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AABT
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (previous name of our organization, 1966-2005)
ABCT
Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (current name of our organization, 2005-present)
ABCT governance
The board of directors, coordinators, and committee chairs that make things happen for the organization.
abct.org
*awesome* website full of information for students, academics, and paractitioners as well as the public
BT
Behavior Therapy, the original empirical journal of ABCT
C & BP
Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, the clinically-oriented journal of ABCT
MJ
Our fearless leader Mary Jane Eimer; executive director of ABCT.
SIG
Special Interest Group
tBT
our flagship newsletter, the Behavior Therapist!
Webinar
Web= online; inar= part of seminar. Put it together= a web based seminar. Register, watch, become involved!
Allied Organization, Institution, or Coalition
AACBT
Australian Association of Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy
AAS
American Association of Suicidology
ABPP
American Board of Professional Psychology
ABBCP
American Board of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology
ACBTA
Asian Cognitive Behavior Therapy Association
ACJS
American Criminal Justice Society
ADAA
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
ADAC/ACTA
Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada
AGPA
American Group Psychotherapy Association
ALAMOC
Asociación Latinoamericana de Análisis y Modificación del Comportamiento
APA
American Psychological Association and also American Psychiatric Association
APPIC
Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers
APS
Association for Psychological Science
CAAPS
Coalition for the Advancement and Application of Psychological Science
CACBT
Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
COSSA
Consortium of Social Science Associations
CPA
Canadian Psychological Association
CUDCP
Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology
Div
A division of APA, comprised of members with an interest in a specific area
EACBT
European Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy
FABBS
Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences
IOCDC
International OCD Foundation
IACP
International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapies
ISITDBT
International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
ISTSS
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
JABT
Japanese Association of Behavior Therapy
MHLG
Mental Health Liaison Group
NASW
National Association of Social Work
NCSPP
National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology
NIDA
National Institute on Drug Abuse
PCSAS
Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System
SBM
Society of Behavioral Medicine
SCCAP
Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
SSCP
Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology
VA
Veterans Affairs
WCCBCT
World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies
Mental Disorder
ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorder (or Acute Stress Disorder)
BPD
Borderline Personality Disorder
DSM
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
GAD
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
OCD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
PTSD
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Professsional Characteristic
AAPI / APPA
APPIC Psychology Internship and Postdoctoral Applications, respectively
BCBA
Board-Certified Behavior Analyst
CEs/CEUs
continuing education/ units; additional learning required by licensed professionals to maintain licensure in certain states/countries
LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
MHP
Mental Health Professional
MSW
Master of Social Work
PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
PsyD
Doctor of Psychology
Therapy Type
ABA
Applied Behavior Analysis
ACT
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
BA
Behavior Analysis
CBT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBTi
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
CT
Cognitive Therapy
DBT
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, a treatment for borderline personality disorder developed by Marsha Linehan
EBP
Evidence-Based Practice
EBT
Evidence-Based Treatments
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitiztion Retraining
ER
Emotion Regulation, a key concept of DBT
EST
Empirically-Supported Treatment
FAP
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy; FAP is based on the behavior analytic, or functional contextualistic, approach to human behavior first described by B.F. Skinner.
IE
Interpersonal Effectiveness, another key concept of DBT
PCIT
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
PST
Problem-solving therapy
RFT
Relational Frame Theory; the theory on which ACT is based
SST
Social Skills Training
TFCBT
Trauma-Focused CBT