“As ABCT members, most of us work in some combination of psychological treatment, clinical research, and training. Dr. Beck's work is evident across all of these domains, and the field owes him a debt of gratitude.” -David Tolin (ABCT president)
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#ABCT2026: Integrating Compassion and Science: Empowering Our Community to Engage in Evidence-based Collective Action November 12-15 in Baltimore, MD
- What's one book you think all psychologists NEED to read? #CBTworks
- In this letter, we urge President-Elect Biden and Mr. Zients to add behavioral scientists to their COVID-19 Advisory Board. #cbtworks #COVID19 #COVID19Vaccine @JoeBiden
- Today we mourn Dr. Charles Silverstein, who passed away on January 30. 23. A hero, an activist, a leader, and a friend. His contributions to psychology and the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals have been felt around the world.
- Our convention will be virtual this year. The convention will mostly be November 19th-22nd, from 7:30 am PST/10:30 am EST to 5:30 pm PST/8:30 pm EST. Recorded sessions will be available on demand after the convention dates for an extended period of time. More details to follow.
- Update from the ABCT Board of Directors: On June 6, the ABCT Board of Directors and past leadership released an apology for behavior therapy’s contributions to the development and practice of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts.
- ABCT is pleased to share the results of our election. Please join us in congratulating: Steven A. Safren, Ph.D., 2023- 2024 President Elect Colleen A. Sloan, Ph.D. 2023 – 2026 Representative-at-Large and liaison to Membership Issues
- The 2021 ABCT convention will be virtual. Announcement from President David Tolin is below.
- Effective treatments for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) exist, but many people are treated with nonevidence‐based treatments which may worsen symptoms. Learn more in this review from ABCT members @docmckay, @DrJonAbram, & Eric Storch (@bcm_ocd) ⤵️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…
- ABCT has released an apology statement for its history involving so-called “conversion therapy.” 🧵
- Mark your calendars! ✨ Developing Effective Allyship Through an Anti-Racist Framework ✨ a virtual panel on 2/22 with 🤩 Broderick Sawyer, PhD 🤩 Craig Rodriguez-Seijas, PhD 🤩 Noor Sharif, BA Moderators: Kevin Narine BA & Cindy Chang PsyM Host @ABCTSGMSIG DM for link!
- ABCT learned that something that was said in one of our professional development workshops on the topic of supporting women in academia, reflected sentiments that are not consistent with our organization’s values.
- This new paper from ABCT member @CraigAnthonyRS and colleagues points to an (unconscious) bias among clinicians to diagnose sexual minority people with Borderline Personality Disorder independent of presenting psychopathology. #BPD #DBT Full paper here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
- Did you know that it is harder to get into clinical psych grad school (Ph.D) than any other graduate program? More than med school, law school, or even vet school! Only 8% acceptance rate nationally! This site is chock full of info on getting in: clinicalpsychgradschool.org