Organizations
Association for Contextual and Behavioral Science (ABCS)
The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) is a worldwide nonprofit professional membership organization associated with ACT and RFT, among other topics. 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. ACBS hosts an annual international conference. The conference is multiple days and multiple tracks and provides quality training in CBS, RFT, ACT among other relevant topics (e.g., FAP). The ACBS website has resources such as a Peer-Reviewed ACT Trainer List, a function to find an ACT therapist in a particular area and access to research articles, protocols and other clinical resources (more resources are available for individuals who join the organization). ACBS's flagship journal is the Journal of Contextual and Behavioral Science (JCBS). Check it out here.
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The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (MAC-ACBS). MAC-ACBS is a non-profit organization whose mission is to to carry out the goals of ACBS at the local level. These goals include working with professionals, students and the public to better respond to the problem of human suffering. MAC is a growing community of people - therapists, researchers, teachers, coaches, nurse practitioners, etc. - who share a common interest in the work that is going on in contextual behavioral sciences including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Relational Frame Theory (RFT) Functional Analytic Therapy (FAP), and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). Our overriding mission is to foster the development of contextual behavioral practice, science, and community service within the Mid-Atlantic region (i.e., MD, DC, VA, WV, DE, NC and SC). To that end, we conduct regular clinical trainings, and we've facilitated the development of several peer consultation groups in the region. We're also working to increase member networking and referrals via our member listserv. Our aim is to build and support a sense of community among MAC and all ACBS members.
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ACT Carolinas is a local affiliate of the larger MAC Chapter. Access the ACT Carolinas listserv here.
Exercises
My ACT Tool Kit by Steve Hayes (launched with A Liberated Mind)
Guided Meditations by Tara Brach
Guided Mindfulness Meditations, UCLA Health
Self-Compassion Guided Meditations and Exercises by Kristen Neff
Living Your Life Values - Values Inventory, Duke Student Affairs
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Books and Other Good Reads
General ACT Books (good for learning the model)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change (Primary ACT text)
A Liberated Mind (also good for clients)
Mindfulness for Two
The ACT Approach
The Essential Guide to the ACT Matrix
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques
ACT Made Simple
Learning ACT
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General ACT Books (good for clients)
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life
The Happiness Trap
Things May Go Terribly Horribly Wrong
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Focused ACT texts
ACT for Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide for Clinicians
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety
ACT for Depression
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Stress Disorder and Trauma-related Problems
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Interpersonal Problems
The Thriving Adolescent: Using ACT & Positive Psychology to Help Teens Manage Emotions, Achieve Goals, and Build Connection
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Relational Frame Theory (RFT)
Relational Frame Theory: A Post-Skinnerian Account of Human Language and Cognition
Learning RFT
Mastering the Clinical Conversation: Language as Intervention
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Self-Report Measures / Assessments
Process Measures of Potential Relevance to ACT
*This massive packet compiled by Joseph Ciarrochi & Linda Bilich contains the following:
Avoidance / Acceptance
The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-2)
White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI)
COPE
Emotion Control Questionnaire (ECQ2)
State Social Anxiety and State Emotion-Regulation Questionnaires
Repressive Defensive Coping
Miller Behavioral Style Scale (MBSS)
Experiential Avoidance Task (EAT)
Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR)
Fusion / Dysfunctional thinking
Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ)
Personal Need for Structure (PNS)
Belief in Personal Control Scale (BPCS)
Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS)
Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI)
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE)
Adult Dispositional Hope Scale
Adult State Hope Scale
Domain Specific Hope Scale (DSHS)
Sociotropy – Autonomy Scale (SAS)
Mindfulness / Awareness of feelings
Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS)
The Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)
Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20)
Value clarification / Goal striving / Action orientation
Personal Strivings Assessment
Personal Values Questionnaire
Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ)
The BULLs-eye Instrument about valued life Primary Care Version (BULLI-PC)
The Bulls-eye Instrument about Valued Life
Action Control Scale (ACS-90)
Pleasant Events Schedule
ACT measures for specific populations
Diabetes Acceptance and Action Scale for Children and Adolescents (DAAS)
Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y)
Child Acceptance and Mindfulness Measure (CAMM)
Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire – Revised (CPAQ-R)
Chronic Pain Values Inventory (CPVI)
Psychological Inflexibility in Pain Scale (PIPS)
The Body Image - Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (BI-AAQ)
Trauma Specific AAQ (AAQ-TS)
General ACT measures
ACT daily diary measure
ACT weekly Diary
Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ) - 2 (there are several content specific variants of the AAQ as well)
Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ)
Valuing Questionnaire (VQ)
Values Bullseye
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation (DERS)
Cognitive Fusion Scale
Multidimensional Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (MEAQ)
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Online search for measures:
https://scienceofbehaviorchange.org/measures/
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PROMIS for health outcomes:
http://www.healthmeasures.net/explore-measurement-systems/promis
Online Programs, Websites & Apps
Practicing ACT in Life
The ACT Guide
ACT Coach app
ACT iCoach app
ACT Companion: Happiness Trap app
Headspace
The Mindfulness app
Calm
Buddhify app
Breath Ball app
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Content Specific Apps
Recovery Record app, specifically for eating disorders, includes ACT skills developed by ACT at Duke lab
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Websites (with ACT Resources)
Portland Psychotherapy
ACT Mindfully
The Thriving Adolescent (children and adolescents)
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Online Training in ACT
Praxis
PESI
An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory (Foxylearning website tutorial)
TED Talks, YouTube Videos and Podcasts
TED Talks
Psychological Flexibility: How Love Turns Pain Into Purpose, by Steve Hayes
Mental Brakes to Avoid Mental Breaks, by Steve Hayes
The Power of Vulnerability by Brene' Brown
The Secret to Self-Control by Jonathan Bricker
The Space Between Self-Esteem and Self-Compassion by Kristen Neff
The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage by Susan David
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YouTube Videos
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Channel
Russ Harris - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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Podcasts