Presented at ACBS World Conference 12, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2014
Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS) seeks to develop sciences and practices that predict-and influence human behavior in order to advance human well-being. ACT is succeeding at doing this for individuals, but how do we scale-up important ACT and RFT concepts such as flexibility and values so that they can impact whole communities and organizations? Also, what implications does a CBS perspective have for how we conceptualize and address pressing global issues, such as mental health in developing nations and income inequality in the USA and Europe? This panel will reflect on these issues, identify where we’ve made progress, and consider ways we can better effect large-scale changes.