Welcome to ACBS's Online Learning & Research Community!
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Welcome to the new ACBS (contextualpsychology.org) website -- a living resource for the ACT, RFT, and Contextual Behavioral Science community. If you are a member of the public, clicking on ACT for the Public to the left will get you to a more generally useful starting point since this page is mostly designed with professionals and students in mind and you can get a bit lost with all of the options.
With the advent of the new site we are making several changes in the society itself. Memberships are now rolling, meaning that whenever you join, your membership is good for 12 months from that date. We are also trying to put the ACT model more into the running of the society itself: We are the only large society we know of with values-based dues, in which members pay whatever they think fits the value of this work to them given their situation. Perhaps as a result, there are over 1,300 members in 2008 (see our membership directory). In addition, we are proud to say that dues received per member is up since values-based dues were instituted, approaching $50 per member on average, because while some pay only one dollar others are moved to pay much more. Another reflection of the values of the community: this site has many wiki features: members can add content in most areas. The new site features videos, clinical support materials, and Listserv feeds for members (much of this you can only see if you pay to join the society and then log in to the site); new menus and organization; and a much smoother way to get information or to share new information with others. The ACBS staff is continuing to smooth the functioning of the site, and to add new content (as are members from around the world). We hope you enjoy the changes and will find this vast network of materials useful to you and to those you serve.
ACBS News:
- Powerpoint presentations used at the ACT Oceana II Conference in New Zealand, Aug. 2008, are gradually being posted here: www.contextualpsychology.org/oceaniaII Paid members of ACBS can download them. - posted August 29, 2008
- New video (viewable to paid and logged in members only) Exposure and Acceptance in the Treatment of Chronic Debilitating Pain in Youths by Rikard Wicksell, now available. - July 8, 2008
- Powerpoint presentations used at the ACT Summer Institute IV in Chicago, May 2008, are gradually being posted here: www.contextualpsychology.org/actsi4presentations Paid members of ACBS can download them. - posted May 30, 2008
- To take a brief, anonymous survey about your ACT Training experiences and needs click here to take survey - posted June 6, 2008
- Congratulations to our new President-Elect, Frank Bond, Members-at-Large, D. J. Moran & J. T. Blackledge, and Student Representative, Emily Sandoz. - May 2, 2008
- A new page listing ACT analogue study intervention scripts is now available (only paid members can download intervention scripts and only after also logging into the site) - April 15, 2008
- New video (viewable to paid and logged in members only) Using RFT to Create Powerful Therapeutic Metaphors by Yvonne Barnes-Holmes, now available. - April 10, 2008
- New video (viewable to paid and logged in members only) ACT for Stress in Organisational Settings by Frank Bond and Paul Flaxman, now available. - March 11, 2008
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Upcoming Community Events
- EABCT Helsinki, Finland - Steve Hayes(Event)(3 days)
- ACT Practical Skills Development Sessions with Mary Sawyer - Sydney(Event)(3 days)
- ACT Core Skills and Competencies Workshop: Utilizing Acceptance and Mindfulness in Your Practice - Portland, OR(Event)(6 days)
- Ciclo Formativo sull'ACT: Workshop introduttivo Teorico ed Esperienziale all'Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (due giornate)(Event)(11 days)
- Caring for PTSD in Primary Care(Event)(12 days)
- Openings for ACT Supervisor Consultation Group - Robyn Walser, Ph.D., September 19, 2:00 EASTERN(Event)(12 days)
- Two-day Introductory Experiential ACT Workshop with Russ Harris in Boulder, Colorado September 28, 29 2008(Event)(21 days)
- ACT Workshop, Las Vegas - Steve Hayes(Event)(25 days)
- Introductiecursus ACT in Blooming te Bergen (NH)(Event)(26 days)
- ACT 3-day workshop w/Kelly Wilson; Bath, UK(Event)(26 days)
- Getting Behavioral about ACT: An Online Crash-Course in Contemporary Behavior Analysis(Event)(29 days)
- ACT in Italy: Kelly Wilson due giornate di Workshop a Milano(Event)(30 days)
- Kelly Wilson 3 days in France (Aix-Les-Bains)(Event)(32 days)
- Introductory ACT workshop(Event)(33 days)
- ACT Core Skills and Competencies Workshop: Values-Directed Behavior Change - Portland, OR(Event)(34 days)
- Using Mindfulness & Acceptance to Create a Powerful Therapeutic Relationship - Tempe, AZ, Steve Hayes(Event)(47 days)
- Portland, Maine: Introduction to ACT by Joel Guarna & Elizabeth Kubik(Event)(47 days)
- L'émergence de la 3e vague en thérapie cognitive et comportementale:Implications théoriques et pratiques- F. Dionne PhD-Montreal(Event)(55 days)
- Acceptance & Mindfulness in Clinical Practice, Steve Hayes - Vancouver(Event)(57 days)
- ACT Core Skills and Competencies Workshop: Case Conceptualization in ACT with Application to Difficult Clients - Portland, OR(Event)(62 days)
- ABCT - Orlando(Event)(67 days)
- ACT introductiecursus Amersfoort/Utrecht - Netherlands(Event)(75 days)
- Acceptance & Mindfulness in Clinical Practice, Steve Hayes - Oregon(Event)(89 days)
- Brief Therapy Conference - San Diego(Event)(95 days)
- Vervolgcursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Blooming, Bergen (NH)(Event)(145 days)
- Introductiecursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Bergen, Holland(Event)(173 days)
- Introductiecursus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Bergen, Holland(Event)(201 days)
- ACT introductiecursus Utrecht - Netherlands(Event)(264 days)
