Relational Frame Theory (RFT)

This is where you can read about the basic principles in Relational Frame Theory and learn about its advantages over other theories of language and cognition.

What is RFT?

Advantages of RFT

For suggestions on further reading, please visit Resources for Learning RFT. To learn more about RFT research and application, please visit the RFT Research section.

There are numerous resources for further reading. These are simply a few suggestions and you may find many others helpful. We highly recommend using this list as a starting point from which to begin your journey.

There are numerous resources for further reading. These are simply a few suggestions and you may find many others helpful. We highly recommend using this list as a starting point from which to begin your journey.

• Dixon, M.R., Hayes, S.C., & Belisle, J. (2023). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Behavior Analysts. New York: Routledge.
• Ming, S., Gould, E., & Fiebig, J. (2023). Understanding and Applying Relational Frame Theory: Mastering the Foundations of Complex Language in Our Work and Lives as Behavior Analysts. Context Press.
• Fryling, M., Rehfeldt, R. A., Tarbox, J., & Hayes, L. J. (Eds.). (2020).

The most obvious form of "applied" RFT is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. However, ACT is only one small portion of the applied work being done that utilizes RFT concepts.

Indeed, the principles of RFT and procedures that RFT researchers are honing can be widely applicable to learning, education, child and adult development, clinical problems, and much more.

Below are some areas in which RFT is being used to predict and influence complex human phenomena and to help improve interventions in many clinically relevant areas.

The core of the contextual behavioral science (CBS) model of science is work that is inherently translational in nature; basic research informing interventions and vice versa.

Therefore RFT researchers are comprised of basic scientists who possess an interest in RFT’s application to human behavior, or are also clinicians or applied behavior analysts who are interested in understanding clinically-relevant phenomena. As such, RFT principles and processes have been useful for influencing and optimizing performance and functioning across a broad range of human phenomena.

This list includes research articles that contain original data relevant to RFT up until 2010. As the number of RFT articles has increased greatly since then, updating this list has become challenging.

This list includes research articles that contain original data relevant to RFT up until 2010. As the number of RFT articles has increased greatly since then, updating this list has become challenging.

An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory is a fully online, self-paced, interactive, multimedia tutorial designed to introduce the basic concepts and approach of Relational Frame Theory (RFT). It was developed by Dr. Eric J.

An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory is a fully online, self-paced, interactive, multimedia tutorial designed to introduce the basic concepts and approach of Relational Frame Theory (RFT). It was developed by Dr. Eric J.