Understanding RFT: A few simple articles and presentations
- Blackledge, J. T. (2003). An introduction to Relational Frame Theory: Basics and applications. The Behavior Analyst Today, 3(4), 421-433.
- Blackledge, J.T. & Moran, D.J. (2009). Introduction to relational frame theory for clinicians. Japanese version published in Kokoro no Rinsho.
- Törneke, N. & Luoma, J. (2009, July). RFT: Basic concepts and clinical implications. Paper presented at the 3rd World Conference for Contextual Behavioral Science, Enschede, Netherlands.
- Blackledge, J. T. (2009). How is RFT Relevant to Clinical Psychology? Audio and handouts from a teleconference given to the Psychotherapy Research Network in March, 2009.
The role of RFT in Contextual Behavioral Science
- Vilardaga, R., Hayes, S. C., Levin, M. E., & Muto, T. (2009). Creating a strategy for progress: A contextual behavioral science approach. The Behavior Analyst, 32, 105-133.
- Levin, M. E., & Hayes, S. C. (2009). ACT, RFT, and contextual behavioral science. In J. T. Blackledge, J. Ciarrochi, & F. P. Deane (Eds.), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Contemporary research and practice (pp. 1 – 40). Sydney: Australian Academic Press.
- Hayes, S. C. (2009, July). The importance of RFT to the development of contextual behavioral science. Presidential address given at the 3rd World Conference on Contextual Behavioral Science, Enschede, Netherlands.
- Cannonical Works: Looking at the Roots of CBS
Reviews & Situating RFT in the Larger Literature
- Gross, A. C., & Fox, E. J. (2009). Relational frame theory: An overview of the controversy. The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 25, 87-98.
- Vilardaga, R. (2009, May). A systematic review of the RFT literature on deictic framing. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Behavior Analysis International conference, Phoenix, AZ.
ACT/RFT Reader Update
- ACT/RFT Reader Update is a review by CBS reseachers of recent research in both ACT and RFT that was published from 2018 - 2011. Each of the articles reviewed is available on this site.
Books on Applying RFT
- Rehfeldt, R. A., & Barnes-Holmes, Y. (2009). Derived relational responding: Applications for learners with autism and other developmental disabilities. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
Derived Relational Responding offers a series of revolutionary intervention programs for applied work in human language and cognition targeted at students with autism and other developmental disabilities. It presents a program drawn from derived stimulus relations that you can use to help students of all ages acquire foundational and advanced verbal, social, and cognitive skills.
- Woods, D. W., & Kanter, J. W. (Eds.). (2007). Understanding behavior disorders: A contemporary behavioral perspective. Reno, NV: Context Press.
This volume presents a contemporary behavioral model of behavior disorders that incorporates the findings of current RFT and ACT research. Rich in possibilities for clinical work, this view of disordered behavior is an important milestone in clinical psychotherapy - an opportunity for behavioral clinicians to reintegrate their clinical practice with an experimental analysis of behavior.
- Dahl, J. C., Plumb, J. C., Stewart, I., & Lundgren, T. (2009). The Art and Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy: Helping Clients Discover, Explore, and Commit to Valued Action Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Oakland, CA; New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
This book is an applied volume in purpose, but includes an RFT account of each of the ACT processes, and in particular an in depth RFT perspective on personal values and the clinical interventions employed to enhance them and promote committed action.
- Dougher, M. J. (Ed.). (2000). Clinical Behavior Analysis. Reno, NV: Context Press.
While not explicitly a volume on RFT, this book is an excellent resource on clinical behavioral approaches to common problems and includes several chapters with an RFT perspective on clinical problems.
News & Other Media
- DJ Moran's Functionally Speaking Podcast
- Does Language Influence Culture? Article from Wall Street Journal highlights the importance of language practices
Study Guides for RFT Books