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VirginiaABA Presents: ACT in ABA: Practical Tools for Psychological Flexibility in Clinical Practice

Speaker: Jessica Coleman, LPC, BCBA, LBA

Speaker Info:

Jessica is a licensed professional counselor and board certified behavior analyst with over a decade of experience across clinical practice, supervision, and interdisciplinary care. She is the owner and clinical director of Creekside Therapeutics, where she provides neurodiversity-affirming therapy, behavior analytic services, and professional training. Jessica’s work emphasizes ethical decision-making, scope-aware collaboration, and translating behavior analysis into compassionate, real-world practice across clinical and community settings.

Description:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) offers behavior analysts practical tools for addressing rigidity, avoidance, burnout, and treatment resistance in both clients and caregivers. This webinar
introduces ACT through a behavior analytic lens and demonstrates how psychological flexibility processes can be integrated into everyday ABA practice. Participants will learn brief, evidence-aligned strategies for
incorporating values clarification, cognitive defusion, and acceptance into sessions, supervision, and caregiver coaching.

Learning Objectives: 

• Describe psychological flexibility and its relevance to behavior analytic treatment outcomes
• Identify at least two ACT processes that can be incorporated into ABA sessions
• Apply one ACT-based strategy to address client or caregiver avoidance/resistance
• Implement a brief values-focused conversation to support treatment engagement