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General CEU: How Language Skills Can Also Lead to Suffering: An ACT & RFT Case Example

How Language Skills Can Also Lead to Suffering: An ACT & RFT Case Example is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of language assessment, teaching sessions, caregiver coaching, and natural communication routines. In How Language Skills Can Also Lead to Suffering: An ACT & RFT Case Example, for this course, the practical stakes show up in clearer case conceptualization, better instructional targets, and stronger generalization, not in abstract discussion alone.

Provider: The Daily BA

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Course Description

A story on how direct-acting contingencies and relational responding are helping students of Fit Learning Reno develop skill sets beyond direct training with acceptance and commitment training (ACT) and applied relational frame theory (RFT).

What You'll Learn

  1. Describe the core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) and their relevance to behavior analysis.
  2. Explain how defusion techniques help individuals create distance from unhelpful thoughts to support goal-directed behavior.
  3. Apply at least one ACT-based practice to support behavioral flexibility in a clinical or personal context.

CEU Credits Earned

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BACB 1 General
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.

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