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Welcome to the official website of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, a worldwide online learning and research community, and a living resource for anyone interested in ACT, RFT, and Contextual Behavioral Science. Find out more about us.

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ACBS voices serious concern about DSM-5
The ACBS Board of Directors has expressed serious concern regarding the content of the future Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition, (DSM-5), which is currently under development. The DSM serves as an important component of the research, education, and practice of most licensed psychologists in the United States.

ACT has "strong research support" for chronic pain says Society of Clinical Psychology
The Society of Clinical Psychology (APA’s Division 12) has recently listed ACT as having “strong research support” for the treatment of chronic pain.

Call for Submissions - OPEN
Call for Submissions for the ACBS World Conference X - OPEN UNTIL February 15, 2012 (posters, expo posters, and chapter/sig meetings have a submission deadline, April 10, 2012) Washington, DC July 22-25, 2012