ACBS
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Association for Contextual Behavioral Science: A worldwide online learning and research community, and a living resource for anyone interested in #ACT, #RFT, and #CBS
https://contextualscience.org
https://contextualscience.org
Hear from industry experts Jonathan Bricker, Connie Chong, & Geoffrey Huck, moderated by Korena Klimczak, as they discuss opportunities, challenges, & the evolving role of #CBS in a tech-driven world. Followed by a live Q&A!
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#ACBS #ACT
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#ACBS #ACT
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Hear from industry experts Jonathan Bricker, Connie Chong, & Geoffrey Huck, moderated by Korena Klimczak, as they discuss opportunities, challenges, & the evolving role of #CBS in a tech-driven world. Followed by a live Q&A!
Sign up for Free & Join us 12/18! https://ow.ly/5hto50Xrh8Z
#ACBS #ACT
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#ACBS #ACT
Sponsor #ACBSWC26!
✨ Global exposure via our 13,000+ mailing list & 33,000+ social followers
✨ Brand visibility (signage, digital features, on-site events)
✨ Direct engagement through exhibits, branded sessions, and networking
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#ACBS #ACT #CBS #MentalHealth
✨ Global exposure via our 13,000+ mailing list & 33,000+ social followers
✨ Brand visibility (signage, digital features, on-site events)
✨ Direct engagement through exhibits, branded sessions, and networking
http://ow.ly/8Mwu30sQMcY
#ACBS #ACT #CBS #MentalHealth
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sponsor #ACBSWC26!
✨ Global exposure via our 13,000+ mailing list & 33,000+ social followers
✨ Brand visibility (signage, digital features, on-site events)
✨ Direct engagement through exhibits, branded sessions, and networking
http://ow.ly/8Mwu30sQMcY
#ACBS #ACT #CBS #MentalHealth
✨ Global exposure via our 13,000+ mailing list & 33,000+ social followers
✨ Brand visibility (signage, digital features, on-site events)
✨ Direct engagement through exhibits, branded sessions, and networking
http://ow.ly/8Mwu30sQMcY
#ACBS #ACT #CBS #MentalHealth
Researchers found that mothers who cultivated awareness & openness experienced better emotional regulation & more mindful interactions with their infants suggesting that approaches like #ACT could be powerful tools for promoting maternal wellbeing & mindful parenting.
#ACBS #JCBS #Parenting
#ACBS #JCBS #Parenting
The role of psychological flexibility in mindful parenting during the postpartum period: A longitudinal study on the mediating effect of maternal p...
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS)Volume 38, October 2025AuthorsHelena Moreira, Tatiana Dias, & Inês A. Trindade
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November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Researchers found that mothers who cultivated awareness & openness experienced better emotional regulation & more mindful interactions with their infants suggesting that approaches like #ACT could be powerful tools for promoting maternal wellbeing & mindful parenting.
#ACBS #JCBS #Parenting
#ACBS #JCBS #Parenting
Are you based in a developing nation and passionate about #ContextualBehavioralScience? The #ACBS Developing Nations World Conference Scholars program is your path to attending #ACBSWC26 — even if financial or geographic constraints make it feel out of reach.
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#ACT #CBS
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#ACT #CBS
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Are you based in a developing nation and passionate about #ContextualBehavioralScience? The #ACBS Developing Nations World Conference Scholars program is your path to attending #ACBSWC26 — even if financial or geographic constraints make it feel out of reach.
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#ACT #CBS
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#ACT #CBS
Did you know ACBS members get access to 4,000+ Publications & research archives! From cutting-edge research to hands-on clinical tools, it’s all at your fingertips.
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#ACBS #MentalHealth #ContextualBehavioralScience #ProfessionalDevelopment #ACT #CBS
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November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Did you know ACBS members get access to 4,000+ Publications & research archives! From cutting-edge research to hands-on clinical tools, it’s all at your fingertips.
Join today & dive in: http://ow.ly/JJZG30sQMcU
#ACBS #MentalHealth #ContextualBehavioralScience #ProfessionalDevelopment #ACT #CBS
Join today & dive in: http://ow.ly/JJZG30sQMcU
#ACBS #MentalHealth #ContextualBehavioralScience #ProfessionalDevelopment #ACT #CBS
Applications are now open for the ACBS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion World Conference Scholars Program!
This scholarship helps individuals from underrepresented or financially disadvantaged backgrounds attend #ACBSWC26.
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#ACBS #ACT #CBS #DEI #Scholarship #MentalHealth
This scholarship helps individuals from underrepresented or financially disadvantaged backgrounds attend #ACBSWC26.
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#ACBS #ACT #CBS #DEI #Scholarship #MentalHealth
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Applications are now open for the ACBS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion World Conference Scholars Program!
This scholarship helps individuals from underrepresented or financially disadvantaged backgrounds attend #ACBSWC26.
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#ACBS #ACT #CBS #DEI #Scholarship #MentalHealth
This scholarship helps individuals from underrepresented or financially disadvantaged backgrounds attend #ACBSWC26.
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#ACBS #ACT #CBS #DEI #Scholarship #MentalHealth
Congrats to Hary Antonio Winther Rojas, recipient of the 2025 ACBS Diversity Award!
From developing the V.I.D.A. protocol to founding PRANA Centro de Psicología y Psicoterapias Conductuales, his impact is transforming communities and inspiring inclusion worldwide.
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From developing the V.I.D.A. protocol to founding PRANA Centro de Psicología y Psicoterapias Conductuales, his impact is transforming communities and inspiring inclusion worldwide.
https://ow.ly/Mqfm50XkTXy
#ACBS
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Congrats to Hary Antonio Winther Rojas, recipient of the 2025 ACBS Diversity Award!
From developing the V.I.D.A. protocol to founding PRANA Centro de Psicología y Psicoterapias Conductuales, his impact is transforming communities and inspiring inclusion worldwide.
https://ow.ly/Mqfm50XkTXy
#ACBS
From developing the V.I.D.A. protocol to founding PRANA Centro de Psicología y Psicoterapias Conductuales, his impact is transforming communities and inspiring inclusion worldwide.
https://ow.ly/Mqfm50XkTXy
#ACBS
We asked, you answered! Looks like our ACT Protocols and Manuals are the most used resource on the ACBS website! Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
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#ACBS #ACT #CBS #BehavioralScience #MentalHealth
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#ACBS #ACT #CBS #BehavioralScience #MentalHealth
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We asked, you answered! Looks like our ACT Protocols and Manuals are the most used resource on the ACBS website! Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
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#ACBS #ACT #CBS #BehavioralScience #MentalHealth
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#ACBS #ACT #CBS #BehavioralScience #MentalHealth
We are thrilled to introduce Dr. Jean-Christophe Seznec & Jacqueline A-Tjak PhD as the esteemed co-chairs for #ACBSWC26, 16-19 July 2026, at Lyon Catholic University (UCLY) in Lyon, France.
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#ACBS #ContextualBehavioralScience #ACT #CBS #MentalHealth #Psychology
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#ACBS #ContextualBehavioralScience #ACT #CBS #MentalHealth #Psychology
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We are thrilled to introduce Dr. Jean-Christophe Seznec & Jacqueline A-Tjak PhD as the esteemed co-chairs for #ACBSWC26, 16-19 July 2026, at Lyon Catholic University (UCLY) in Lyon, France.
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#ACBS #ContextualBehavioralScience #ACT #CBS #MentalHealth #Psychology
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#ACBS #ContextualBehavioralScience #ACT #CBS #MentalHealth #Psychology
New research offers promising evidence for an online compassion-focused group therapy (#CFT) program designed for people experiencing both eating disorder (ED) & posttraumatic stress disorder (#PTSD) symptoms.
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#ACBS #JCBS #EatingDisorders #MentalHealth
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#ACBS #JCBS #EatingDisorders #MentalHealth
A pilot feasibility and acceptability study of an online compassion-focused group therapy intervention to treat comorbid eating disorders and PTSD ...
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS)Volume 38, October 2025
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November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New research offers promising evidence for an online compassion-focused group therapy (#CFT) program designed for people experiencing both eating disorder (ED) & posttraumatic stress disorder (#PTSD) symptoms.
http://ow.ly/I0XV30sQMcQ
#ACBS #JCBS #EatingDisorders #MentalHealth
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#ACBS #JCBS #EatingDisorders #MentalHealth
#ACBSWC26 Call for Submissions is OPEN!
Are you ready to share your research, ideas, or innovative CBS interventions with a global audience? The 2026 ACBS World Conference in Lyon, France (16–19 July 2026) is your chance to shine!
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#ACBS #ACT #CBS #mentalhealth
Are you ready to share your research, ideas, or innovative CBS interventions with a global audience? The 2026 ACBS World Conference in Lyon, France (16–19 July 2026) is your chance to shine!
http://ow.ly/a4NZ30sQMcN
#ACBS #ACT #CBS #mentalhealth
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#ACBSWC26 Call for Submissions is OPEN!
Are you ready to share your research, ideas, or innovative CBS interventions with a global audience? The 2026 ACBS World Conference in Lyon, France (16–19 July 2026) is your chance to shine!
http://ow.ly/a4NZ30sQMcN
#ACBS #ACT #CBS #mentalhealth
Are you ready to share your research, ideas, or innovative CBS interventions with a global audience? The 2026 ACBS World Conference in Lyon, France (16–19 July 2026) is your chance to shine!
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#ACBS #ACT #CBS #mentalhealth
In a new Newsweek feature, former ACBS Board President Daniel J. Moran, Ph.D. contributes insights on how over-protection can limit children’s ability to develop resilience and psychological flexibility.
#ACBS #Parenting #ChildDevelopment #ACT #Resilience #MentalHealth #Psychology
#ACBS #Parenting #ChildDevelopment #ACT #Resilience #MentalHealth #Psychology
Child psychologist reveals parenting habits that create struggling adults
"If we want confident, capable young adults, we have to let kids practice being uncomfortable,” a psychologist told Newsweek.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In a new Newsweek feature, former ACBS Board President Daniel J. Moran, Ph.D. contributes insights on how over-protection can limit children’s ability to develop resilience and psychological flexibility.
#ACBS #Parenting #ChildDevelopment #ACT #Resilience #MentalHealth #Psychology
#ACBS #Parenting #ChildDevelopment #ACT #Resilience #MentalHealth #Psychology
Calling all #students! Applications for the Student Spotlight Program are now open!
Are you a student passionate about Contextual Behavioral Science? This is your chance to be recognized by the global #ACBS community!
Learn more & apply: http://ow.ly/jHqn30sQMcO
#ACT #CBS #MentalHealth #psychology
Are you a student passionate about Contextual Behavioral Science? This is your chance to be recognized by the global #ACBS community!
Learn more & apply: http://ow.ly/jHqn30sQMcO
#ACT #CBS #MentalHealth #psychology
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Calling all #students! Applications for the Student Spotlight Program are now open!
Are you a student passionate about Contextual Behavioral Science? This is your chance to be recognized by the global #ACBS community!
Learn more & apply: http://ow.ly/jHqn30sQMcO
#ACT #CBS #MentalHealth #psychology
Are you a student passionate about Contextual Behavioral Science? This is your chance to be recognized by the global #ACBS community!
Learn more & apply: http://ow.ly/jHqn30sQMcO
#ACT #CBS #MentalHealth #psychology
Currently, #ACBS has 4,244 publications (and counting) available to members on the website! Did you know that all ACBS members can add their publications to the ACBS site?
Join us in celebrating 20 years! Share your favorite ACBS memories with us in the comments!
#BehavioralScience #ACT
Join us in celebrating 20 years! Share your favorite ACBS memories with us in the comments!
#BehavioralScience #ACT
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Currently, #ACBS has 4,244 publications (and counting) available to members on the website! Did you know that all ACBS members can add their publications to the ACBS site?
Join us in celebrating 20 years! Share your favorite ACBS memories with us in the comments!
#BehavioralScience #ACT
Join us in celebrating 20 years! Share your favorite ACBS memories with us in the comments!
#BehavioralScience #ACT
Join the ACBS Student SIG for their webinar series FT:
Claire McCormick: "How doom-scrolling is associated with anxiety, psychological flexibility, & emotion regulation”
Sanna Turakka: "Perfectionism and athletes' mental health-the mediating role of self-compassion”
https://ow.ly/I0gb50Xk2n3
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Claire McCormick: "How doom-scrolling is associated with anxiety, psychological flexibility, & emotion regulation”
Sanna Turakka: "Perfectionism and athletes' mental health-the mediating role of self-compassion”
https://ow.ly/I0gb50Xk2n3
#ACBS
October 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Join the ACBS Student SIG for their webinar series FT:
Claire McCormick: "How doom-scrolling is associated with anxiety, psychological flexibility, & emotion regulation”
Sanna Turakka: "Perfectionism and athletes' mental health-the mediating role of self-compassion”
https://ow.ly/I0gb50Xk2n3
#ACBS
Claire McCormick: "How doom-scrolling is associated with anxiety, psychological flexibility, & emotion regulation”
Sanna Turakka: "Perfectionism and athletes' mental health-the mediating role of self-compassion”
https://ow.ly/I0gb50Xk2n3
#ACBS
What happens when the people you’re designing for help create the program? This study tested it out. The result?
* Clearer, more relevant, & engaging content
* Added a new module on waste & solutions
* Participants felt like real partners—not just users
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#ACBS #JCBS #MentalHealth
* Clearer, more relevant, & engaging content
* Added a new module on waste & solutions
* Participants felt like real partners—not just users
buff.ly/q9DlqNT
#ACBS #JCBS #MentalHealth
Consumer co-design as a framework for enhancing a novel self-guided online program to reduce overconsumption
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS)Volume 37, July 2025
contextualscience.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
What happens when the people you’re designing for help create the program? This study tested it out. The result?
* Clearer, more relevant, & engaging content
* Added a new module on waste & solutions
* Participants felt like real partners—not just users
buff.ly/q9DlqNT
#ACBS #JCBS #MentalHealth
* Clearer, more relevant, & engaging content
* Added a new module on waste & solutions
* Participants felt like real partners—not just users
buff.ly/q9DlqNT
#ACBS #JCBS #MentalHealth
ACBS has been more than a professional home for me, it’s been a refuge, a challenge & a family. It embodies what I love about contextual behavioral science: that it’s about real people, real suffering, & real change. I’m proud to have served as the 1st female president,
October 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
ACBS has been more than a professional home for me, it’s been a refuge, a challenge & a family. It embodies what I love about contextual behavioral science: that it’s about real people, real suffering, & real change. I’m proud to have served as the 1st female president,
Thinking of joining ACBS? Say yes. Step in. Show up. You’ll find yourself surrounded by people who care deeply about ideas and about people. ACBS isn’t a place where you have to be perfect, it’s a place where you can grow, stretch, and contribute in ways that fit who you are.
October 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Thinking of joining ACBS? Say yes. Step in. Show up. You’ll find yourself surrounded by people who care deeply about ideas and about people. ACBS isn’t a place where you have to be perfect, it’s a place where you can grow, stretch, and contribute in ways that fit who you are.
My hope is that we continue to evolve while staying rooted in what matters: science in the service of human suffering. I want to see ACBS grow in inclusivity, across cultures, gender, disciplines & worldviews, so that contextual behavioral science truly reflects the diversity of the human experience
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My hope is that we continue to evolve while staying rooted in what matters: science in the service of human suffering. I want to see ACBS grow in inclusivity, across cultures, gender, disciplines & worldviews, so that contextual behavioral science truly reflects the diversity of the human experience
ACBS opened countless doors, not just professionally, but personally. It gave me opportunities to teach around the world, to write, to lead, to mentor, and to be mentored in turn. It connected me with remarkable people who share a commitment to science and compassion.
October 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
ACBS opened countless doors, not just professionally, but personally. It gave me opportunities to teach around the world, to write, to lead, to mentor, and to be mentored in turn. It connected me with remarkable people who share a commitment to science and compassion.
I have many fond ACBS moments, some truly grand & others contemplative. But, what stays with me are the late-night conversations & laughs. I once had a dancing session with just 6 or 7 of us in the auditorium in Argentina. I laughed so hard and learned that I don’t know very much about how to dance.
October 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I have many fond ACBS moments, some truly grand & others contemplative. But, what stays with me are the late-night conversations & laughs. I once had a dancing session with just 6 or 7 of us in the auditorium in Argentina. I laughed so hard and learned that I don’t know very much about how to dance.
ACBS gave me a community where I could bring my full self, clinician, researcher, teacher, & human being, & be met with kindness instead of judgment, & with curiosity instead of dogma. It allowed me to take risks in my work, to experiment, to speak from both data & heart.
@robynwalser.bsky.social
@robynwalser.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
ACBS gave me a community where I could bring my full self, clinician, researcher, teacher, & human being, & be met with kindness instead of judgment, & with curiosity instead of dogma. It allowed me to take risks in my work, to experiment, to speak from both data & heart.
@robynwalser.bsky.social
@robynwalser.bsky.social
Good Morning! I'm @robynwalser.bsky.social and today, to continue the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of ACBS, I'll be taking over their social media channels to share some of my favorite experiences with the organization!
#ACBS #ACT #RFT #mentalhealth #behavioralscience
#ACBS #ACT #RFT #mentalhealth #behavioralscience
October 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Good Morning! I'm @robynwalser.bsky.social and today, to continue the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of ACBS, I'll be taking over their social media channels to share some of my favorite experiences with the organization!
#ACBS #ACT #RFT #mentalhealth #behavioralscience
#ACBS #ACT #RFT #mentalhealth #behavioralscience
In 2019, #ACBS launched the ACBS Foundation, a non-profit, providing financial support for activities of training, education, research, dissemination of information & outreach. Since its inception, the ACBS Foundation has awarded 10 grants supporting projects that are breaking new ground.
October 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In 2019, #ACBS launched the ACBS Foundation, a non-profit, providing financial support for activities of training, education, research, dissemination of information & outreach. Since its inception, the ACBS Foundation has awarded 10 grants supporting projects that are breaking new ground.
“The #1 metaphor I always use when meeting a new client.”
#ACBS member Molly England shares how the Two Mountains metaphor helps create connection and balance in therapy—reminding both client and therapist that we’re each climbing our own mountain, side by side.
#ACT #Mentalhealth #psychology
#ACBS member Molly England shares how the Two Mountains metaphor helps create connection and balance in therapy—reminding both client and therapist that we’re each climbing our own mountain, side by side.
#ACT #Mentalhealth #psychology
Grounded in ACT: How Metaphors and the Choice Point Model Strengthen Connection in Therapy
By Molly England For too long, society has perpetuated the myth that “experts” are somehow experts in other people’s lives. I’ve known this wasn’t true since the first time I experienced therapy.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“The #1 metaphor I always use when meeting a new client.”
#ACBS member Molly England shares how the Two Mountains metaphor helps create connection and balance in therapy—reminding both client and therapist that we’re each climbing our own mountain, side by side.
#ACT #Mentalhealth #psychology
#ACBS member Molly England shares how the Two Mountains metaphor helps create connection and balance in therapy—reminding both client and therapist that we’re each climbing our own mountain, side by side.
#ACT #Mentalhealth #psychology