Videos
What is Functional Contextualism?
In this video, we briefly introduce the philosophical worldview of Functional Contextualism with a specific focus on its relevance to clinical work.
Thinking Functionally About Behaviour
This video is a quick introduction to the differences between the form and function of behaviour, along with a practical example of how we can start to determine the possible functions of behaviour.
Explaining Psychological Problems from a Contextual Perspective
In this video, we demonstrate how to conceptualise psychological problems from a contextual perspective using a clinical case example. This video will be of interest to anyone wanting to learn ways of individualising assessments and tailoring interventions to the individual.
Looking Beyond Symptom Reduction in Therapy
This video summarises reviews some of the philosophical and behavioural rationales for looking beyond symptom reduction in the therapy room.
What is Functional Equivalence?
This video is for those wanting to take a deeper dive into some of the behaviour-analytic principles that underlie contextual therapies (e.g. ACT, FAP, etc). This time we are exploring a quick introduction to the concept of “functional equivalence” or “functional classes” of behaviour, along with some clinical applications.