Hi all- I recently started seeing a new client with interpersonal problems and my goal is to do "just FAP." Jonathan and I have been discussing during...
Sara, I believe that when we are not doing FAP, we should do EST. And before you know, you'll catch yourself doing FAP simultaneously. After a few years of ...
Hi Sara The stand I have taken on this issue is to always do an EST treatment if there's one available for the problem at hand. Along with presenting the ...
Sara, In addition to doing behavior therapy/ESTs, you can spend some extra time on presenting problems, goal setting and history-taking; these will guide your...
Hi all- I appreciate the responses I received in response to my question, how do you do FAP when you are not doing FAP? But... I'm asking it again. Jonathan...
... Hi Sara, First, in Reno, we only do FAP when we have hit a bad run of dice at the craps table. But when the dice are cold, we begin therapy by attempting...
Okay consider myself evoked. I think we all agree functional analysis is where it's at. The question is how do we actually began to do a functional analysis....
What do people do when they are not doing FAP? My answer is: Thinking and making observations. Currently I have a client who tends to ramble. Usually he will...
Hi, I am curious if someone could answer this question. I have been brushing up on the concept of reinforcement recently in order to do some trainings for...
Renee, It’s easy to confuse functional and topographical definitions of reinforcement. Functionally defined reinforcement is the increase in the rate of...
Renee, Just to "reinforce" what Tom said: The question is, what behavior does eating M&M's reinforce? Without knowing anything else, we presume that eating...
Hi Jonathan et al., In the past I have (perhaps mistakenly) seen "Radical Behaviorism" and "Functional Contexualism" as synonomous. Perhaps I should say ...
hi all, ive notice from the ACT site/server that World Con II is now scheduled for next year in july 24-28th in London. What I was wondering was whether there...
I think this is a very good and timely question. I will definitely bring it up with my colleagues this next week. You might want to consider the online...
Hi all! I'm glad to see that we have recently had more people join the list serve. It may be helpful for people to post their names on their profiles so we...
Hello all, A post on the 25th asked for the new comers to the list to post their names and background, so I thought that I would respond. I forgot who wrote...
Hello, I am also a new comer to the list. My name is Aidan HArt and Im in my final year of my DClinPsych training in Clinical PSychology at the University of...
Hello Aidan, Do you get to use FAP in your work with sex offenders. If so I would love to hear about it. Many of my students are interested working with...
Hi Joe, in the past in my pre training days I didnt use FAP. Ive only come across FAP while Ive been training, though not through my course teaching...
Hi Aidan, An older study done with reinforcment therapies showed that you could conditioning in the therapeutic relationship great use of "I" statements in...
Sorry, the referenc eon the use of "I" statements is cited in the article that I did in the 6.1 issue of BAT on the role of reinfrocement in third generation...
Hi Joe, I'll have to have a look at that study. I know FAP talk about something similar for those with a borderline diagnosis. regarding how open they are to...
When I use to do couples therapy, some of the best sessions that I had with couples started with one person saying that the relationship really sucked but it...
hi joe, thats a good point. I suppose opening up a discussion about their feelings arround being compelled coulld be a good place to get things moving or to...
I think we are on the same page...Yes, in verbal behavior Skinner spoke about the "catharitic effect" being that a client emits a response that in the past was...
Sorry I'm getting in late on this interesting discussion - just getting back from being out of town for the holiday. Aidan do you know about Kirk Newring...
Hello, I am currently writng an article with Jame Cordova on forgiveness in behavioral couples therapy. We have a great operant analysis of forgiveness and...
I agree that clients develop a sense of what is normal. Individual histories are important. Some clinet grow up in homes hwere the only time others are sweet...
Indeed I am on the list. However, I've been spending the last fortnight attempting to make that bold leap from Mr. Newring to Dr. Newring. Furthermore, I've...
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