Functional contextual therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), that emphasize present moment processes and in-session behaviors, have long viewed the therapeutic relationship as an essential tool in facilitating behavior change. With their shared grounding in functional behavior analysis, online blending FAP and ACT can address common problems in the therapeutic relationship and can help guide the therapist...
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ACBS World Conference 14
Next ACBS World Conference will be held 14-19th of June in Seattle. It is a great opportunity to meet FAP clinicians, trainers, and researchers from all over the world! You can find more information about the conference at the ACBS website.
ACBS has made a special exception for the annual Seattle FAP Intensive Workshop to be held just before the World Conference. The tentative dates are June...
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Washington Innovators in Behavioral Therapy
11-12th of September 2015 in Seattle WACBS organizes training in leading contextual behavioral therapies such as:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Relational Frame Theory
- Functional Analytic Psychotherapy
- Compassion-Focused Therapy
ACBS World Conference 13
The ACBS World Conference 13 in Berlin, that was held on 14th-19th July 2015, provided a lot of opportunities to practice and learn FAP- workshops and inspiring presentations given by FAP trainers, clinicians and researches from all over the world. You may find some of the presentations at the Center for the Science of Social Connection...
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In 2013 the Department of Psychology at University of Washington received a gift that was to become the Center for the Science of Social Connection. This is a center in Seattle, Washington doing research inspired by FAP and with a modern cross-disciplinary agenda. The subject of social connection is studied using bio-behavioral and function contextual perspectives. You can read more about the research center...
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