn Walser, TL Consultation Services
David Sloan Wilson, Binghamton University
Joe Brewer, Evolution Institute

Audio Length:1:37:49

20. Understanding Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Is Awareness, Courage, and Love a useful model or...only fluffy puppies?
Chair: Adam M. Kuczynski, University of Washington
Amanda Muñoz Martínez, University of Nevada
Jonathan W. Kanter, Ph.D., University of Washington
William C. Follette, Ph.D., University of Nevada
Scott T. Gaynor, Ph.D., Western Michigan University
Barbara Kohlenberg, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno
Glenn M. Callaghan, Ph.D., San Jose State University
Mavis Tsai, Ph.D., Private Practice and University of Washington 

Audio Length: 1:27:37

32. West meets East or East meets West?:Opportunities and Challenges of Disseminating ACBS to Eastern Culture
Chair: Jonathan Bricker, Ph.D., Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, University of Washington
Jonathan Bricker, Ph.D., Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, University of Washington
Steven Hayes, Ph.D., University of Nevada
Louise Hayes, Ph.D.
Zhu Zhuohong, Ph.D., China Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology
Harriet Phinney, Ph.D., Seattle University

Audio Length: 1:12:15

48. "I see what you did there:” RFT-Based Analysis of Therapeutic Processes 
Chair: Andreas Larsson, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services
Emily Sandoz, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Yvonne Barnes-Holmes, Ghent University
Carmen Luciano, University of Almería
Jennifer Villatte, University of Washington
Matthieu Villatte, Evidence-Based Practice Institute, Seattle
Jonathan Tarbox, FirstSteps for Kids 

Audio Length: 1:28:58

54. It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses an ‘I’: A Talk on Becoming Us 
Louise McHugh, University College Dublin

Audio Length: 1:27:19

62. Self-Compassion and its Implications for Mental Health: Empirical Evidence and a Contextual Framework
Chair: Joanna J. Arch, University of Colorado Boulder
Discussant: Kristin D. Neff, University of Texas at Austin
Marissa Knox, University of Texas at Austin
Jason Luoma, Ph.D., Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, & Training Center

Audio Length: 1:29:38 

64. Beyond models, packages, and brands: Can we move toward “clinical CBS”?
Chair: Stephanie Caldas
Matthieu Villatte, Ph.D.
Niklas Torneke, M.D.
Kelly Koerner, Ph.D.
Louise Hayes, Ph.D. 

Audio Length: 1:34:34 

79. Implementation Science: Mental Health Interventions in Low and Middle Income Countries 
Shannon Dorsey, Ph.D.
Debra Kaysen, Ph.D.

Audio Length: 1:18:43 

88. Health Disparities, Racism, & the Role of Contextual Behavioral Science 
Chair: Monnica T. Williams, Ph.D.
Monnica T. Williams, Ph.D.
Jonathan W. Kanter, Ph.D.
Daniel C. Rosen, Ph.D.

Audio Length: 1:29:17 

91. Nurturing Communities in Higher Education: Helping At-Risk Undergraduate Students "Show Up and Do What Matters"
Chair: Jennifer Block Lerner, Ph.D.
Donald R. Marks, Psy.D.
Jacqueline Pistorello, Ph.D.
Michael Femenella, Ph.D.
Ashlynne Mullen, M.A.

Audio Length: 1:29:04

103. CBS Beyond ACT: Is there room for theoretical diversity within ACBS?
Chair: Dennis Tirch, Ph.D.
Thomas Szabo, Ph.D.
Mark Sisti, Ph.D.
Laura Silberstein, Psy.D.
Michael J. Femenella, Ph.D.

Audio Length: 1:31:56

106. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Couples
Avigail Lev, Psy.D.
Matthew McKay, Ph.D.

Audio Length: 1:32:10

117. The Role of the Therapeutic Relationship in ACT
Chair: Helen Bolderston, Ph.D.
David Gillanders, DClinPsy
Jacqueline Pistorello, Ph.D.
Robyn D. Walser, Ph.D.
Gareth Holman, Ph.D.

Audio Length: 1:18:03

118. Helping Students Make School Meaningful 
Lauren Porosoff
Jonathan Weinstein, Ph.D.

Audio Length: 1:23:08

130. Using Contextual Behavioral Science to Address Treatment Barriers among Trauma-Exposed Veterans
Chair: Jed Grodin, Ph.D.
John Donahue, Psy.D.
Amy Wagner, Ph.D.
Robyn Walser, Ph.D.
Joshua Clark, Ph.D.
Jed Grodin, Ph.D.

Audio Length: 1:17:38

131. Training perspective taking in children with Autism, in the laboratory, and in the clinic 
Chair: Josh Kaplan
Discussant: Carmen Luciano
Thomas G. Szabo, Ph.D.
Kelli Smith
Paul Guinther, Ph.D.
Benjamin Schoendorff, M.A.

Audio Length: 1:17:49

Below you will find a variety of audio recorded symposia, workshops, and panel discussions that were presented at the ACBS World Conference 13 in Berlin, Germany. To access abstracts and more information for each session, please view the full conference program.

9. RFT and Therapy Relationships: Basic Principles and Applications 

Chair: Gareth Holman, Ph.D., Private Practice

Kelly Wilson, Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Daniel Maitland, M.S., Western Michigan University
Louise McHugh, Ph.D., University College Dublin 

Audio Length: 01:13:10

25. How to implement ACT in a psychiatric setting: 5 experiences

Chair: Eric Morris, Ph.D., La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Charles Benoy, MSc., ACT-based Behavior Therapy Inpatient Unit Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel, Switzerland
Trym Nordstrand Jacobsen, M.S., Hysnes Helsefort Rehabilitationsenter, St. Olavs Hospital, Norway
Tobias Lundgren, Ph.D., Clinical Neuroscience & Centre for Psychiatry Research and Education, Stockholm, Sweden
Mareike Pleger, MSc., Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge, Germany
Joris Corthouts, M, Psychosis Section, St Hiëronymus, St Niklaas, Belgium 

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Audio Length: 01:29:59

26. ACT and Culture: Flexibility in Diversity
Kenneth Fung, M.D., MSc., University of Toronto
Aki Masuda, Ph.D., Georgia State University

Audio Length: 02:19:43

55. “Experiential ACT Primer – Learning Therapeutic Skills in Polish: Basics and Beyond"
Lidia Budziszewska, University of Almería & Sinews MTI Multilingual Therapy Institute
Stanislaw Malicki, Akershus University Hospital, Psychiatric Division, Norway 

Audio Length: 02:19:43

69. Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living: A new training programme to deepen mindfulness with heartfulness 
Erik van den Brink, M.D., Centre for Integrative Psychiatry, Lentis, Groningen, Netherlands 

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Audio Length: 01:21:08 

87. ACT, behavior medicine and neuroscience: What’s the clinical utility of brain activity patterns, inflammatory cytokines and executive functions? 
Rikard Wicksell, Ph.D., Behavior Medicine Pain Treatment Service, Pain Center, Karolinska Univ Hosp; Dep of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet  

Audio Length: 01:05:34

Below you will find a variety of audio recorded symposia, workshops, and panel discussions that were presented at the ACBS World Conference 12 in Minneapolis, MN, USA, June 19-22, 2014. To access abstracts and more information for each session, please view the full conference program.

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7. A Contextual Behavioral Science Account of Gender

Chair: Laura Silberstein, Psy.D., The Center for Mindfulness and Compassion Focused Therapy
Louise McHugh, University College Dublin
M. Joann Wright, Linden Oaks at Edward
Steven Hayes, University of Nevada
David Gillanders, University of Edinburgh
Sonja Batten, Booz Allen Hamilton

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8. Basal Exposure Therapy 24/7: From Poly-Pharmacy and Mechanical Restraints to Second Order Change and Empowerment

Didrik Heggdal, Clinical Psychologist, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust
Arne Lillelien, Psychiatric Nurse, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust
Trym Nordstrand Jacobsen*, The ACT&BET-Institute
Torstein Svergja, Clinical Psychologist, Molde University College

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25. ACT Behind Bars: The Next Step in Promoting Values-Guided Living with Correctional and Forensic Clients

David Brillhart, Psy.D., Oregon State Hospital

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39. Technology-Based ACT Interventions to Support Large Scale Behavior Change

Chair:Michael E. Levin, Ph.D., Utah State University
Discussant:Kelly Koerner, Ph.D., Evidence-Based Practice Institute

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• First randomized controlled trial of smartphone-delivered Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Jonathan Bricker, Ph.D., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center & University of Washington
Jaimee Heffner, Ph.D., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Roger Vilardaga, Ph.D., University of Washington & Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Julie Kientz, Ph.D., University of Washington

• ACT-Based Treatment of Anxiety Disorders via Videoconferencing
James D. Herbert, Ph.D., Drexel University
Marina Gershkovich, Drexel University
Erica K. Yuen, Ph.D., University of Tampa
Elizabeth M. Goetter, Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
Evan M. Forman, Ph.D., Drexel University

• Using adjunctive web/mobile ACT technologies to augment clinical practice
Michael E. Levin, Ph.D., Utah State University & Contextual Change LLC
Jacqueline Pistorello, Ph.D., University of Nevada Reno & Contextual Change LLC
Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D., University of Nevada Reno & Contextual Change LLC
John Seeley, Ph.D., Oregon Research Institute
Crissa Levin, M.A., Contextual Change LLC
Kristy Dalrymple, Ph.D., Alpert Medical School of Brown University & Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital
Brandon Gaudiano, Ph.D., Alpert Medical School of Brown University & Psychosocial Research Program, Butler Hospital
Jack Haeger, Utah State University

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43. Balancing What’s Hot with What’s Not: Putting Mindfulness in Harmony with Commitment

D.J. Moran, MidAmerican Psychological Institute

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57. Contextual Approaches to Compassion Across Methods and Disciplines: New Clinical Applications in CBS

Chair:Laura Silberstein, Psy.D., The Center for Mindfulness and Compassion Focused Therapy
M. Joann Wright, Linden Oaks at Edward
Dennis Tirch, Ph.D., Weill Cornell Medical College
Russell Kolts Ph.D., Eastern Washington University
Josh Pritchard, Florida Institute of Technology
Benjamin Schoendorff, M.A., M.S., MPs, Université du Québec à Montréal
Zindel Segal, Ph.D., University of Toronto Scarborough

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58. ACT for Spiritual Development: Accept, Choose, Teach Others

Hank Robb, Ph.D., ABPP*, Private Practice

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72. Helping Clients Be the Parents They Want To Be: Mindful and Acceptance-Based Parenting

Amanda Holly, Ph.D., Co-director, Chicago CBT Center
Seoka Salstrom, Ph.D., Co-director, Chicago CBT Center

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73. Introducing and Integrating Cognitive Defusion Techniques in Therapy

John T. Blackledge, Ph.D.*, Morehead State University

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90. Creating Your Own Peer-Led ACT Consultation Group

Paul Guinther, Ph.D., Portland Psychotherapy
Brian Thompson, Ph.D., Portland Psychotherapy
Jenna LeJeune, Ph.D., Portland Psychotherapy
Christeine Terry, Ph.D., Seattle Psychology
Hank Robb, Ph.D.*, Private Practice
Sandy Bushberg, Ph.D., Private Practice; Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Scott Rower, Ph.D., Portland Psychotherapy
Shadee Hardy, MSW, Portland Psychotherapy
Anne Shankar, MSW, Lifequal LLC, Anxiety Disorders Clinic

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93. The Behavioral Economics of Impulsive Choice, Drug Taking, and Dietary Decision-Making

Gregory J. Madden, Utah State University
Introduction by Michael P. Twohig, Ph.D., Utah State University

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98. Worth Its Weight in Gold: How Psychological Flexibility Could Change the Lives of the Obese

Chair:Emily Squyres, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Joseph Ciarrochi, Ph.D., University of Western Sydney
Raimo Lappalainen, Ph.D., University of Jyväskylä
Jason Lillis, Ph.D., Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center
Giovambattista Presti, Ph.D., Kore University, Enna
Kelly D. Brownell, Ph.D., Duke University

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99. The RFT of the Matrix (Made Simple)

Benjamin Schoendorff, M.A., M.S., MPs*, Contextual Psychology Institute, IUSMM, Montreal

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119. What Does RFT have to Contribute to Mainstream Cognitive Science, and Vice Versa?

Chair:Steven C. Hayes, University of Nevada
Jan DeHouwer, Ghent University
Steven C. Hayes, University of Nevada
Sam Leigland, Gonzaga University
Sean Hughes, Ghent University

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120. The Contextual Science of Compassion in ACTion

Dennis Tirch Ph.D., Weill Cornell Medical College
Russell Kolts Ph.D., Eastern Washington University

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131. ACT in Primary Care Medicine: Large Scale Change through Research, Teaching, and Training - Sponsored by the Contextual Medicine SIG

Chair:Patricia Robinson, Ph.D., Mountainview Consulting Group
Patricia Robinson, Ph.D., Mountainview Consulting Group
Daniel C. Rosen, Ph.D., Bastyr University
Debra A. Gould, M.D., MPH, Central Washington Family Medicine (CWFM) Residency Program
David E Bauman, M.A., The School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute
Bridget R. Beachy, M.A., The School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute
Melissa D. Baker, Ph.D., HealthPoint, Bothell, WA

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145. Building Within our World: The Influence Psychological Flexibility has on Well-Being in the Community

Chair:Shiloh Eastin, University Louisiana at Lafayette

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• A new perspective: Psychological Flexibility, Attitudes About Sexual Violence, and Bystander Behaviors
Shiloh Eastin, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Audra Jensen, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Emily K. Sandoz, Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Amy Brown, Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• Find Mickey: The Impact of Community Tragedy on Valued and Avoidant Behaviors
Owen Rachal, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Gina Q Boullion, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Michelle Jeanis, M.S., University of South Florida
Emily K. Sandoz, Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• Straying from the Straight and Narrow: Psychological Inflexibility and Recidivism among Criminal Offenders
Trinity Isaac, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Russell Anderson, University of Louisiana at lafayette
Madison Gamble, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Michelle Jeanis, M.S., University of South Florida
Emily K. Sandoz, Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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154. To Do ACT…or Not to Do ACT: All the ACT Questions You Never Dared to Ask…

Chair:Martin Brock, University of Derby
Patty Bach, University of Central Florida
Darrah Westrup, Private Practice
Hank Robb, Private Practice
Mary Sawyer, Private Practice
Martin Brock, University of Derby

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Below you will find a variety of audio recorded symposia, workshops, and panel discussions that were presented at the ACBS World Conference XI in Sydney, Australia, July 10-12, 2013. To access abstracts and more information for each session, please view the full conference program.

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12. Contextual Medicine Special Interest Group Symposium 1: Strategy, purpose, issues, roadmap

Chair: Rob Purssey, MBBS FRANZCP, Private Practice and University of Queensland
Discussant: Tony Biglan, Ph.D., Oregon Research Institute

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Contextual Medicine - strategy and purposes: Creating a unifying, empowering clinical dialogue, embracing whole person/societal care
     Rob Purssey, MBBS FRANZCP, Private Practice and University of Queensland
We Have a Stone in Our Shoe: Saving the World with Contextual Science
     Kelly G. Wilson*, Ph.D., University of Mississippi
“Assume that…”: The Clinical Application of Functional-Contextualist Science-Making Processes
     Julian McNally, Private Practice, The ACT of Living

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13. ACT and Parent Training for Developmental Disabilities and Autism: Parenting as a value in difficult situations

Giovanni Miselli, Ph.D., ACT-Italia, IESCUM, Center for Autism and PDD AUSL RE, Italy
Giovambattista Presti, M.D., Ph.D., IULM University Milan, IESCUM Italy

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ACT and Parent Training for Developmental Disabilities and Autism: Parenting as a value in difficult situations

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24. Contextual control and transformation of function during the expansion of relational networks: Experimental findings and clinical implications

Chair: Roberta Kovac, Ms, Nucleo Paradigma of Behavior Analysis
Discussant: Kelly G. Wilson*, Ph.D., University of Mississippi

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Generalization of thought suppression functions via trained and derived 'same' and 'opposite' relations
      Louise McHugh, University College Dublin
      Ian Stewart, National University of Ireland Galway
      Nic Hooper, University of Wales Newport
The transfer of social exclusion and inclusion through stimulus equivalence classes
     Louise McHugh, University College Dublin
     Anita Munnelly, University College Dublin
     Charlotte Dack, University College London
     Georgina Martin, University College Dublin
The transfer of sameness and opposition contextual-cue functions through equivalence classes
     William F. Perez, Ph.D., Nucleo Paradigma of Behavior Analysis
     Roberta Kovac, Ms, Nucleo Paradigma of Behavior Analysis
     Daniel de Moraes Caro, Nucleo Paradigma of Behavior Analysis
     Yara C. Nico, Nucleo Paradigma of Behavior Analysis
     Adriana P. Fidalgo, Nucleo Paradigma of Behavior Analysis

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25. Clinical RFT: Building Meaning & Motivation

Jennifer Villatte, University of Washington
Matthieu Villatte*, Ph.D., University of Louisiana

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Clinical RFT: Building Meaning & Motivation

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29. Living from Inside the Skin: Psychological Flexibility and Physical Self Care

Chair: Caroline Horwath, University of Otago
Discussant: Jennifer Gregg*, Ph.D., San Jose State University

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Psychological flexibility, eating habits and 3-year weight gain: Results from a nationwide prospective study of mid-age women
     Sara Boucher, MSc, University of Otago
     Sookling Leong, MSc, University of Otago
     Andrew Gray, Biostatistican, University of Otago
     Caroline Horwath, Ph.D., University of Otago
Acceptance, awareness, belief, and authentic goals: Identifying the distinctive psychological profiles of underweight, overweight, and obese people in a large American sample
     Joseph Ciarrochi*, Ph.D., University of Western Sydney
     Baljinder Sahdra, University of Western Sydney
     Sarah Marshall, University of Western Sydney
     Philip Parker, University of Western Sydney
ACT for Health Anxiety
     Lisbeth Frostholm, Ph.D., Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University, Denmark
     Ditte Hoffmann Jensen, Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University, Denmark
     Trine Eilenberg, M.A., Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University, Denmark
     Louise Kronstrand Nielsen, M.A., Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University, Denmark
     Eva Oernboel, M.A., Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University, Denmark
     Per Fink, M.D., Ph.D., Research Clinic for Functional Disorders, Aarhus University, Denmark
The ACT of Self Forgiveness: A gateway to psychological flexibility?
     Grant Dewar, The University of Adelaide

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41. ACT Behind Bars: A Workshop for Mindful and Values-based Change in Correctional and Forensic Settings Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

David C. Brillhart, Psy.D., Oregon State Hospital

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ACT Behind Bars: A Workshop for Mindful and Values-based Change in Correctional and Forensic Settings Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

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42. The development and trial of an ACT framework for working with parents of children with disabilities

Chair: Jeanie Sheffield, Ph.D., School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
Discussant: Jeanie Sheffield, Ph.D., School of Psychology, The University of Queensland

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Development and Trial of an ACT Approach with Parents of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
     Kate Sofronoff, Ph.D., School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
     Jeanie Sheffield, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
     Koa Whittingham, PhD, Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, School of
          Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as an adjunct to an evidence-based parenting intervention for parents of children with acquired brain injury: A randomised controlled trial
     Felicity L. Brown, BSc, School of Psychology, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, The
          University of Queensland, Brisbane
     Koa Whittingham, Ph.D., Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, School of
          Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
     Roslyn Boyd, Ph.D., Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, The University of
          Queensland, Brisbane
     Lynne McKinlay, MBBS, FRACP, FAFRM, Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service, Royal Children's
          Hospital, Brisbane
     Kate Sofronoff, Ph.D., School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
Improving Outcomes for Families of Children with CP with a Parenting Intervention combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
     Koa Whittingham, Ph.D., Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, School of
          Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
     Matthew Sanders, Ph.D., Parenting and Family Support Centre, The University of Queensland
     Lynne McKinlay, MBBS, FRACP, FAFRM, Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service, Royal Children's
          Hospital, Brisbane
     Roslyn Boyd, Ph.D., Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, The University of
          Queensland, Brisbane

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53. Fundamental research and applications of RFT

Chair: Josh Pritchard, Florida Institute of Technology
Discussant: Darin Cairns, Charles Street Clinic, Perth

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A possible target for executive function intervention in older adults: Assessing mutual entailment of temporal relations
     Denis O'Hora, National University of Ireland Galway
     Catherine McGreal, National University of Ireland Galway
     Michael Hogan, National University of Ireland Galway
     John Hyland, Dublin Business School
Watering our Roots: Bringing RFT Back to ABA
     Josh Pritchard, Florida Institute of Technology
Reversing order and size judgements: Mutual entailment of non-arbitrary stimulus relations
     Nicola Brassil, National University of Ireland Galway
     Denis O'Hora, Ph.D., National University of Ireland Galway
     Ian Stewart, Ph.D., National University of Ireland Galway
Reading as derived responding: Exploratory studies in neurotypical, autistic and dyslectic kids
     Giovambattista Presti, M.D., Ph.D., IULM University, Milan (Italy)
     Melissa Scagnelli, IULM University, Milan (Italy)
     Davide Carnevali, IULM University, Milan (Italy)
     Melania Mazza, IESCUM, Italy
     Federica Catelli, The RFT Lab at IULM University, Milan (Italy)

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59. Functional Contextual Global Health: One Size does not Fit All

Chair: Emma Hanieh, D.Psych., The ACT Centre

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Promoting Global Mental Health: The role of contextual science
     Ross White, Ph.D., DclinPsy, University of Glasgow
ACT with the Australian Aboriginal Population
     Emma Hanieh, D.Psych., The ACT Centre (not audio recorded)
Functional-contextualistic view of mental health: General approach
     Stanislaw Malicki, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Norway; University of Social Sciences and Humanities,
          Warszawa, Poland

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60. Addressing Complex Clinical Presentations: Processes of Effective Change

Chair: Robert Brockman, M.A. (clinical Psychology), University of Western Sydney, Private Practice - Sydney
Discussant: Jacqueline A-Tjak*, PsyQ

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Treating the Treatment-Resistant: A Randomized Controlled Trial of ACT for Treatment-Resistant Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia - Preliminary Results
     Andrew Gloster, Ph.D., University of Basel
     Rainer Sonntag, M.D., Private Practice
     Simone Heinze, Dipl.Psych, Technische Universität Dresden
     Jürgen Hoyer, Ph.D., Technische Universität Dresden
     Georg Eifert, Ph.D., Chapman University
     Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Ph.D., Technische Universität Dresden
The Relationship between Schema Modes and Psychological Flexibility: Initial data, and exploration of the usefulness of the construct of schema modes as a therapeutic metaphor for use with multi-problem and personality disordered patients
     Robert Brockman, University of Western Sydney, Private Practice, Sydney
ACT and MI: Lessons from a Combined Group Intervention
     Onna Van Orden, M.A., VA Maryland Health Care System
     James Finkelstein, Psy.D., VA Maryland Health Care System
ACT core processes from an emotion, affect, and mood regulation perspective
     Michel André Reyes Ortega, Ph.D., México-ACBS & Universidad Iberoamericana Cd. de México

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71. Do you have to be cognitively flexible in order to be psychologically flexible?: ACT for those with cognitive impairment

Chair: Joseph Ciarrochi*, Ph.D., School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney,
     Australia
Discussant: Darin Cairns, The Cairns Psychology Group

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The utility of ACT in enhancing psychological flexibility for individuals with acquired brain injuries (ABIs)
     Maria Kangas, Ph.D., Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, NSW
The relationship between cognitive flexibility and psychological flexibility after acquired brain injury
     Diane Whiting, School of Psychology, University of Wollongong; Liverpool Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit
     Frank Deane, Prof., School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Australia
     Joseph Ciarrochi, Prof., School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Australia
     Hamish McLeod, Ph.D., Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Scotland
     Grahame Simpson, Ph.D., Liverpool Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Liverpool Hospital; Rehabilitation Studies
          Unit, University of Sydney
Using ACT with the cognitively inflexible: A case study
     Dana Wong, Ph.D., School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University, Victoria

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72. Contextual Medicine Special Interest Group Symposium 2: Cutting edge data, current directions toward coherent clinical care

Chair: Andrew T. Gloster, University of Basel
Discussant: Rob Purssey, MBBS FRANZCP, Private Practice and University of Queensland

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5HTT is Associated with Psychological Flexibility: Preliminary Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial
     Andrew T. Gloster, Ph.D., University of Basel
     Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Technische Universität Dresden
     Jürgen Deckert, University of Würzburg
     Andreas Reif, University of Würzburg
Chronic pain: From diagnosis to function, from management to multi-professional rehabilitation, a functional contextual medicine approach
     Graciela Rovner, RPhT, MSc, BSc, Rehabilitation Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University,
          Göteborg, SWEDEN
Individual differences influence quality of life in asthma patients: The role of anxiety, experiential avoidance, and gender
     Maria Karekla*, Ph.D., University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
     Maria Stavrinaki, MSc, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
     Elena Hanna, B.S., University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
     Tonia Adamide, M.D., Pneumonological Clinic, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus
     Giorgos Georgiades, M.D., Pneumonological Clinic, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus
     Natalie Pilipenko, M.A., Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, New York, USA

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78. Functional Contextual Pharmacology: ACT on Drugs Matrix Collaborative

Rob Purssey, MBBS FRANZCP, Private Practice and University of Queensland

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Functional Contextual Pharmacology: ACT on Drugs Matrix Collaborative

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79. Implementation of ACT with serious mental illness

Chair: Neil Thomas, Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Center, Swinburne University, Melbourne,
     Australia
Discussant: Eric Morris, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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The role of service user co-facilitators in delivering ACT for Recovery group interventions
     Emma O'Donoghue, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust/Kings Health Partnership
     Lucy Butler, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust/Kings Health Partnership
What's happening inside ACT for psychosis sessions?: Consumer reports and session ratings from the Lifengage RCT
     Tory Bacon, La Trobe University
     John Farhall, La Trobe University
Pole to Pole: The development of an ACT-based resource for Bipolar Disorder
     Gordon Mitchell, Department of Clinical Psychology, Stratheden Hospital, Fife, Scotland

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84. ACT for Psychosis

Chair: Ross White, Ph.D., University of Glasgow

Eric Morris, Ph.D., South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Joseph Oliver, Ph.D., South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Gordon Mitchell, MSc, NHS Fife
Neil Thomas, Ph.D., Monash University

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ACT for Psychosis

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85. Working with Mindfulness: We know what it is, but do we really know what we are doing?

James Hegarty, Ph.D. PgDipClinPsych FNZCCP, Private Practice

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Working with Mindfulness: We know what it is, but do we really know what we are doing?

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93. ACTing with Technology: How technology can be used to transform the accessibility and effectiveness of ACT practice and research

Chair: Chris Horan, D.Psych. Candidate, Australian National University, Resilience Training

Joseph Ciarrochi*, Ph.D., University of Western Sydney
Robyn Walser*, Ph.D., National Center for PTSD & TL Consultation Services
Tim Batink, Ph.D. student, Maastricht University
Neli Martin, Private Practice
Stefano Picozzi, Ph.D. Candidate, Australian National University
Jacqueline Pistorello*, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno, Counseling Services
Louise Hayes*, Ph.D., Orygen Youth Health & Private Practice

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ACTing with Technology: How technology can be used to transform the accessibility and effectiveness of ACT practice and research

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94. How can mindfulness and the model of Psychological Flexibility be utilised to create a healthier university context?

Chair: John Boorman, University of New South Wales, Sydney

Anthony Biglan, Ph.D., Oregon Research Institute
Annie Andrews, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Julie Grove, Ph.D., University of New South Wales, Sydney
John Boorman, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Paul Atkins, The Australian National University, Canberra

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How can mindfulness and the model of Psychological Flexibility be utilised to create a healthier university context?

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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

Below you will find a variety of audio recorded symposia and panel discussions that were presented at the ACBS World Conference IX in Parma, Italy July 13-15, 2011.

HometownScience.org: Building Contextual Science for Everyone, I Hear the Sound of the Mississippi Delta
KELLY G. WILSON, Ph.D.
Length: 56 minutes 13 seconds

Self-as-Context, Acceptance, and Defusion in Self-Compassion and Human Liberation
JAMIE YADAVAIA & TAMI JEFFCOAT
Length: 1hour 40 minutes 37 seconds

Opening Address
DERMOT BARNES-HOLMES
Length: 46 minutes 15 seconds

Why should clinicians bother to learn RFT?
NIKLAS TORNEKE, M.D.
Length: 42 minutes 18 seconds

Cultivating healing therapeutic relationships by combining ACT and FAP
BENJAMIN SCHOENDORFF, MA, MSc
KATIA MANDUCHI, MA
MARIE-FRANCE BOLDUC M.Psy
Length: 36 minutes 25 seconds

"My Client and I Just Seem To Get Stuck...": How To Foster Creative Hopelessness Creatively
MARY SAWYER & MARTIN BROCK

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes 15 seconds

Owning your science values: Using philosophy as your compass
Chair: DOUGLAS LONG

• Philosophy across the battle-lines
THOMAS G. SZABO, MA, BCBA
W. LARRY WILLIAMS, Ph.D., BCBA-D
• The practical implications of pragmatism: Why philosophy matters
DOUGLAS LONG

Length: 50 minutes 30 seconds

Research for Clinicians: Evaluating the Client-Therapist Interaction in Successful and Unsuccessful Cases of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP)
JONATHAN KANTER, Ph.D.
Length: 1 hour 0 minutes 13 seconds

Mastering the Metaphor: An Experiential Workshop to learn and practice the art of using metaphors in psychotherapy
COLLEEN EHRNSTROM, Ph.D.
Length: 2 hours 39 minutes 25 seconds

PowerPoint Slides

Translating Research to Practice: Exploring ACT Constructs in Youth and Families, and Informing Interventions
Co-Chair: LISA W. COYNE, Ph.D.
Co-Chair: LOUISE HAYES Ph.D.

• Stop That, or I’ll Lose My Temper: Relationships between Experiential Avoidance and Aggression in Youths
EDWARD MAHER, M.A. & Lisa Coyne, Ph.D.
• Implications of Experiential Avoidance in Parenting: Child internalizing problems and maternal emotion regulatory strategy predict maternal stress
ALYSHA D. THOMPSON, M.A., Kirstin L. Brown, & Lisa W. Coyne, Ph.D.
• ACT group treatment to improve youth psychosocial health – more specifically drug abuse, externalizing- and internalizing problems
FREDRIK LIVHEIM
• Linking ACT Constructs with Developmental Psychopathology: Maternal Emotion Suppression in a Diverse, At-Risk Population – Interrelations with Emotion Socializing Behaviors
Angela M. Burke Currie, M.A. & LISA W. COYNE, Ph.D.
• A Mindfulness-Based Program Aimed at Reducing the Impact of Relational Aggression
CHRISTINA THEODORE-OKLOTA, Ph.D. & Susan Orsillo, Ph.D.

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes 33 seconds

Developing an ACT-based group intervention for DBT graduates with personality disorder: Moving from ‘quiet desperation’ to ‘a life worth living’
SUE CLARKE, HELEN BOLDERSTON, & BOB REMINGTON

Length: 59 minutes 21 seconds

PowerPoint Slides

Increasing Academic Performance and Engagement
Chair: ANNA BIANCA PREVEDINI, MA

• Effects of ACT-based and CBT-based podcasts on students' academic behavior: the experience of a university counseling project.
ANNA BIANCA PREVEDINI, MA, Francesco Pozzi, MA, Elisa Rabitti, MA,, Giovanni Miselli, Ph.D., & Vincenzo Russo Ph.D.
• ACT-based and psychoeducational classes on academic skills in a university counseling project: strategies and outcomes.
ANNA BIANCA PREVEDINI, MA, Francesco Pozzi, MA, Anna Missaglia, PsyD, Vincenzo Russo, Ph.D., & Paolo Moderato, Ph.D.
• Increasing Student Engagement
N. JOSEPH RODRIGUES
• ACT to Build Leadership for Community Improvement- PowerPoint Slides
LARRY DUMKA, Ph.D.

Length: 58 minutes 28 seconds

Ask Not What Exposure Can Do For ACT—Ask What ACT Can Do For Exposure
Chair/Discussant: BRIAN L. THOMPSON, Ph.D.

RIKARD WICKSELL, Ph.D.
CARMEN LUCIANO, Ph.D.
SONJA V. BATTEN, Ph.D.
JONAS RAMNERÖ, Ph.D.

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes 51 seconds

Below you will find two files with the audio recordings of the introductory morning plenary from the 2010 Conference in Reno. Part 1 is Jason Luoma, conference program chair. Part 2 is Steven Hayes.

This audio recording is of the Monday, June 21st plenary with Tony Biglan and Steve Hayes about changing cultural practices with psychological flexibility.

The plenary is attached in three parts and should play in any media player.

This is audio from the Second World Conference on ACT, RFT, and Contextual Behavioral Science held in London, July 2006.

Jennifer Gregg, San Jose State University, California

Many patients who would benefit from psychological treatment are not aware of the potential gains of such treatment, and may be put off by perceived stigma related to mentahealth. Contexts such as physical health, schools, and occupational settings may provide opportunities for encountering such individuals, and services at this level may serve as secondary or tertiary prevention. One challenge faced in this area is motivating potential patients or clients to engage at this early level. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, with its focus on ideographic values, may provide a helpful tool in intervening at this level, and may assist in targeting individual movement toward enhanced functioning. This workshop will explore the use of ACT interventions to enhance motivation for treatment, and discuss ACT-based strategies for use with resistant, reluctant, or oblivious patients.

This is audio from the Second World Conference on ACT, RFT, and Contextual Behavioral Science held in London, July 2006. Kelly G. Wilson, University of Mississippi Steven C. Hayes, University of Nevada, Reno Emily K. Sandoz, University of Mississippi

RFT and ACT claim parentage in the behavior analytic tradition. This is not always apparent, however, in form of the current work. Therefore, this session will explore this heritage by examining 3 classic works in behavior analysis for the roots of what has emerged as RFT and ACT.

The Papers:
Skinner, B. F. (1945). The operational analysis of psychological terms. Psychological Review, 52, 270-277

Skinner, B. F. (1950). Are Theories of Learning Necessary? Psychological Review, 57, 193-216

Goldiamond, I. (1974). Toward a constructional approach to social problems: Ethical and constitutional issues raised by applied behavior analysis. Behaviorism, 2(1),1-84

This is audio from the Second World Conference on ACT, RFT, and Contextual Behavioral Science held in London, July 2006. Robert Zettle, Wichita State University Historical, conceptual, philosophical, and empirical developments beginning in the early 1980s until the present that have contributed to the emergence of ACT and RFT and their interrelationship will be presented from a participant-observer perspective. Educational Objectives:

1. Learn about what processes, issues, and concerns were instrumental in the development of comprehensive distancing as a functional contextualistic approach to psychotherapy with verbally-skilled adults;

2. Learn about what processes, issues, and concerns were instrumental in the development of RFT as an alternative to Skinner's Verbal Behavior in accounting for human language and cognition;

3. Learn about what processes, issues, and concerns were instrumental in RFT serving as the model of human language and cognition upon which contemporary ACT is based.

https://contextualscience.org/tin_can_monster_exercise_audio_files

This is a link to the Tin-Can Monster exercise, which I recorded using the script from GOOYMAIYL. This is a really powerful willingness/acceptance exercise.

I recorded separate tracks for each experiential domain (bodily sensations, emotions, behavioral predispositions, thoughts, memories). This enables clients to repeat tracks to cycle through as many experiences in a domain as they'd like before going on to the next domain. To go through the whole exercise just once takes a fairly long time (45 min) but people can do this acceptance work in smaller chunks over time.

To use this link, please cut & paste into the address window.

Voici des exercices que j'ai enregistré afin de les utiliser comme complément pour mon groupe ACT auprès de jeunes adultes présentant un premier épisode psychotique. Il s'agit donc de la parade des soldats et d'un dérivé du même exercice, les feuilles sur la rivière. Comme vous pouvez le deviner, ces exercices sont en français. Rapportez moi vos commentaires! En attendant, bonne écoute!!!

Hi everybody, here's one that I completed for a 3-week mindfulness group intervention program I conducted recently. I gave this along with some other audio recordings I made to one disc for my group participants. I highly recommend www.mindfulness-solution.com for some great downloadable audio files.

Kind regards,

Michael.

These recordings (see link below) can be used as mindfulness meditations alone. They were orginally designed to complement Mindtrain-An ACT treatment manual for therapists working with anxious children

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kxogsge0hn5hjms/AADnKrePplzpw6UHWE2BgYhTa?oref=e

About the hosts (2011):

John Dehlin

John Dehlin is a 2nd year clinical psychology Ph.D. student at Utah State University under the tutelage of Dr. Michael Twohig. John's primary research interests include the clinical application of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy towards Scrupulosity (Master's thesis) and married couples (Dissertation). John is also involved in research around the use of ACT as a treatment for OCD, trichotillomania, GLBTQ-related issues and problematic pornography viewing. John has a Masters degree in Instructional Technology, and has worked for over 15 years in the high tech. industry, including employment positions with Microsoft, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Arthur Andersen and Bain & Company. John is married to Margi Dehlin, and is the proud father of four children. In his spare time, John runs "Mormon Stories Podcast" which is a stories-based interview series exploring the more difficult/controversial aspects of Mormonism. John's podcast work has been discussed on Good Morning America and in the New York Times, Fox News, and Salt Lake Tribune.

Jennifer Plumb

Jennifer Plumb, M.A., is currently a clinical psychology Ph.D. student at the University of Nevada, Reno under the tutelage of Steve Hayes, Ph.D. She is nearing the end of her graduate training and begins her clincial internship at the VA Puget Sound in Seattle, WA in the summer of 2011. At UNR Jen has used ACT to work with clients who have struggled with chronic illness and pain, substance abuse, OCD, depression, and interpersonal difficulties, as well as clients who have multiple difficulties. Jen's primary focus has been on the values process within ACT, and she has designed and conducted research studies on values, and has written articles on values from an ACT, clinical behavior analysis, and Relational Frame Theory perspective. In 2009, she co-authored The Art & Science of Valuing In Psychotherapy, a book for clinicians about conducting ACT work with a values emphasis. Jen's career goal is to progress a science of healthy psychological behavior, and she hopes to make an impact on the world by disseminating practices that science has shown to be helpful in overcoming barriers to living a life directed by values. In her spare time, Jen enjoys running in nature, singing, and cooking for friends & family.

Evidence-Based: A New Harbinger Psychology Podcast
Evidence-Based is the official podcast of New Harbinger Publications—an independent, employee-owned publisher of books on psychology and self-help. In each episode, we join leading mental health experts to explore the latest psychological interventions, as well as topics related to mental health and personal growth. The podcast has interviews with ACT practitioners, such as Psychological Flexibility with Diana Hill, PhD and Perfectionism with Jennifer Kemp, MPsych.

www.newharbinger.com/pages/podcast/

Your Life in Process

Are you tired of chasing self-help strategies that don’t stick or make you feel like you are never doing enough? I am too. Part conversation, part practical toolkit, this podcast offers you a roadmap for growing a compassionate, healthy, and rewarding life.

https://drdianahill.com/your-life-in-process/

Nathaniel Chua hosted Lou Lasprugato for his new podcast series entitled "Shrinks over Drinks" where they touched upon various ACT-related/informed topics, including eclectic vs integrative approach, clinical implications of functional contextualism, rule-governed behavior, couples therapy, ACT-flavored movies, our ACT origin stories, love, humanity, and more! https://youtu.be/HT4n9nom7pM

Psych Debate 13 | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Road to Universal Framework and Therapy | Steve Hayes (August 2022)

EPISODE SUMMARY
Dr. Bronnie Lennox Thomspon shares her unique lens as a long term chronic pain patient, world renowned pain specialist and occupational therapist. She discusses how she integrates ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) into her personal life and practice as an occupational therapist. She and Cheryl explore how people can life a full life despite pain.

https://arthritis-life-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/can-you-live-a-full-life-with-pain?fbclid=IwAR3N9t3Vjr-8tNtcN2WG87L8jIZo_ZPJ-g-PfFIrCzPOiGhNWZhLeYGASeo

Trauma Doesn’t Define You

http://www.openforwards.com/podcast/self-help-sat-nav/22-trauma-doesnt-define-interview-robyn-walser/

In this episode of Self-Help Sat-Nav (by Jim Lucas), I have the pleasure of speaking to one of the world’s authorities on treating traumatic stress. ACT Therapist, trainer and writer, Robyn Walser works at the National Center for PTSD in California and through her own private practice at TL Consultation Services.

I asked Robyn to describe the self-help tool that she finds most useful in her own life and how she has used this in her work with people that have suffering long-lasting effects of traumatic stress.

When you’ve suffered a trauma, it can alter your trajectory in life. People get can get stuck when they buy into the view once a victim, always a victim. The trouble is that when you live your life this way, the trauma you suffered can define you. A more helpful view to take is once a victim. But, how can you live your life as if it didn’t happen?

Robyn shares with us some views on using Mindful Awareness to help you observe your experiences as an experiencer. In the Acceptance & Commitment Therapy literature, this is called Self-As-Context. Join me to understand more about this amazing approach to dealing with, not only the effects of trauma, but also the common unhelpful judgements and evaluations the human mind speaks to us as we move through our lives.

(This information was submitted on February 28, 2018)
 

Self-Acceptance and Perspective Taking

In this podcast, Tami Simon and Steve Hayes discuss his experiences living with a panic disorder at a young age, and how his own bouts with anxiety shaped his clinical studies. They talk about the practice of perspective-taking and how it can be a powerful bulwark against self-recrimination. Finally, Steve offers his perspective on spirituality and how that perspective informs the core tenets of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. (42 minutes)

Click here for podcast.

Click the image above to take you to the URL landing page containing the interview and a bonus guided self-compassion / acceptance exercise.

Discover How Mindfulness Techniques & ACT – Acceptance Commitment Therapy Helps You Tame the Anxiety Monster & Turn Fear Into Your Greatest Ally to Shine Bright!

"What if nothing needs to be removed? What if your own hardest thoughts need not be the enemy?"

This podcast episode is an interview with Kelly Wilson sharing his inspiring take on ACT with the public outside clinical settings. 

Link to The Common Humanity Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PLY1peNVoU

Jenna LeJuene is the co-host of "Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton."

Several episodes are about ACT:
Ep. 9-Meet The Doctors of Beyond Well With Sheila Hamilton
Ep. 29-Chat with Dr. Jenna Lejeune and Dr. Brian Goff About Anxiety
Ep. 51-Jenna LeJeune & Jason Luoma: Creating a Meaningful Life.
Ep. 77-Doctors Only: FACE Covid

https://beyondwellsheilahamilton.libsyn.com/

Trent hosts podcasts that reflect the recent developments in CBT and clinical science as a whole. Some podcasts are intended for public consumption, and others are produced with the professional in mind. All address interesting and thought-provoking issues relevant to practitioners and scientists today.

You can find his podcasts here: www.CBTRadio.org.

About the show

Helping therapists, coaches and other mental health practitioners help their clients lead richer and more meaningful lives, by combining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with mindful storytelling.

Join Shamash Alidina, best-selling author of Mindfulness for Dummies and Mindful Storyteller Calvin Niles, as they view mindfulness through the lens of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey.

https://www.shamashalidina.com/mindfulconversations

March 2020 - Dr. Andrew Jacobs interviews Stephen Renwick on the Sport Psychology Podcast

https://soundcloud.com/drjacobs/march-29th-2020-dr-jacobs-talks-with-stephen-renwick

Stuart Ralph interviews Steve about his history with panic and OCD symptoms, and how psychological flexibility principles can be used to help those suffering from OCD.  A link to the interview can be found here, or alternatively an iTunes version can be found here.

Interview with Doris Curry, LCSW

Principles and Applications of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Compliments of the Rudd Center Seminar, at Yale University.

Click here for podcast.

Applications of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Weight Issues

Click here for podcast 2.

Audio recordings of an ACT for psychosis workshop conducted by Eric Morris, Gordon Mitchell & Amy MacArthur at the 2008 BABCP Conference, Edinburgh.  Part 1 and Part 2 of the workshop recording are included below.

This symposium was held on Saturday 19th July 2008, at the BABCP National Conference Edinburgh. It highlights some the ACT research happening in the United Kingdom; the symposium was convened by Simon Houghton (Sheffield Care Trust, UK) and chaired by Joe Curran (also from Sheffield Care Trust, UK) The powerpoint presentations as well as audio are available for each presenter here.

This is the audio from J.T. Blackledge's teleconference: How is RFT Relevant to Clinical Psychology? Thursday March 26, 2009

After completion of this teleconference, participants will be able to identify:

• How some core therapeutic techniques used in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (e.g., metaphor use and drawing distinctions between descriptive and evaluative language) are directly indicated by and firmly rooted in Relational Frame Theory.
• The role that context plays in facilitating relational responding—and how strategically changing the context within which relational responding occurs can result in cognitive defusion.
• Reasons why relational responding often results in an enhancement of human suffering.

Level: All experience levels Instructor Credentials: J.T. Blackledge received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2004, after studying under Dr. Steven Hayes, ACT's primary developer. He has published over a dozen journal articles and book chapters on ACT and Relational Frame Theory, is releasing an edited book on ACT later this year, and has conducted ACT training workshops in the US, Australia, and Ireland. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Morehead State University.

If possible, J.T. encourages you to do the RFT Tutorial before listening. Other readings you may want prior to listening are J.T. Blackledge's 2003 article An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory, and the "RFT for Clinicians" article, attached below. Also attached below is the PowerPoint (in PDF format) that J.T. wanted to make available to listeners. The 1 hour MP3 has been split into 4 files for ease in downloading (see below). ***Note, you can download the whole audio file here Complete Blackledge Audio File. On that page, click "Download". I'm having trouble loading the file below, so this is my short term solution. Also attached below is the PowerPoint (in PDF format) that J.T. wanted to make available to listeners. (You need to be logged in to your current, paid ACBS member account to see and download the files.)

New Directions in the Psychology of Chronic Pain Management The speaker is Lance M. McCracken PhD, of the Pain Management Unit at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases & University of Bath, Bath UK. This lecture is followed audience discussion on contextual cognitive behaviour therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in the management of chronic pain from the West of Scotland Pain Group on Wednesday 5th December 2007. Both the audio of this lecture and the powerpoint slides are available for download (for paid ACBS members).

James Herbert and Steven Hayes discussing ACT on "Voices in The Family," March 6, 2006.

Excerpted from the WHYY webpage: While one person gets divorced and moves on, another seems stuck in a sense of victimhood for years. Or one child of divorce seems relatively unscathed and for another they are never able to establish intimate relationships. What is it about our history that sometimes stays with us and controls our lives? And why are some people able to let go of the past and others are not? Dr. Steven Hayes, professor, author and originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy suggests that the whole issue of fighting with, for and against our past is precisely what keeps us stuck there.

Below is an audio recording of an interview with Steven Hayes on an internet radio show.

Below is an audio recording of a radio interview with Steven Hayes by Alvin Jones.