Colombia Chapter (ACBS-CO)
Affiliated 2020
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Bienvenides
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