NYC & Greater NY Region, USA

ACBS Greater New York Metropolitan Region (NYC - ACBS)
Affiliated 2010
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Contact Information
www.nycacbs.com
CURRENT BOARD
Donald R. Marks, President (2019-2021)
Laura Silberstein-Tirch, Past President (2019-2020)
Amanda McKenna, Manager (2018-2020)
Jonathan Kaplan, Treasurer (2018-2020)
Michael Maher, Member-at-Large (2018-2020)
Jonathan Weinstein, Member-at-Large (2019-2021)
CHAPTER CO-FOUNDERS AND PRESIDENTS EMERITI:
Mark Sisti, PhD: Past President
Yosef Gurevitch, LCSW; Past President
Dennis Tirch, PhD; Past President
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.
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 websites (www.nycacbs.com), social media (NYC-ACBS Facebook Group), ACBS-NYC listserv group
- Promoting ACT, CBS & RFT professional & public education
Contact: nycacbs@gmail.com
website: www.nycacbs.com
AFFILIATES:
METRO AREA AND REGIONAL NYC-ACBS AFFILIATES:
Connecticut:
If you are an ACBS member living or working in Connecticut, you may also wish to join the ACT-CT Yahoo Group (an email listserv). For questions about the group, or to request to be added, please send an email to actct-owner@yahoogroups.com with your name, preferred email address, and organizational affiliation.
New Jersey: North Jersey Central Affiliate
If you are an ACBS member living or working in NJ and are looking for local ACBS community consider joining, "The North Central Affiliate of ACBS". For questions about the group or to request to be added, please send an email to drrobh@hotmail.com with your name, preferred email address, and organizational affiliation.
Buffalo, NY
If you are an ACBS member living or working in Buffalo and are looking for local ACBS community consider joining, "The Buffalo Affiliate of ACBS". For more information, please go to: https://contextualscience.org/usa_buffalo_ny_affiliate_of_acbs