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Student Committed Action Fuels Growth of ACBS Pennsylvania Chapter and Delaware Valley Affiliate
The Pennsylvania Chapter and the Delaware Valley Affiliate in the Philadelphia region have benefitted greatly from the students volunteering for them. In return, volunteering for the chapter has given the students opportunities to further their research, leadership skills, and professional networks. Read more about the Pennsylvania Chapter, the Delaware Valley Affiliate, and their terrific student leaders here.
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New ACT Across Cultures Special Interest Group
We are excited to announce the newest ACBS Special Interest Group! The new ACT Across Cultures SIG aims to increase accessibility of resources to people from developing countries and help build the competence of clinicians looking to deliver ACT in a cross-cultural setting. ACBS members can join the ACT Across Cultures SIG, hop onto the SIG listserv, and learn more on its webpage.
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Thank you to the ACT for the Public Listserv Moderators
ACBS is grateful for our terrific volunteers. Recently, the ACT for the Public listserv migrated from Yahoo to a new host. Thank you to the ACT for the Public listserv moderators - Jim Benton, Houyuan Luo, and Aimee Caramico - for all of your hard work during this transition. Did you know ACBS has more than 35 listservs that members can join? You can join the listservs on the ACBS website.
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New Filter Available in the ACT Therapist Directory: Online/Teletherapy
The Find an ACT Therapist Directory has a new filter for Online/Teletherapy. If you are an ACT therapist who offers Online/Teletherapy, then we want that information about you listed in the directory! To modify your settings: login to your ACBS Account; click on the "Edit" tab; click on the "Account Information" tab; answer "Yes" to the Online/Teletherapy Available question; scroll to the bottom; and click save.
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The nomological network of cognitive fusion among people living with HIV: Associations with rumination, shame, and depressive symptoms
In JCBS Vol. 15, Caitlin O'Loughlin, David Bennett, and C. Virginia O'Hayer examine the extent to which cognitive fusion is associated with the conceptually related constructs of shame, rumination, and self-compassion among people living with HIV. The paper states the results further support cognitive fusion as a potential target in ACT. ACBS members can read the paper for free in the JCBS member portal.
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2019 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Scholarship Recipients: What They Learned at the World Conference
In 2019, ACBS awarded Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Scholarships to three members to attend the ACBS World Conference in Dublin. DEI scholarship recipients Laís Nicolodi and Jan Topczewski discuss what they learned at the conference and how they utilize CBS in Brazil and Poland. You can read more about the DEI Scholarship here. (We need your help to continue to fund these scholarships!)
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ACBS World Conference: July 14-19, 2020
We are excited to invite you to join us in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA for the Annual World Conference of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) July 14-19, 2020.
- Registration is now open. Early Registration Rates end April 24, 2020.
- The Poster submission deadline is March 20, 2020.
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