acceptance and commitment therapy

Staying focused in the face of obstacles

December 5, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Maintaining focus in our increasingly connected world can be difficult. Success comes only as the result of continued progress, day-to-day, […]

Why behavior analysts should use defusion in their work.

December 4, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC As behavior analysts working in applied settings, we sometimes struggle to gain buy-in from parents, front-line staff, or even ourselves in the form of self-doubt in our abilities […]

Defused feedback is behavioral feedback.

October 31, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Open up any issue of the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management and you are bound to find performance feedback to […]

The Zen of Verbal Behavior: A Look at the Verbal Behavior of Zen Master Hyon Guk Sunim

September 16, 2018 bsci21 0

Angela Cathey, MA, LPC ENSO Group & bSci21Media, LLC Many traditionally trained behavior analysts initially struggle to incorporate a functional view of verbal behavior into their repertoire. Today, I will push you to be a […]

Increasing Parent Engagement and Treatment Effectiveness using Values

August 17, 2018 bsci21 0

Angela Cathey, MA & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), or other care provider, for developmentally disabled children it […]

Working with Grief Using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

August 15, 2018 bsci21 0

Jacob Martinez, MA, LPC In my last post I talked about how grief can teach us Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. Today I’ll show you some practical tips for working with the bereaved. Remember It’s Still […]

How Grief Teaches Us Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

August 7, 2018 bsci21 1

Jacob Martinez, MA, LPC Live long enough and you are guaranteed to know it intimately, that tangled up mix of inner experience we call grief. Grief is an experience that all of us share at […]

ACT and Superhero Therapy

July 31, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Our sense of self is a critical component in our psychological wellbeing. Behaviorally, we discuss our “selves” or acts of “selfing” in terms of diectic relations – relational […]

Acceptance and Commitment Training and the Scope of Practice of BCBAs

July 20, 2018 bsci21 5

Thomas G. Szabo, PhD, BCBA-D and Jonathan Tarbox, PhD, BCBA-D What is the future of applied behavior analysis? Will our field be useful in the next century in addressing matters pertaining to individuals other than […]

A functional view of ACT and ACT related behaviors.

July 17, 2018 bsci21 0

Angela Cathey, M.A. & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or “ACT” is a behavioral therapy. ACT teaches people to notice the […]