Professional Organizations
The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science is committed to research and development in the area of ACT, RFT, and contextual behavioral science more generally. As of mid 2012 it had nearly 5,700 members world wide, about half outside of the United States. It holds annual "world conference" meetings: The 11th will be held in Sydney in July, 2013; the 12th will be held in Minneapolis in summer 2014.
The Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) has a special interest group for practitioner issues, behavioral counseling, and clinical behavior analysis ABA:I. ABAI has larger special interest groups for autism and behavioral medicine. ABAI serves as the core intellectual home for behavior analysts. ABAI sponsors two conferences/year—one in the U.S. and one international.
The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) also has an interest group in behavior analysis, which focuses on clinical behavior analysis. ACT work is common presented at ABCT and other mainstream CBT organizations.
The British Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapies (BABCP) has a large special interest group in ACT, with over 1,200 members.
Doctoral-level behavior analysts who are psychologists belong to the American Psychological Association's division 25—Behavior analysis. APA offers a diplomate in behavioral psychology.
The World Association for Behavior Analysis offers certification in behavior therapy which covers knowledge of ACT.
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