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Acceptance: A Research Overview and Application of This Core ACT Process in ABA
1Department of Psychology, Murray State University, 401c Wells Hall, Murray, KY 42071 USA.
Behavior Analysis in Practice
|March 28, 2022
Summary
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) involves reducing avoidance behaviors and increasing self-control. This review highlights ACT
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Science
- Psychology
Background:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy/Training (ACT) is gaining traction in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
- Acceptance is a core process involving reduced avoidance and increased appetitive control.
- Existing literature in psychological and contextual behavioral science supports acceptance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the empirical support for acceptance within the behavior-analytic literature.
- To examine the effectiveness of acceptance interventions in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
- To provide recommendations for a functional approach to acceptance in ABA.
Main Methods:
- Review of select publications in behavior-analytic journals.
- Analysis of empirical support from psychological and contextual behavioral science.
- Examination of treatment outcome studies, self-report measures, and laboratory tasks.
Main Results:
- Acceptance has strong empirical support in psychological and contextual behavioral science.
- Preliminary evidence suggests acceptance is effective across various populations and problem behaviors in ABA.
- Acceptance interventions are within the scope of practice for ABA.
Conclusions:
- Acceptance is a viable and empirically supported process for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
- Further research and functional applications of ACT processes in ABA are recommended.
- Mainstream ABA practitioners can integrate acceptance interventions into their practice.
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