Applying ACT for Neurodivergent Learners: An Introductory Practicum

Objectives:

Describe how and when ACT is within the scope of applied behavior analysts

Develop intervention frameworks developed from the ACT Hexaflex and ACT Matrix

Create experiential learning opportunities using an ACT-Based curriculum

Describe how ACT can provide an approach that is both person-centered and neurodiversity affirming

Suggested (not required) readings: ACT for Behavior Analysts (Dixon, Hayes, & Belisle, 2023); Research Methods for the Practicing Behavior Analyst (Belisle, Stanley, & Dixon, 2021); Accept. Identify. Move (AIM) (Dixon & Paliliunas, 2018)