It's time for the fourth annual ACBS election.and before the election first the nomination of candidates. The ACBS board includes a president, president-elect,...
A small group of we ACT therapists in Chicagoland have been meeting for peer case consultation... There is some interest in starting a midwestern ACBS...
Hello All, I'm really happy to hear this being discussed. I approach this holding an interesting blend of curiosity and embarassment, but I've never fully...
I do not think believability is a proxy for action. I think _movement_ in believability is a proxy for flexibility in your interactions with that thought. By...
Kelly Wilson
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Mar 6, 2009 3:36 pm
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Hi All, Well, I want to follow Kellys lead on this. And I stuck several of the responses together below just so theyd be together. First let me note that...
Hi Hank, Thanks for your response, If I understand you correctly this would mean that 'languaging' (speaking, thinking, writing, listening, reporting about...
Nominations for open positions on the ACBS board were due on Wednesday (tomorrow, or pehaps Wednesday already to those of you on the continent of Australia!)....
Hello all, I am trying to form a special interest group at ABA:I on behavior analysis and Robotics. I believe that the age of the personal robot will soon be...
I'd like to announce the good news that by unanimous vote of the Board, ACBS has its first chapter: *ACT Italia: The Italian Association for Contextual...
Steven Hayes
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Mar 30, 2009 6:11 am
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As a first act as a President of *ACT Italia: The Italian Association for Contextual Behavioral Science,* with my heart full of honor and joy, I would like to...
If you missed J.T.'s teleconference: How is RFT Relevant to Clinical Psychologists? You're in luck! It's now available in the audio section of the ACBS website...
Re: The NPR story today on Shakespeare Had Roses All Wrong. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102518565 It is interesting that psychologies...
It's time for our annual ACBS board elections! Voting is open to ACBS members. Look for an email in the next day from ACBS executive director Emily Nielan ...
I goofed I am surprised I received only two emails correcting my errors in the ACBS elections ballot...in any case, there were two BIG errors (1) I listed last...
The ACBS Board is happy to announce that the second ACBS chapter has formed -- The Washington State Association for Contextual Behavioral Science The Board...
Steven Hayes
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Apr 8, 2009 1:55 am
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ACBS voting is complete (almost) and our new board members are: President-elect: Robyn Walser Secretary Treasurer: Sonja Batten Board member at large slate #2:...
Awesome group ... congrats to the winners and thank you to all the candidates who ran. And good luck Taka and Carmen in the last round -- we cannot go wrong...
Steven Hayes
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Apr 15, 2009 9:11 pm
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In the spirit of the ACBS community, we'd like to encourage our members to submit proposals to bring the Annual Conference to your town, for the next 2 or 3...
Hi folks-Just wanted to announce the publication of a new ACT book: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy: Contemporary Theory, Research, and Practice. It's edited...
The runoff election for the last board member at large position is completed and the winner is Carmen Luciano. Congratualtions to our new board members: ...
(I have a strange compulsion that requires me to obtain ACT books) You too? Yay! I¹m not alone! Still waiting for the book to make its way to my shores ...
I'd like to announce the good news that by unanimous vote of the Board, ACBS has its first Special Interest Group. Very appropriately, the first ACBS SIG is...
Steven Hayes
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Apr 29, 2009 2:44 am
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I'm reading the RFT book again these days and am wondering about my understanding of these words. When I have been teaching about learning processes, I've...
HI Chad-- Two things: When trying to decipher what "arbitrary" means in an RFT sense, (1) always remember that it's on the opposite side of the continuum of...
Awsome JT. That DID clear something up for me. Vijay Vijay Shankar, MBA, Psy.D Licensed Psychologist 10490 SW Eastridge Street, Suite 110-D Portland, OR 97225...
Thanks, J.T., that is helpful. That is not to say that I feel really clear about this just yet. Maybe I could tease out my confusion here by considering a...