ACT:Root to Fruit

I'm joined today by a true clinician's clinician, Jennifer Gregg, PhD. Jen is a professor at San Jose State University, a clinician specializing in her work with cancer patients, peer reviewed ACT trainer, and ACBS superstar...amongst other things. I really enjoyed walking with her through the Contextual Behavioral Psychology jungle and picking things about from a functional perspective.Jen's new book is available here:https://www.newharbinger.com/stop-avoiding-stuff

The man, the myth, the legend Bill Follette, PhD, helps me to unpack functional vs. topographical, mid-level terms, and a sweeping tour of the principals that make CBS. Bill is a professor of psychology at University of Nevada at Reno: https://www.unr.edu/psychology/faculty/william-folletteAlso available as a audio only podcast:https://www.marceltassara.com/actroottofruitOle Ivar Lovaas work with children Autism:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ7TiFJzZkM

I'm joined by Dr. Evelyn Gould, PhD, BCBA-D, to further dissect some of the roots of the contextual behavioral sciences. Dr. Evie is a Clinical Behavior Analyst and Research Associate at the McLean OCD Institute for Children and Adolescents at McLean Hospital, and Instructor at Harvard Medical School. She also works in private practice for New England Center for OCD and Anxiety (NECOA), and is a consultant for First Steps for Kids, Inc., in Los Angeles. She is available for consultation: https://www.newenglandocd.org/necoa-losangeles-staff

I'm joined by the delightful and brilliant Kate Kellum, PhD! Kate is the Associate Director of Institutional Research and Assessment and Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi. We discuss contingencies, how to see 'em, and oh so tasty behaviorism!Kate's Website:http://www.iseecontingencies.com/Home.htmlclicker training/tag teach: https://youtu.be/puYANVYxPyshttps://youtu.be/5uPSa--Nlt4Shamu article: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/25/fashion/what-shamu-taught-me-about-a-happy-marriage.htmland the book: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87892614Linda J. Parrott Hayes articles:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1350087/pdf/jeabehav00215-0281.pdfandHayes, L. J. (1992). Equivalence as process. In S. C. Hayes & L. J. Hayes (Eds.), The International Institute on Verbal Relations. Understanding verbal relations (p. 97–108). Context Press.

Joe Oliver joins me for episode #12, and gracefully guides me into the heart of ACT. We chat a bit about behavior-behavior relations and spend much more time swimming in a real-play and unpacking it afterwards.Joe's website for training, consultation, etc: https://contextualconsulting.co.uk/team/joe-oliverupcoming (Feb. 2021) training: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/act100-mindfulness-and-acceptance-for-self-esteem-tickets-123986628343Steve Hayes Mentalism Article I mentioned: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2741891/pdf/behavan00063-0041.pdf

The marvelous Miranda Morris PhD sits down to share her awesomely authentic self. She is currently the current President-Elect of ACBS, founder of True North Therapy and Training, co-founder of the Mid-Atlantic ACBS chapter, and a peer reviewed ACT trainer. We discuss function, peer consultation, and imposter syndrome.She is available for consultation:https://truenorthact.com/act-training-services/Any ACBS members interested in a free peer consultation group: (https://contextualscience.org/online_act_peer_supervision_group_affiliate_of_acb):Are you interested in connecting with other ACBS members online to learn together how to be more skilled with using ACT? Then Register for Drop-In Meeting Here or contact us by email: actpeersupervision@gmail.com

DJ Moran drops by to help me unpack Mentalism, Spirituality, and the act of meditation - all from a behavioral lens. DJ just straight up brings it! the science, the style, and all things in between. Check out some of his books here: https://www.newharbinger.com/author/daniel-j-moran.He is available for corporate consulting, leadership innovation, safety and productivity consultation. https://www.drdjmoran.com/https://www.pickslyde.com/d-j-moran/

I'm joined by ACBS Fellow Sonja Batten for a vivid discussion about the "ACT stance". Sonja eloquently frames what flexibility looks like, inside and out, by demonstrating how vulnerability can be used to model ACT processes as well as summon both clinician and client to more present moment aliveness.Check out her website for consultation.Books:Essentials of ACTCommitted Action in Practice

Glenn Callaghan, PhD is in the house! Gifted with a wicked ability to put "fun" in functional analysis, Glenn guides me through some of the thickest parts of the forest. Expect to see him back to talk specifically about Interpersonal Behavioral Therapy (IBT).On a side note, I'm über grateful to this beautiful man for his counsel and encouragement from the beginning of this project.for consultation: glenn.callaghan@sjsu.eduarticles mentioned:Callaghan, G.M., Follette, W.C. Interpersonal Behavior Therapy (IBT), Functional Assessment, and the Value of Principle-Driven Behavioral Case Conceptualizations. Psychol Rec (2020).https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40732-020-00395-1Callaghan, G. M., & Darrow, S. M. (2015). The role of functional assessment in third wave behavioral interventions: Foundations and future directions for a fourth wave. Current Opinion in Psychology, 2, 60-64.https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/43603059/The_role_of_functional_assessment_in_thi20160310-2421-1nypa17.pdf?1457655245=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DThe_role_of_functional_assessment_in_thi.pdf&Expires=1599497800&Signature=JYQfTmF72FdzjNgx1OHGr1dLfk5oXzuX0QACDioA2sHX~L8GS2gGViO-0EQiQYQFC5BPNo9jvE7tjJvCGK4africnJyvARyr7FilO~hqRIubiPGi8t0MdE-ZVE4tep0mk9vKcAxCr~8vndKLcP5JTfy6thw8Gfs1C65iwkO5uw1Nu9fvK3e3HGjLWGGJd5~1Kg78e1Rqp4PvMXA~uQSjkZn-z1rNVHuwr0sfrDbjSQ0NuNgRI7aWNzL3mqLulHKkdU8UEQ6ZS5y47iKEnZ7QOIwCnyPPLkBWDU1y-0V4OhTT64uxGkRfMNfRKvgySutfjDdnB2W2pIZ9zkwUCpgCqw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZAalso, Glenn concurred w/ me afterwards that ABCs of Human Behavior is a great book to start with:https://www.newharbinger.com/abcs-human-behavior

The honorable Jonathan Kanter, PhD pays a visit to discuss systemic racism and how a CBS stance can be useful for bellying up to these forces. We recorded this episode a few days after Jacob Blake was shot by police here in Kenosha, Wisconsin...and several hours before a baby faced 17 year old kid killed 2 protesters.It's heavy, and we hope also useful. https://colorofchange.org/https://realjusticepac.org/https://www.stirfryseminars.com/this episode is also available as an audio only podcast.