Relational Frame Theory Special Interest Group

Submitted by Ian Stewart on July 18, 2010 - 8:54am
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RFT Special Interest Group

Affiliated 2010

Contact Information for SIG Co-Leaders

Louise McHugh, Ph.D.
Swansea University
Wales, UK

J.T. Blackledge, Ph.D.
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY, USA

Ian Stewart, Ph.D.
NUI Galway
Galway, Ireland

General Interest Area to be Specifically Addressed by the SIG

All things of relational frame relevance – a smorgasbord of philosophical, theoretical and empirical exploration.

Mission/Objectives

The ACBS RFT SIG will provide a forum in which researchers and practitioners interested in RFT (i.e., nerds, geeks and other social misfits) can come together to share philosophical,  theoretical and empirical ideas on Relational Frame Theory and promote the development of both basic and applied RFT research. Of particular importance, this SIG will provide RFT interested individuals a forum in which they can emit phrases such as ‘combinatorial entailment’ and ‘transformation of function’ and still be accepted and loved!

SIG Activities

RFT listserv
Annual meeting at World Conference or SI

Description of Membership

RFT researchers and practitioners interested in RFT.

Comments

RFT Assessment Resource

Submitted by breitejo on March 7, 2012 - 10:45am.

Hi all,

I am an associate professor at a small liberal arts college and a practicing clinician that does a bit of research on the side. I have access to an excellent school district and am interested in an exploratory study examining the relationships between RFT ability and school success in terms of academic achievement, standardized test scores and extracurricular involvement. My longer term goal is to pilot some RFT training to improve performance, but for now, I thought it would be interesting to see what relationships pop up. The school tracks these factors pretty closely and I am hoping for a lead in finding a valid, practical measure of RFT ability. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Joe

RFT listserv

Submitted by Douglas Long on March 8, 2012 - 5:01am.

Hi Joe,

Sounds like some cool research! Very cool that you have a good relationship with the school district. I myself do not know the answer to your question. However, I bet that people on the RFT listserv would be able to help you. You can find this listserv here: http://contextualpsychology.org/emailing_lists

Only adults?

Submitted by Bryan (not verified) on October 1, 2011 - 9:23am.

Hi,
Does this group work with young children with autism and related disorders or are accepted only adults in its research? bijuterii argint mireasa
Thanks.