The 2021 ACBS Worldcon is only weeks away! Like last year it will take place entirely online, but this time the bulk of the presentations will be in Central European Time. I’ll be in attendance, and you can catch me on a panel discussing what we’d like to see ACBS do better (My submission for a workshop on the matrix was rejected).
The program for the conference is out and you can access it here.
I took a look through the program and searched for any presentation that includes the ACT Matrix. It turns out eight presentations at this years worldcon will directly reference or feature the ACT Matrix.
Here they are in case you want to do your own “Matrix Track” of the conference.
Friday June 25, 11:45am - 1:15pm (CEST)
58. ACT made simpler, easier and effective: six steps to psychological flexibility with the ACT Matrix - Schoendorff (Workshop)
This will be Benji Schoendorff’s demonstration of his six-steps to psychological flexibility.
Saturday June 26, 10:00am - 11:30am (CEST)
85. Shaping Supervision: Developing ACT consistent Supervision Skills - Lucas, Bradley (Workshop)
Using the ACT Matrix for supervision.
Saturday June 26, 11:45am - 1:15pm (CEST)
94. Harnessing ACT to develop/deliver innovative interventions targeting university students’ health & illicit drug use - Vasiliou, Gallego, Kroska, Pierce, Lappalainen (Symposium)
Pierce will discuss using the ACT Matrix over video with university students.
Saturday June 26, 11:45am - 1:15pm (CEST)
99. Dancing with the Elephant: Using the ACT Matrix to Guide Conversations about Race - Cirincione-Ulezi, Herbst (Workshop)
Saturday June 26, 4:00pm - 5:30pm (CEST)
111. The parent trap: Psychological flexibility, mindfulness, and observable behaviors among parents and caregivers - Moyer, Garro, Rochester, Kurumiya, Gould, Antonsen (Symposium)
Kurumiya will discuss using the ACT Matrix with Japanese speaking parents.
Saturday June 26, 4:00pm - 5:30pm (CEST)
112. ACT Functional Analysis and Treatment in ABA Settings: Working with Caregivers, Employees, and Athletes - Szabo, Wingerter, Gay, Presti (Symposium)
Celie Gay & Thomas G. Szabo will talk using the matrix with ABA workers.
Sunday June 27, 12:00pm - 1:30pm (CEST)
126. Prosocial for Social Activists - Ebert, Wiser (Workshop)
Using the Prosocial Matrix for Social Activism
Sunday June 27, 1:45pm - 3:15pm (CEST)
134. Moving from the Illusion of Equity to Meaningful Action: A Prosocial Approach to Overcoming Barriers - Baires, Canon, del Aguila, Fox, House, Hankinson, Olarte-Hayes, Saxon (Workshop)
A look at DEI initiatives within ACBS using the ACT Matrix as a framework
Remember that all of the above dates and times are in Central European Summer Time, that’s Polish time. You can convert to your time zone using this website.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jacob Martinez // Through the ACT Matrix