relational frame theory



Opportunities in OBM: Addressing conflict, creativity, and motivation with RFT

By Angela J. Cathey, M.A. Guest Author Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) is booming and poised to grow exponentially. There are several fairly recent advancements in the behavior analysis of symbolic thought (RFT; Hayes, Barnes-Holmes, Roche, 2001) and technology (e.g., Natural Language…


“I” is just a bit of verbal behavior.

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer …and what’s funny is that I am writing an article about rule governed behavior and psychological flexibility, will eventually challenge you to break some of your rules, and I just spent about a…


10 Excruciatingly Painful Steps to a Better Life

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer Back in September, I wrote about integrity, what it is, why it contributes to your experience of self, and how to restore your integrity when it goes out.  The nickel version is basically…


Did she really say that? Or was it my derived relational response?

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer I’d like to write about reinforcing good social behavior.  It’s something we recommend; I don’t know that we practice it so well.  I was really confronted by this recently when a colleague reached…


Control Yourself! Integrity and Being a Human Being

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer In just about every circle I travel, integrity is a big deal. In behavior analysis, we mostly worry about integrity with respect to our treatment programs. In fact, when Baer, Wolf, and Risley…




Facebook, Subjective Wellbeing, and Relational Frame Theory

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC The more you use Facebook, the worse you feel. That is the conclusion from a study published in the journal PLOS One.  Researchers from the University of Michigan followed 82 participants…