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Relational Frame Theory (RFT)

RFT SIG

Relational Frame Theory (RFT) Special Interest Group


Resources for Learning RFT

We recommend several ways to enhance your understanding of RFT. Great books to start with are Learning RFT: An introduction to relational frame theory and its clinical applications, or Understanding and Applying Relational Frame Theory  but there are many options for you, including a great tutorial from FoxyLearning, linked below. 

The RFT SIG is in the process of organizing, updating, and adding to these resources—if you have more to add, please go to the relevant area below and add them there. Please keep checking back!


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Nonarbitrary relational responding and early math development in young children

Relational Frame Theory (RFT) sees the operant acquisition of various patterns of relational responding as being key to language and cognition. Interventions that apply RFT have been shown to be effective, are increasingly more prevalent, and seem to have wide-ranging benefits including increases in intelligence scores and academic performance. Nonarbitrary relations (i.e., relations based on formal properties) are said to be a key precursor that facilitates arbitrary relations in young children. Despite the importance of this repertoire, very few studies have investigated its development.


Art in context: A multi-level analysis of art

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS)
Volume 36, April 2025

Authors

Louis Busch, Albert Malkin, Jordan Belisle


Fryling, M., Rehfeldt, R. A., Tarbox, J., & Hayes, L. J. (Eds.). (2020). Applied Behavior Analysis of Language and Cognition: Core Concepts and Principles for Practitioners.

Written by leading experts in language and cognition, this groundbreaking behavior analysis textbook brings the study of verbal behavior into the 21st century with cutting-edge research. Students and clinicians in the burgeoning field of applied behavior analysis will find the theoretical foundation they need to effectively help the increasingly diverse clients seeking their services.