ACBS Colombia was founded in 2020 with the goal of fostering and strengthening the practice of Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS) and its related fields.

In Colombia, behavioral science has extensively grown since the 70s. This community of behavior analytic researchers and practitioners has flourished in the middle of a very complex context within a country that have a history of over 60 years of internal conflict. The intricate social and cultural dynamics that converge in Colombia demand analyses and interventions that aid promoting people’s wellbeing and psychological flexibility, foundational aspects of CBS.

The members of the ACBS Colombian chapter (ACBS-CO) have widely diverse interests, going from basic (e.g., RFT, EBA) to applied research (e.g. ACT, FAP, cultural practices), passing through translational and dissemination areas.
ACBS-CO wants to offer a space in which its members can share new knowledge and experiences while finding support to continue growing as practitioners, researchers, and students.

Welcome to your place, welcome to ACBS-CO 

Chapter Contact

President: Alexandra Ávila
Secretary: Diego Leal
Email: acbs.co.cap@gmail.com

Board Officers

2023-2025

• President: Alexandra Ávila
• Secretary: Diego Leal 
• VP Practice: Juan Camilo Vargas
• VP Research: Guillermo Aldana
• VP Diversity: Mateo Bernal 
• Student Representative: Paula Rodríguez 

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Mission/Objectives

The purpose of the organization shall be to foster the development of contextual behavioral science (CBS) in Colombia. The ACBS-CO seeks to embrace a collaborative work among scholars, researchers, educators, students, and practitioners interested in CBS to create value-oriented environments that aid improving well-being and reducing human suffering.

Chapter Commitments 2023-2025

• Organize a podcast series for Spanish-Speakers.
• Organize webinars.
• Promote community engagement by peer-consultaton groups, meeting at ACBS conference.
• Support transparent communication among ACBSers in Colombia

• Organization of the first Colombian regional ACBS Congress
• Promote the participation of new chapter members in its activities.
• Consolidate a strong network of students and future professionals in contextual behavioral sciences in Colombia, fostering collaborations and joint projects.
• Encourage and support research in contextual behavioral sciences among students and professionals.
• Increase the number of professionals and students with knowledge of contextual sciences, both theoretically and in their various practical applications.
• Characterization of members through the development and dissemination of the ACBS-Colombia 2024 Characterization Survey.
• Establish strategic alliances with various institutions to integrate contextual therapies into training and mental health services and promote their adoption as a standard practice.
• Increase the visibility and impact of research based on contextual behavioral science through various communication channels and events.

Schedule of annual events (past and upcoming).

• Below, you will find the schedule of upcoming events hosted by the chapter. We hope you can participate in these events, and we will continue working on the dissemination of contextual science.

  Name of the event	Type of Event	Speaker	Date	Location (Link of access)
  Consultorías de casos en Terapia Dialéctico Conductual -	Consultation group	Alexandra Avila	25/01/24
  Consultoría de casos en Activación Conductual y Valores	Consultation group	Sebastián González Mazo	13/02/24
  Intervención de procesos transdiagnósticos presentes en diferentes malestares psicológicos, desde la terapia de aceptación y compromiso.	Webinar	Laura Tolosa	28/02/24
  Perspectiva de género, sexualidad y ciencia conductual-contextual	Webinar	Sofía Santillán	07/03/24
  Modelo de estrés minoritario aplicado en terapia	Webinar	Andrés Lasso	12/03/24
  Grupo de estudio estudiantes Terapia contextual	Study group	Paula Rodríguez	01/03/24 - 28/06/24
  Entrenamiento en Terapias Contextuales.	Webinar	Ángel Alonso Sanz	18/04/24	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6_Vo2YLaps
  Consultoria de casos: Abordaje de repertorios interpersonales en la interacción terapéutica desde la psicoterapia análitico funcional	Consultation group	Oscar Cordoba	06/05/24
  Consultoria de casos: Evocación de Conductas Clínicamente Relevantes en la psicoterapia análitico funcional	Consultantion group	Diego Leal	13/05/24
  La importancia de analizar funcionalmente el contenido de los pensamientos en las terapias contextuales	Webinar	Francisco Ruíz	17/05/24	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEzY7wW-2YY
  FACT: Una mirada existencial a los problemas humanos	Webinar	Juan Jose Macías	23/05/24	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWY6SGAE8qQ
  Consultoría de casos: Abordaje de trauma psicológico desde terapias contextuales	Consultation group	Mateo Bernal	04/06/24
  Cultivando conexiones autenticas - la importancia de la relación terapéutica en ACT	Webinar	Vicky Ávila Pavan	16/06/24	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY-BIyOfoR4&t=5s
  Explorando la matriz de ACT: Investigación, Experiencia y Reflexiones	Webinar	Yors García	20/06/24	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVwH2fTPuRU&t=10s
  Perspectiva de género y diversidad en la atención en salud mental	Webinar	Alejandro Saavedra y Mayra Gómez	24/06/24	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1xh9gKRAio&t=1074s
  Simposio: Más allá de la diversidad sexual: atención a personas trans y diversidad de relaciones sexo/afectivas	Webinar	Diana Acuña, Dominic Avellaneda y Sara Robayo	03/07/24	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyTlgkuDWdk
  Consultorías de casos en Terapia Dialéctico Conductual	Consultation group	Alexandra Ávila	04/07/24
  Mindfulness y terapia de autocompasión	Webinar	Sebastian Cendales	19/07/24	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH6naTNp3xw
  Introducción a FAP	Webinar	Amanda Muñóz	06/09/24
  Manejo de casuística compleja desde DBT psiccpología y psiquiatría		Yvonne Gómez, Alexandra Ávila y Gustavo Perdomo	13/09/24
  Autocrítica en consulta		Paula Rodríguez	20/09/24