This article presents an evolutionary framework for understanding and expanding Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The chapter argues that psychological health can be conceptualized in terms of increasing behavioral versatility—the capacity to adapt effectively across...
Here, the authors examine whether Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) are conceptually and ethically compatible with contemporary behavior analysis. The paper argues that ACT is fundamentally rooted in behavioral principles,...
Publication Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 115(1), 21–30 Related Domains Pivotal Skills Complex Verbal Behavior In this article, Murray Sidman is presented as one of the most influential figures in modern behavior analysis, not only because of his...
This piece provides a broad historical and conceptual overview of the development of Relational Frame Theory (RFT) from its origins in the mid-1980s through more than three decades of experimental and applied research. The paper argues that the core claim of RFT is...
This chapter claims that behavior analysts are uniquely positioned to contribute to modern adult disability services, particularly in residential and community-based settings that emerged following deinstitutionalization. The chapter reviews the historical shift away...
