ACT:Root to Fruit

The one and only Steve Hayes, PhD joins me to talk about how clinicians can get more precise with ACT by being more grounded in 4 areas: Behavioral principles, RFT, Evolutionary science principles, and Functional Contextualism.Steve's website: https://stevenchayes.com/please subscribe, like, reviewmy contact if interested in individual/group consultation: marcel@marceltassara.com

Excited to bring you Bartosz Kleszcz, a real mover and shaker within ACBS, whose values are on full display with the upcoming LAMIC conference he helped to create. This free 2-day conference features presenters from Low and Middle Income Countries, - May 16 & 23 2021, no registration required (http://uczesieact.pl/cbs-lamic-online-conference/ and https://fb.me/e/R9H2VvEb)We discuss the conference, the utility of behavioral principles in helping us connect more with our clients, and how ROE can help clinicians thinking functionally.I also am available for individual and/or group consultation, currently am running FAP training groups for therapists as well - marcel@marceltassara.com

Excited to bring you episode #24 with Siri Ming, BCBA-D. She humbly flexes her PhD in RFT as we discuss RFT concepts underpinning psychological flexibility. We also discuss her upcoming upcoming book on RFT for BCBAs. Her website: http://siriming.com/Andhttps://www.weareconstellations.com/ If interested in a training/consultation group, email me at:marcel@marceltassara.com

I'm joined by the marvelous Jennifer Kemp to discuss all things perfectionism. We discuss function over form, the utility of spotting the thread of perfectionism that sometimes connects many behaviors, and also get into a real play around these issues. We also discuss her soon to be published ACT workbook for perfectionism. I'll put a link once it is published. She is available for consultation: jennifer@preciousminds.com.auIf interested in a training group and/or consultation w/ me: marcel@marceltassara.comAlso of note:"Impressions" by John Coltrane"Satisfied" from the musical Hamilton

So grateful to bring another of the roots of the contextual behavioral psychologies, one of the co-creators of ACT, Kirk Strosahl, PhD. Kirk is gifted with the ability to hit every note, gifting something to new comers to contextualism and dyed in the wool behaviorist in one fell swoop. We chop it up on mentalism, contextualism, and more. also available as audio only podcast:https://www.marceltassara.com/actroottofruitKirks info:https://heartmattersconsulting.com/https://www.appi.org/Clinical_Manual_for_the_Assessment_and_Treatment_of_Suicidal_Patients_Second_Editionpraxis course:https://www.praxiscet.com/focused-act-sneak-peek/if interested in a joining a training group email me at marcel@marceltassara.com.

So grateful to bring you the powerhouse that is Dr. Matthew Skinta. He has a gift for making the functional lexicon less aversive. We chat it up re: tips to think functionally, tacting, and swim in a therapy demonstration.He is available for consultation:http://www.drmatthewskinta.com/If interested in a FAP consultation group email me at: Marcel@marceltassara.com

In this enlightening discussion, Dr. Linda Hayes, a distinguished professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, dives into the foundational aspects of behavioral theory and the evolution of contextual behavioral sciences. She critiques traditional views on causality and emphasizes the importance of rule governance in shaping behavior. Linda also addresses the complexities of human actions and the necessity of considering context and history in psychology. Her insights into relational frame theory add depth to our understanding of behaviorism's nuances.

I'm joined by my friend and Matrix Ninja Jacob Martinez. We explore how this geo-spatial tool can be added to your ACT stable house to help you and the client think functionally. Jacob is available for consultation and just started a weekly project to offer free training around the ACT Matrix.Here are his websites:actnaturally.nettheactmatrix.comactmatrix.substack.comIf interested in a training group email me at marcel@marceltassara.com

I'm joined by Luc Vandenberghe. Luc has been working with contextual psychologies since the 80s, and is a master assessor of function. He is a professor Pontific University of Goias, and has published extensively on FAP Groups.if you are interested in joining our online/virtual FAP training group (will meet Thursdays @3:30pm EST USA) email me: marcel@marceltassara.comThe training group is designed for therapists interested in learning and experiencing FAP. This intellectually and emotionally stimulating arena is an ideal place for therapists to see FAP in action. Group meets weekly and blends interpersonal with didactic focus. We ask for a 3 month commitment, cost is $50 per week.Here is a sample of Luc's articles:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Pca08TzwE4LJtYi4j2pxlOuPmWsdt__r?usp=sharing

I'm joined by ACBS Fellow and Texas wordsmith, Hank Robb, PhD. We take a stroll through the forest of functionalism (how to start to think functionally), how thoughts differ from beliefs, and Hanks approach to seriousness.Hank is available for consultation: robbhb@pacificu.eduAvailable as video podcast as well:https://www.marceltassara.com/actroottofruit