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The Power of Choice
'by Angela Cathey, MA, LPC Recently, we had the good fortune of having Benji Schoendorff, MA, MSc for an interview. Benji is a renowned Acceptance and Commitment trainer. He is a joint owner of the Contextual Psychology Institute (CPI) with his wife Marie-France...
Relational Frame Theory (RFT)- What’s the big deal?
by Angela Coreil, PhD (Original post to angela.cathey.com June, 2016) So, what’s the deal with RFT? Isn’t this just another theory to add to your dusty reading stack? No. Put it on top, like yesterday. RFT is a theory of how relating becomes a part of our processing...
What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or "ACT" said as one word is considered one of a new wave of cognitive-behavioral therapies, including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), and others. These treatments largely involve many of...
The ACT Matrix: How to Maximize Your Intake Sessions
by Jacob Martinez, MA, LPC There’s nothing more satisfying to me than conducting an intake session with a new client. Especially an intake session where the client leaves feeling heard, and excited to take part in the treatment ahead. Over the years I’ve been tweaking...
Understanding ACT, DBT, and FAP: Similarities and Differences
by Michel Reyes, Ph.D. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) are all considered 'third-wave' behavior therapies. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are...
The Parthenon on Quicksand
by Angela Cathey This may be a time of transition for psychology. Our path as a field has led to some great advances but as it has grown it also has begun to unravel at its seams. The credibility of psychology Though every field has its strong personalities and...
How to liberate behavioral scientists through entrepreneurship.
by Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC In modern society, our behavior ultimately functions to do two things - to pay your mortgage and feed your kids. For those of us in the behavioral community, we would prefer to achieve said ends by doing what we know best...
The impact of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention on parent behavior towards children with Autism
by Lisa Truong Parents of children with autism or other developmental delays often face difficult challenges and negative private thoughts, which in turn inhibits parents’ abilities to implement effective interventions for their children. The parents’ behaviors are...
A behavioral intervention to reduce the impact of stigma (ACT).
by Lisa Truong Psychological inflexibility is a psychological process that can be used to explain how stigma affects us. Recent research (Krafft, Ferrell, Levin, & Twohig, 2017) indicates that distress experienced in reaction to stigmatization is less when those...
Strengthening the Roots of Our Science and Practice.
by Angela Cathey, MA, LPC (Owner, Behavior-Behavior.org & Evolve, by ENSO Group) Behavior-Behavior was founded as a part of a movement to strengthen the roots of our science and practice as behavioral scientists and practitioners. As a field, we have moved too far...
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