Association for Contextual Behavioral Science explained

Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
Headquarters:United States
Membership:approx. 9,000 international members
Leader Title:2023 President
Leader Name:Andrew Gloster, Ph.D.
Formation:2005

The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) is a worldwide nonprofit professional membership organization associated with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and relational frame theory (RFT) among other topics.[1] The term "contextual behavioral science" refers to the application of functional contextualism to human behavior, including contextual forms of applied behavior analysis, cognitive behavioral therapy, and evolution science.[2] In the applied area Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is perhaps the best known wing of contextual behavioral science, and is an emphasis of ACBS, along with other types of contextual CBT, and efforts in education, organizational behavior, and other areas. ACT is considered an empirically validated treatment by the American Psychological Association, with the status of "Modest Research Support" in depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, mixed anxiety disorders, and psychosis, and "Strong Research Support" in chronic pain.[3] ACT is also listed as evidence-based by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the United States federal government which has examined randomized trials for ACT in the areas of psychosis, work site stress, and obsessive compulsive disorder, including depression outcomes.[4] In the basic area, Relational Frame Theory is a research program in language and cognition that is considered part of contextual behavioral science, and is a focus of ACBS.[5] Unlike the better known behavioral approach proposed by B.F. Skinner in his book Verbal Behavior, experimental RFT research has emerged in a number of areas traditionally thought to be beyond behavioral perspectives, such as grammar, metaphor, perspective taking, implicit cognition and reasoning.[6] [7]

History

Established in 2005, ACBS has about 9,000 members.[8] Slightly more than one half are outside of the United States. There are 45 ACBS chapters[9] covering many areas of the world including Italy,[10] Japan,[11] Belgium, the Netherlands,[12] Brazil, Australia/New Zealand,[13] France,[14] the United Kingdom, Türkiye, Malaysia, and more. Chapters exist in the United States and Canada as well, including the mid-Atlantic, New England, Washington, Ontario, and several other areas. There are also over 40 Special Interest Groups covering a wide range of basic and applied areas such as children and adolescents, veteran's affairs, ACT for Health, social work, and many other areas.

Activities

The association's website contains resources such as therapist tools, workshops, metaphors, protocols, and assessment materials,[20] and provides information on recent books on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Relational Frame Theory (RFT), and Contextual Behavioral Science (CBS).[21]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Acceptance and Mindfulness in Cognitive Behavior Therapy . James D. Herbert . Evan M. Forman . John Wiley & Sons. Nov 2010 . 30 January 2012. 9780470912485 .
  2. Contextual Behavioral Science . Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science . 14 February 2022. 1 . 1-2 . 1–16 . 10.1016/j.jcbs.2012.09.004 . Hayes . Steven C. . Barnes-Holmes . Dermot . Wilson . Kelly G. .
  3. Web site: APA website on empirical treatments . 14 February 2022 .
  4. Web site: SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices . 2011-09-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110823110657/http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=191 . 2011-08-23 .
  5. Blackledge, J.T. (2003). Web site: An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory: Basics and Applications . 14 February 2022. The Behavior Analyst Today, 3, 421–34.
  6. Barnes-Holmes, Y.; Barnes-Holmes, D. & McHugh, L. (2004). Web site: Teaching Derived Relational Responding to Young Children . 14 February 2022 . JEIBI, 1, 4–16.
  7. Cullinan, V. & Vitale, A. (2008). Web site: The contribution of Relational Frame Theory to the development of interventions for impairments of language and cognition . 14 February 2022 . Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis, 2(4)–3(1), 122–135.
  8. Web site: ACBS – Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. 14 February 2022.
  9. Web site: ACBS – Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. 14 February 2022.
  10. Web site: ACT-Italia.org. 14 February 2022.
  11. Web site: The Japanese Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. 11 September 2016.
  12. Web site: ACBS BeNe – Nederlandstalige Chapter. 11 September 2016.
  13. Web site: ANZ ACBS Annual Conference 2014 – ANZ ACBS. 11 September 2016.
  14. Web site: AFSCC. Benjamin. Schoendorff. 14 February 2022.
  15. Web site: The Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS) . Association for Contextual Behavioral Science . 14 February 2022.
  16. Web site: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science – Elsevier . Elsevier . 14 February 2022.
  17. Web site: Current Impact Factor . 14 February 2022.
  18. Web site: ACT for the Public listserv . Association for Contextual Behavioral Science . 14 February 2022.
  19. https://archive.today/20130129185537/http://www.newharbinger.com/bookstore/productdetails.cfm?PC=523 Talking ACT
  20. Book: Social workers' desk reference . Albert R. Roberts . Julia M. Watkins . Oxford University Press 2009 . 2009 . 9780195369373 .
  21. Book: Coping with OCD . Bruce Hyman . Bruce M. Hyman . Troy DuFrene . New Harbinger Publications. 1 Jun 2008 . 14 February 2022. 9781608820511 .

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