Welcome to the website of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.
This section is under construction. If you feel you understand some of how this website and community works feel free to contribute!
The home page of the site describes the purpose of this organization.
Of course, as a new user, you can use this website as you would use any old website, as a way to obtain information. On the other hand, something potentially much more exciting and enlivening is also possible with this website. This website is also the developing nexus for an online community. If you look around the site and feel that you might be interested in joining, membership to the website is free and provides you the possibility of contributing to its content.
We hope that those who use this website develop a sense of themselves as an online community. This website is here to both support it members and be contributed to by its members. The website grows and changes as the membership of the community grows and changes.
As a community, we know that members participate at various levels. There are two primary things you can do as a member, 1) lurk and learn or 2) contribute. These are outlined in more detail below.
1) Lurk and Learn
Feel free to browse the site and experience all its wonders!
The "features" section to the left outline the main activities of the community.
At the top of the screen are the six major content areas that the site is divided into, corresponding to Contextualism, Basic Foundations, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Relational Frame Theory (RFT), other applications of these technologies, and a section on other third-wave cognitive-behavioral therapies (i.e., "fellow travelers").
2) Contribute
You can instantly join as a user of the website for free (see the right hand side bar). This gives you capability to post messages on the discussion forums and participate in discussions.
You can also register to become a member of ACBS (Association for Contextual Behavioral Science) on this website. Only with ACBS membership can you make full use of the interactivity that this site enables. With ACBS membership you can upload new content (child webpages), download files, rate and comment on existing content, maintain a personal blog, submit events to the calendar, and more. For example, this new user guide was created by me, Jason Luoma, as a member.
The benefit of being listed as an comes with professional membership in ACBS. Right now, suggested membership is only $50/year for most professionals (but $1 minimum now with values-based dues). You can learn more about membership through this [[http://www.contextualpsychology.org/acbs">link.
If you want more details about how to negotiate the process of adding and editing content, there is a short guide to the features of the site that you can read here. Most of adding or editing content is done through the menu on the right side of the screen that says "create content." This link will appear whenever you are logged into the site.
Anyone (with a user account or paid membership, but no membership is required) can add content at the bottom of many pages. If you are reading a page and are interested in responding to the content in some way, you can click on the link at the bottom that says "add new comment." Members, if you are feeling ambitious enough to actually add more content (well, you don't really need to feel ambitious, just be ambitious) you can add a child page to many pages through clicking on "add child page" at the bottom of many pages.
Try it out, don't be afraid to make mistakes. If you think you might possibly have something to say, just say it. That's how we keep build and keep this community going! Others will respond and pretty soon there will be conversation going!
Also, for more general information on the website you can also see the FAQ section to the left.
Revisit the site often. The site will continue to grow with new articles and information, so check back frequently.