Re: Introducing new moderators on the ACT for the Public list

[Guest guest]

Thanks, .

You've done some wonderful work here. Just wondering is that actually a complete goodbye from you or just you stepping down from moderating?

Because if you aren't going to be posting I think many will want to wish you well

Thanks again,

S.

Subject: Introducing new moderators on the ACT for the Public listTo: "act_for_the_public" <ACT_for_the_Public >Date: Wednesday, 15 December, 2010, 19:54

As you may know, this list was started by me right after Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Lifewas published. The first posts happened in October of 2005and the list expanded quickly in the aftermath of the February 2006 story on ACT in Time.In 2006 there were 1224 messages posted by about 500 members.As this year ends we are today at 4469 messages posted by 1498 members.Although it started because of GOOYM & IYL there are now dozens of ACTself help books, and from the beginning this list it was envisioned as a place todiscuss anything about ACT, regardless of what one is reading or why one was interested. I think I wrote the geeky (as always, sigh)description on the Yahoo groups page ... and after wandering around for a while it finally gets to a bottom line purpose: "This list serves as a forum for non-professionals to discuss ACT. It is not meant to deal with requests for

specific professional advice, but it will deal broadly with common personal problems."Over the years folks who have read The Happiness Trap or The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxietyor The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depressionor all the many other books out there have joined. The list is "ACT for the Public" -- ACT in all of its formsand in all of its voices.The 11,793 posts over the last five years tells an amazing story of humansuffering and human courage. If you watch the list for a while you see livesgradually change. People move forward; they learn; they grow.Not everyone ... but many. There is no panacea, no "cure" -- life is not a problem to be solved.What there is, is humanity -- suffering, struggling, accepting, seeing, caring, and rising upto the challenges of life. What there is, is us.The list is moderated, sort of -- always has been.

But in fitting its general purposethe hand on the tiller is very light. The list is not meant as therapy. It is meant as self-help groupinterested in discussion, education, and mutual exploration about ACT.I personally have found that it provides real support for me in my life journey.There are lay ACT experts on this list, who see the work as clearly as any professional ACT expert out there (me included).And there are professionals on this list too ... but I guarantee you theyget as much out of the list as any member and you can see in their posts thatthey do not readily wrap themselves up in the high and mighty clothing of self-appointed expert -- they know stuff, they say what they know, but theyare also here learning.So what is the role of a moderator?Well sometime people need a little bump in the right direction back channelor (rarely) front channel. If folks get stuck on an issue

that does not have to do really with ACT per se, there is a little bump. If people get too judgmental towardothers; or too frantic in their posts, often the same thing. Amazingly, that part of the moderator role happens all the time from general list members. Perhaps 80% of the readersjust lurk ... but even these folks will sometimes reach out back channel or front channeland try to get a bit more "moderation" in the community when it gets out of balance.The formal moderators just have that additional role obligation.And they can also do something not all ont he list can do: remove posting privileges or ban members.In 5 years we've had a temporary suspension of posting privileges a couple of times;and three or four times spammers have been banned or folks wanting just to do religious rantsahve been taken off. One time a suffering list member would not stop posting obscene diatribes-- seemingly

while intoxicated. So yes, a few folks had to be removed.A handfuls among thousands. I remember and feel sad for everyone of them ...but the list is not meant as therapy. It is meant as self-help groupinterested in discussion, education, and mutual exploration about ACT.The space on the list handles most of this ... but sometimes formal moderators have to step in.Originally I moderated both the professional andpublic list. The professional list was gradually brought under the umbrella of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) -- the group that is trying to help develop ACT, RFT, and relatedapproaches. ACBS is also 5 years old and has about 3000 professional membersand for years now it has been moderated by a team selected by ACBS(right now Joe Ciarrochi at the University of Wollongong is the moderator over there).Now the time has come for the same thing to happen here.The two

new moderators are Oser and Sears.Both are young doctoral level psychologists who do work in ACT. received her doctorate from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2008.Since then she has been working as a health services research fellow at the Center for Health Care Evaluation at VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine. She has been co-facilitating the ACT supervision and training group with Robyn Walser, PhD at the National Center for PTSD. has over 6 years of experience in the delivery and supervision of third wave behavior therapies (ACT, FAP, and DBT). I've known for many years -- she's super.She has a good heart and a good head. C. () Sears received her doctorate from the University of Houston in 2008 and completed both her internship and clinical postdoc in Behavioral Medicine at the VA Palo Alto. is currently a

Health Science Specialist at the VA National Center for PTSD in Menlo Park, CA. There she has been a consultant on clinical and research projects involving ACT and CBT for PTSD. also works closely with Robyn Walser, Ph.D., on developing manuals and other materials for the VA's ACT-for-Depression rollout (if you did not know, the VA is spendinga lot of money getting ACT into the VA centers around the country -- a wonderful and very effective project). serves as a coordinator and primary clinician on a multi-site ACT-for-PTSD pilot study. also works closely with Joe Ruzek, Ph.D., on other dissemination and training projects. has published in the areas of assessment and training and is developing her interest in best practices for training empirically supported treatment components. These are great young professionals. They will do a super job.If you get a back channel post

from them try to consider what they mayhave to say -- it comes out of their caring for the work and for the people on the list.That is an honorable thing -- worthy of respect. That have my thanksand I hope all of our thanks for doing the usually thankless jobof trying to steer with just a bump on the tiller and an occasionalhard pull as we as a group move this entirely virtual community forward toward morefulfilling, meaningful and fully human lives and -- would you care to say a few words to the group?- S C. Foundation ProfessorDepartment of Psychology /298University of NevadaReno, NV 89557-0062"Love isn't everything, it's the only thing"hayes@... or stevenchayes@...Fax: Psych Department: Contextual Change (you can use this number for messages if need be): Blogs: Psychology Today http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/get-out-your-mindHuffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-c-hayes-phdIf you want my vita, publications, PowerPoint slides, try my training page or my blog at the ACBS site: http://www.contextualpsychology.org/steven_hayes http://www.contextualpsychology.org/blog/steven_hayes or you can try my website (not really quite functional yet) stevenchayes.comIf you have any questions about ACT or RFT (articles, AAQ information etc), please first check the vast resources at www.contextualpsychology.org. You have to register on the site to download things, but the cost starts at a dollar.If you are a professional or student and want to be part of the world wide ACT discussion or RFT discussions go to http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy/joinorhttp://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/relationalframetheory/joinIf you are a member of the public reading ACT self-help books (e.g., "Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life" etc) and want to be part of the conversation go to: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join

[Guest guest]

Thank you . I think this will make the listserv even better. Welcome, and . BillTo: ACT_for_the_Public From: stevenchayes@...Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:54:38 -0800Subject: Introducing new moderators on the ACT for the Public list

As you may know, this list was started by me right after Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Lifewas published. The first posts happened in October of 2005and the list expanded quickly in the aftermath of the February 2006 story on ACT in Time.

In 2006 there were 1224 messages posted by about 500 members.As this year ends we are today at 4469 messages posted by 1498 members.Although it started because of GOOYM & IYL there are now dozens of ACT

self help books, and from the beginning this list it was envisioned as a place todiscuss anything about ACT, regardless of what one is reading or why one was interested. I think I wrote the geeky (as always, sigh)

description on the Yahoo groups page ... and after wandering around for a while it finally gets to a bottom line purpose: "This list serves as a forum for non-professionals to discuss ACT. It is

not meant to deal with requests for specific professional advice, but

it will deal broadly with common personal problems."Over the years folks who have read The Happiness Trap or The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxietyor The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression

or all the many other books out there have joined. The list is "ACT for the Public" -- ACT in all of its formsand in all of its voices.The 11,793 posts over the last five years tells an amazing story of human

suffering and human courage. If you watch the list for a while you see livesgradually change. People move forward; they learn; they grow.Not everyone ... but many. There is no panacea, no "cure" -- life is not a problem to be solved.

What there is, is humanity -- suffering, struggling, accepting, seeing, caring, and rising upto the challenges of life. What there is, is us.The list is moderated, sort of -- always has been. But in fitting its general purpose

the hand on the tiller is very light. The list is not meant as therapy. It is meant as self-help group

interested in discussion, education, and mutual exploration about ACT.

I personally have found that it provides real support for me in my life journey.

There are lay ACT experts on this list, who see the

work as clearly as any professional ACT expert out there (me included).

And there are professionals on this list too ... but I guarantee you they

get as much out of the list as any member and you can see in their posts that

they do not readily wrap themselves up in the high and mighty clothing of

self-appointed expert -- they know stuff, they say what they know, but they

are also here learning.

So what is the role of a moderator?

Well sometime people need a little bump in the right direction back channel

or (rarely) front channel. If folks get stuck on an issue that does not have to do

really with ACT per se, there is a little bump. If people get too judgmental toward

others; or too frantic in their posts, often the same thing.

Amazingly, that part of the moderator role happens all the time from general list members. Perhaps 80% of the readers

just lurk ... but even these folks will sometimes reach out back channel or front channeland try to get a bit more "moderation" in the community when it gets out of balance.

The formal moderators just have that additional role obligation.

And they can also do something not all ont he list can do: remove posting privileges or ban members.

In 5 years we've had a temporary suspension of posting privileges a couple of times;

and three or four times spammers have been banned or folks wanting just to do religious rantsahve been taken off. One time a suffering list member would not stop posting obscene diatribes

-- seemingly while intoxicated. So yes, a few folks had to be removed.

A handfuls among thousands. I remember and feel sad for everyone of them ...but the list is not meant as therapy. It is meant as self-help group

interested in discussion, education, and mutual exploration about ACT.The space on the list handles most of this ... but sometimes formal moderators have to step in.Originally I moderated both the professional and

public list. The professional list was gradually brought under the umbrella of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) -- the group that is trying to help develop ACT, RFT, and related

approaches. ACBS is also 5 years old and has about 3000 professional membersand for years now it has been moderated by a team selected by ACBS(right now Joe Ciarrochi at the University of Wollongong is the moderator over there).

Now the time has come for the same thing to happen here.

The two new moderators are Oser and Sears.Both are young doctoral level psychologists who do work in ACT. received her doctorate from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2008.Since then she has been working as a health services research fellow at the

Center for Health Care Evaluation at VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine. She has been co-facilitating the ACT supervision and training group with Robyn Walser, PhD at the National Center for PTSD.

has over 6 years of experience in the delivery and supervision of third wave behavior therapies (ACT, FAP, and DBT). I've known for many years -- she's super.She has a good heart and a good head.

C. () Sears received her doctorate from the University of

Houston in 2008 and completed both her internship and clinical postdoc

in Behavioral Medicine at the VA Palo Alto. is currently a Health Science Specialist

at the VA National Center for PTSD in Menlo Park, CA. There she has been a consultant on clinical and research projects involving ACT and CBT for

PTSD. also works closely with Robyn Walser, Ph.D., on developing

manuals and other materials for the VA's ACT-for-Depression rollout (if you did not know, the VA is spendinga lot of money getting ACT into the VA centers around the country -- a wonderful and very effective project). serves as a

coordinator and primary clinician on a multi-site

ACT-for-PTSD pilot study. also works closely with Joe Ruzek, Ph.D.,

on other dissemination and training projects. has

published in the areas of assessment and training and is developing her

interest in best practices for training empirically supported treatment

components. These are great young professionals. They will do a super job.If you get a back channel post from them try to consider what they mayhave to say -- it comes out of their caring for the work and for the people on the list.

That is an honorable thing -- worthy of respect. That have my thanksand I hope all of our thanks for doing the usually thankless jobof trying to steer with just a bump on the tiller and an occasionalhard pull as we as a group move this entirely virtual community forward toward more

fulfilling, meaningful and fully human lives and -- would you care to say a few words to the group?- S C. Foundation ProfessorDepartment of Psychology /298

University of NevadaReno, NV 89557-0062"Love isn't everything, it's the only thing"hayes@... or stevenchayes@...

Fax: Psych Department: Contextual Change (you can use this number for messages if need be): Blogs: Psychology Today http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/get-out-your-mind

Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-c-hayes-phdIf you want my vita, publications, PowerPoint slides, try my training page or my blog at the ACBS site:

http://www.contextualpsychology.org/steven_hayes http://www.contextualpsychology.org/blog/steven_hayes

or you can try my website (not really quite functional yet) stevenchayes.comIf you have any questions about ACT or RFT (articles, AAQ information etc), please first check the vast resources at www.contextualpsychology.org. You have to register on the site to download things, but the cost starts at a dollar.

If you are a professional or student and want to be part of the world wide ACT discussion or RFT discussions go to http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy/join

orhttp://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/relationalframetheory/joinIf you are a member of the public reading ACT self-help books (e.g., "Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life" etc) and want to be part of the conversation go to: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Steve, and others for your welcome. I'm looking forward to being a part

of this community and I've already enjoyed getting a sense for it through recent

posts. I hope I can serve us well with few gentle nudges here and there, and I

really welcome this chance to get more - fully, humanly - involved with ACT.

>

> As you may know, this list was started by me right after *Get Out of Your

> Mind and Into Your Life*

> was published. The first posts happened in October of 2005

> and the list expanded quickly in the aftermath of the February 2006 story on

> ACT in *Time*.

>

> In 2006 there were 1224 messages posted by about 500 members.

> As this year ends we are today at 4469 messages posted by 1498 members.

>

> Although it started because of GOOYM & IYL there are now dozens of ACT

> self help books, and from the beginning this list it was envisioned as a

> place to

> discuss anything about ACT, regardless of what one is reading or why one was

> interested.

> I think I wrote the geeky (as always, sigh)

> description on the Yahoo groups page ... and after wandering around for a

> while it finally gets to

> a bottom line purpose: " This list serves as a forum for non-professionals to

> discuss ACT.

> It is not meant to deal with requests for specific professional advice, but

> it will deal broadly with common personal problems. "

>

> Over the years folks who have read *The Happiness Trap* or *The Mindfulness

> and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety*

> or *The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression*

> or all the many other books out there have joined. The list is " ACT for the

> Public " -- ACT in all of its forms

> and in all of its voices.

>

> The 11,793 posts over the last five years tells an amazing story of human

> suffering and human courage. If you watch the list for a while you see lives

> gradually change. People move forward; they learn; they grow.

> Not everyone ... but many. There is no panacea, no " cure " -- life is not a

> problem to be solved.

> What there is, is humanity -- suffering, struggling, accepting, seeing,

> caring, and rising up

> to the challenges of life. What there is, is us.

>

> The list is moderated, sort of -- always has been. But in fitting its

> general purpose

> the hand on the tiller is very light.

>

> The list is not meant as therapy. It is meant as self-help group

> interested in discussion, education, and mutual exploration about ACT.

> I personally have found that it provides real support for me in my life

> journey.

> There are lay ACT experts on this list, who see the

> work as clearly as any professional ACT expert out there (me included).

> And there are professionals on this list too ... but I guarantee you they

> get as much out of the list as any member and you can see in their posts

> that

> they do not readily wrap themselves up in the high and mighty clothing of

> self-appointed expert -- they know stuff, they say what they know, but they

> are also here learning.

>

> So what is the role of a moderator?

>

> Well sometime people need a little bump in the right direction back channel

> or (rarely) front channel. If folks get stuck on an issue that does not have

> to do

> really with ACT per se, there is a little bump. If people get too judgmental

> toward

> others; or too frantic in their posts, often the same thing.

>

> Amazingly, that part of the moderator role happens all the time from general

> list members. Perhaps 80% of the readers

> just lurk ... but even these folks will sometimes reach out back channel or

> front channel

> and try to get a bit more " moderation " in the community when it gets out of

> balance.

> The formal moderators just have that additional role obligation.

>

> And they can also do something not all ont he list can do: remove posting

> privileges or ban members.

>

> In 5 years we've had a temporary suspension of posting privileges a couple

> of times;

> and three or four times spammers have been banned or folks wanting just to

> do religious rants

> ahve been taken off. One time a suffering list member would not stop posting

> obscene diatribes

> -- seemingly while intoxicated. So yes, a few folks had to be removed.

> A handfuls among thousands. I remember and feel sad for everyone of them ...

> but the list is not meant as therapy. It is meant as self-help group

> interested in discussion, education, and mutual exploration about ACT.

> The space on the list handles most of this ... but sometimes formal

> moderators have to step in.

>

> Originally I moderated both the professional and

> public list. The professional list was gradually brought under the

> umbrella of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) -- the

> group that is trying to help develop ACT, RFT, and related

> approaches. ACBS is also 5 years old and has about 3000 professional members

> and for years now it has been moderated by a team selected by ACBS

> (right now Joe Ciarrochi at the University of Wollongong is the moderator

> over there).

>

> Now the time has come for the same thing to happen here.

>

> The two new moderators are Oser and Sears.

> Both are young doctoral level psychologists who do work in ACT.

>

> received her doctorate from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2008.

> Since then she has been working as a health services research fellow at the

> Center for Health Care Evaluation at VA Palo Alto Health Care System and

> Stanford University School of Medicine. She has been co-facilitating the ACT

>

> supervision and training group with Robyn Walser, PhD at the National Center

> for PTSD.

> has over 6 years of experience in the delivery and supervision of

> third wave behavior therapies (ACT, FAP, and DBT). I've known for many

> years -- she's super.

> She has a good heart and a good head.

>

> C. () Sears received her doctorate from the University of

> Houston in 2008 and

> completed both her internship and clinical postdoc in Behavioral Medicine at

> the VA Palo Alto.

> is currently a Health Science Specialist at the VA National Center for

> PTSD

> in Menlo Park, CA. There she has been a consultant on clinical and research

> projects involving

> ACT and CBT for PTSD. also works closely with Robyn Walser, Ph.D., on

> developing manuals

> and other materials for the VA's ACT-for-Depression rollout (if you did not

> know, the VA is spending

> a lot of money getting ACT into the VA centers around the country -- a

> wonderful and

> very effective project). serves as a

> coordinator and primary clinician on a multi-site ACT-for-PTSD pilot study.

> also works closely with Joe Ruzek, Ph.D., on other dissemination and

> training projects.

> has published in the areas of assessment and training and is

> developing her interest in best practices for training empirically supported

> treatment components.

>

> These are great young professionals. They will do a super job.

>

> If you get a back channel post from them try to consider what they may

> have to say -- it comes out of their caring for the work and for the people

> on the list.

> That is an honorable thing -- worthy of respect. That have my thanks

> and I hope all of our thanks for doing the usually thankless job

> of trying to steer with just a bump on the tiller and an occasional

> hard pull as we as a group move this entirely virtual community forward

> toward more

> fulfilling, meaningful and fully human lives

>

> and -- would you care to say a few words to the group?

>

> - S

>

> C.

> Foundation Professor

> Department of Psychology /298

> University of Nevada

> Reno, NV 89557-0062

>

> " Love isn't everything, it's the only thing "

>

> hayes@... or stevenchayes@...

> Fax:

> Psych Department:

> Contextual Change (you can use this number for messages if need be): (775)

> 746-2013

>

> Blogs:

> *Psychology Today* http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/get-out-your-mind

> *Huffington Post * http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-c-hayes-phd

>

> If you want my vita, publications, PowerPoint slides, try my training page

> or my blog at the ACBS site:

> http://www.contextualpsychology.org/steven_hayes

> http://www.contextualpsychology.org/blog/steven_hayes

>

> or you can try my website (not really quite functional yet) stevenchayes.com

>

> If you have any questions about ACT or RFT (articles, AAQ information etc),

> please first check the vast resources at www.contextualpsychology.org. You

> have to register on the site to download things, but the cost starts at a

> dollar.

>

> If you are a professional or student and want to be part of the world wide

> ACT discussion or RFT discussions go to

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy/join

>

> or

>

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/relationalframetheory/join

>

> If you are a member of the public reading ACT self-help books (e.g., " Get

> Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life " etc) and want to be part of the

> conversation go to:

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for taking the time to explain the background and introduce the new moderators!

I hope you'll still be around and posting from time to time. We all really value your input as it often comes from a different angle.

Birgit

Subject: Introducing new moderators on the ACT for the Public listTo: "act_for_the_public" <ACT_for_the_Public >Received: Thursday, 16 December, 2010, 6:54 AM

As you may know, this list was started by me right after Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Lifewas published. The first posts happened in October of 2005and the list expanded quickly in the aftermath of the February 2006 story on ACT in Time.In 2006 there were 1224 messages posted by about 500 members.As this year ends we are today at 4469 messages posted by 1498 members.Although it started because of GOOYM & IYL there are now dozens of ACTself help books, and from the beginning this list it was envisioned as a place todiscuss anything about ACT, regardless of what one is reading or why one was interested. I think I wrote the geeky (as always, sigh)description on the Yahoo groups page ... and after wandering around for a while it finally gets to a bottom line purpose: "This list serves as a forum for non-professionals to discuss ACT. It is not meant to deal with requests for

specific professional advice, but it will deal broadly with common personal problems."Over the years folks who have read The Happiness Trap or The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxietyor The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depressionor all the many other books out there have joined. The list is "ACT for the Public" -- ACT in all of its formsand in all of its voices.The 11,793 posts over the last five years tells an amazing story of humansuffering and human courage. If you watch the list for a while you see livesgradually change. People move forward; they learn; they grow.Not everyone ... but many. There is no panacea, no "cure" -- life is not a problem to be solved.What there is, is humanity -- suffering, struggling, accepting, seeing, caring, and rising upto the challenges of life. What there is, is us.The list is moderated, sort of -- always has been.

But in fitting its general purposethe hand on the tiller is very light. The list is not meant as therapy. It is meant as self-help groupinterested in discussion, education, and mutual exploration about ACT.I personally have found that it provides real support for me in my life journey.There are lay ACT experts on this list, who see the work as clearly as any professional ACT expert out there (me included).And there are professionals on this list too ... but I guarantee you theyget as much out of the list as any member and you can see in their posts thatthey do not readily wrap themselves up in the high and mighty clothing of self-appointed expert -- they know stuff, they say what they know, but theyare also here learning.So what is the role of a moderator?Well sometime people need a little bump in the right direction back channelor (rarely) front channel. If folks get stuck on an issue

that does not have to do really with ACT per se, there is a little bump. If people get too judgmental towardothers; or too frantic in their posts, often the same thing. Amazingly, that part of the moderator role happens all the time from general list members. Perhaps 80% of the readersjust lurk ... but even these folks will sometimes reach out back channel or front channeland try to get a bit more "moderation" in the community when it gets out of balance.The formal moderators just have that additional role obligation.And they can also do something not all ont he list can do: remove posting privileges or ban members.In 5 years we've had a temporary suspension of posting privileges a couple of times;and three or four times spammers have been banned or folks wanting just to do religious rantsahve been taken off. One time a suffering list member would not stop posting obscene diatribes-- seemingly

while intoxicated. So yes, a few folks had to be removed.A handfuls among thousands. I remember and feel sad for everyone of them ...but the list is not meant as therapy. It is meant as self-help groupinterested in discussion, education, and mutual exploration about ACT.The space on the list handles most of this ... but sometimes formal moderators have to step in.Originally I moderated both the professional andpublic list. The professional list was gradually brought under the umbrella of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) -- the group that is trying to help develop ACT, RFT, and relatedapproaches. ACBS is also 5 years old and has about 3000 professional membersand for years now it has been moderated by a team selected by ACBS(right now Joe Ciarrochi at the University of Wollongong is the moderator over there).Now the time has come for the same thing to happen here.The two

new moderators are Oser and Sears.Both are young doctoral level psychologists who do work in ACT. received her doctorate from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2008.Since then she has been working as a health services research fellow at the Center for Health Care Evaluation at VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine. She has been co-facilitating the ACT supervision and training group with Robyn Walser, PhD at the National Center for PTSD. has over 6 years of experience in the delivery and supervision of third wave behavior therapies (ACT, FAP, and DBT). I've known for many years -- she's super.She has a good heart and a good head. C. () Sears received her doctorate from the University of Houston in 2008 and completed both her internship and clinical postdoc in Behavioral Medicine at the VA Palo Alto. is currently a

Health Science Specialist at the VA National Center for PTSD in Menlo Park, CA. There she has been a consultant on clinical and research projects involving ACT and CBT for PTSD. also works closely with Robyn Walser, Ph.D., on developing manuals and other materials for the VA's ACT-for-Depression rollout (if you did not know, the VA is spendinga lot of money getting ACT into the VA centers around the country -- a wonderful and very effective project). serves as a coordinator and primary clinician on a multi-site ACT-for-PTSD pilot study. also works closely with Joe Ruzek, Ph.D., on other dissemination and training projects. has published in the areas of assessment and training and is developing her interest in best practices for training empirically supported treatment components. These are great young professionals. They will do a super job.If you get a back channel post

from them try to consider what they mayhave to say -- it comes out of their caring for the work and for the people on the list.That is an honorable thing -- worthy of respect. That have my thanksand I hope all of our thanks for doing the usually thankless jobof trying to steer with just a bump on the tiller and an occasionalhard pull as we as a group move this entirely virtual community forward toward morefulfilling, meaningful and fully human lives and -- would you care to say a few words to the group?- S C. Foundation ProfessorDepartment of Psychology /298University of NevadaReno, NV 89557-0062"Love isn't everything, it's the only thing"hayes@... or stevenchayes@...Fax: Psych Department: Contextual Change (you can use this number for messages if need be): Blogs: Psychology Today http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/get-out-your-mindHuffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-c-hayes-phdIf you want my vita, publications, PowerPoint slides, try my training page or my blog at the ACBS site: http://www.contextualpsychology.org/steven_hayes http://www.contextualpsychology.org/blog/steven_hayes or you can try my website (not really quite functional yet) stevenchayes.comIf you have any questions about ACT or RFT (articles, AAQ information etc), please first check the vast resources at www.contextualpsychology.org. You have to register on the site to download things, but the cost starts at a dollar.If you are a professional or student and want to be part of the world wide ACT discussion or RFT discussions go to http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy/joinorhttp://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/relationalframetheory/joinIf you are a member of the public reading ACT self-help books (e.g., "Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life" etc) and want to be part of the conversation go to: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join

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Welcome, and . I sincerely hope your tenure here will be a pleasant and fruitful one.Regards,Detlef>> As you may know, this list was started by me right after *Get Out of Your> Mind and Into Your Life*> was published. The first posts happened in October of 2005> and the list expanded quickly in the aftermath of the February 2006 story on> ACT in *Time*.> > In 2006 there were 1224 messages posted by about 500 members.> As this year ends we are today at 4469 messages posted by 1498 members.> > Although it started because of GOOYM & IYL there are now dozens of ACT> self help books, and from the beginning this list it was envisioned as a> place to> discuss anything about ACT, regardless of what one is reading or why one was> interested.> I think I wrote the geeky (as always, sigh)> description on the Yahoo groups page ... and after wandering around for a> while it finally gets to> a bottom line purpose: "This list serves as a forum for non-professionals to> discuss ACT.> It is not meant to deal with requests for specific professional advice, but> it will deal broadly with common personal problems."> > Over the years folks who have read *The Happiness Trap* or *The Mindfulness> and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety*> or *The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression*> or all the many other books out there have joined. The list is "ACT for the> Public" -- ACT in all of its forms> and in all of its voices.> > The 11,793 posts over the last five years tells an amazing story of human> suffering and human courage. If you watch the list for a while you see lives> gradually change. People move forward; they learn; they grow.> Not everyone ... but many. There is no panacea, no "cure" -- life is not a> problem to be solved.> What there is, is humanity -- suffering, struggling, accepting, seeing,> caring, and rising up> to the challenges of life. What there is, is us.> > The list is moderated, sort of -- always has been. But in fitting its> general purpose> the hand on the tiller is very light.> > The list is not meant as therapy. It is meant as self-help group> interested in discussion, education, and mutual exploration about ACT.> I personally have found that it provides real support for me in my life> journey.> There are lay ACT experts on this list, who see the> work as clearly as any professional ACT expert out there (me included).> And there are professionals on this list too ... but I guarantee you they> get as much out of the list as any member and you can see in their posts> that> they do not readily wrap themselves up in the high and mighty clothing of> self-appointed expert -- they know stuff, they say what they know, but they> are also here learning.> > So what is the role of a moderator?> > Well sometime people need a little bump in the right direction back channel> or (rarely) front channel. If folks get stuck on an issue that does not have> to do> really with ACT per se, there is a little bump. If people get too judgmental> toward> others; or too frantic in their posts, often the same thing.> > Amazingly, that part of the moderator role happens all the time from general> list members. Perhaps 80% of the readers> just lurk ... but even these folks will sometimes reach out back channel or> front channel> and try to get a bit more "moderation" in the community when it gets out of> balance.> The formal moderators just have that additional role obligation.> > And they can also do something not all ont he list can do: remove posting> privileges or ban members.> > In 5 years we've had a temporary suspension of posting privileges a couple> of times;> and three or four times spammers have been banned or folks wanting just to> do religious rants> ahve been taken off. One time a suffering list member would not stop posting> obscene diatribes> -- seemingly while intoxicated. So yes, a few folks had to be removed.> A handfuls among thousands. I remember and feel sad for everyone of them ...> but the list is not meant as therapy. It is meant as self-help group> interested in discussion, education, and mutual exploration about ACT.> The space on the list handles most of this ... but sometimes formal> moderators have to step in.> > Originally I moderated both the professional and> public list. The professional list was gradually brought under the> umbrella of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) -- the> group that is trying to help develop ACT, RFT, and related> approaches. ACBS is also 5 years old and has about 3000 professional members> and for years now it has been moderated by a team selected by ACBS> (right now Joe Ciarrochi at the University of Wollongong is the moderator> over there).> > Now the time has come for the same thing to happen here.> > The two new moderators are Oser and Sears.> Both are young doctoral level psychologists who do work in ACT.> > received her doctorate from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2008.> Since then she has been working as a health services research fellow at the> Center for Health Care Evaluation at VA Palo Alto Health Care System and> Stanford University School of Medicine. She has been co-facilitating the ACT> > supervision and training group with Robyn Walser, PhD at the National Center> for PTSD.> has over 6 years of experience in the delivery and supervision of> third wave behavior therapies (ACT, FAP, and DBT). I've known for many> years -- she's super.> She has a good heart and a good head.> > C. () Sears received her doctorate from the University of> Houston in 2008 and> completed both her internship and clinical postdoc in Behavioral Medicine at> the VA Palo Alto.> is currently a Health Science Specialist at the VA National Center for> PTSD> in Menlo Park, CA. There she has been a consultant on clinical and research> projects involving> ACT and CBT for PTSD. also works closely with Robyn Walser, Ph.D., on> developing manuals> and other materials for the VA's ACT-for-Depression rollout (if you did not> know, the VA is spending> a lot of money getting ACT into the VA centers around the country -- a> wonderful and> very effective project). serves as a> coordinator and primary clinician on a multi-site ACT-for-PTSD pilot study.> also works closely with Joe Ruzek, Ph.D., on other dissemination and> training projects.> has published in the areas of assessment and training and is> developing her interest in best practices for training empirically supported> treatment components.> > These are great young professionals. They will do a super job.> > If you get a back channel post from them try to consider what they may> have to say -- it comes out of their caring for the work and for the people> on the list.> That is an honorable thing -- worthy of respect. That have my thanks> and I hope all of our thanks for doing the usually thankless job> of trying to steer with just a bump on the tiller and an occasional> hard pull as we as a group move this entirely virtual community forward> toward more> fulfilling, meaningful and fully human lives> > and -- would you care to say a few words to the group?> > - S> > C. > Foundation Professor> Department of Psychology /298> University of Nevada> Reno, NV 89557-0062> > "Love isn't everything, it's the only thing"> > hayes@... or stevenchayes@...> Fax: > Psych Department: > Contextual Change (you can use this number for messages if need be): (775)> 746-2013> > Blogs:> *Psychology Today* http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/get-out-your-mind> *Huffington Post * http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-c-hayes-phd> > If you want my vita, publications, PowerPoint slides, try my training page> or my blog at the ACBS site:> http://www.contextualpsychology.org/steven_hayes> http://www.contextualpsychology.org/blog/steven_hayes> > or you can try my website (not really quite functional yet) stevenchayes.com> > If you have any questions about ACT or RFT (articles, AAQ information etc),> please first check the vast resources at www.contextualpsychology.org. You> have to register on the site to download things, but the cost starts at a> dollar.> > If you are a professional or student and want to be part of the world wide> ACT discussion or RFT discussions go to> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy/join> > or> > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/relationalframetheory/join> > If you are a member of the public reading ACT self-help books (e.g., "Get> Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life" etc) and want to be part of the> conversation go to:> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join>

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Greetings;

Could perhaps and provide a summary of what is and isn't appropriate

to post. I'm relatively new to this list serv and I know that meds are off

topic. Besides this I don't know of any other guidelines. Providing a checklist

might make all of our roles easier to adhere to!

Welcome,

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Hi all,

Thanks Steve for the intro and to the list for the warm welcome. It's a

pleasure to join the list as a moderator along with . I'm coming to this

from a space of openness to a new way of learning about ACT and commit to do my

best to attend to the list beyond just a moderator role and post my experiences

and thoughts from time to time.

Warmly,

,

Below is an excerpt from a post about what is appropriate for the listserv. Hope

this is helpful as a general guideline.

This is a message about the ACT_for_the_Public list serve. The professional

group behind all of this is the Association for

Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS). You can explore their website at

www.contextualpsychology.org. Public members can join and can then

upload and download materials.

This list has a culture of openness and respect. We don't do " flame

wars " on this list: try to put " being right and looking good " at the

door. Negative personal comments of all kinds are unwelcome (watch your

adjectives!).

Give more than you get and try to help others. Please don't hog the list and if

you get feedback (back channel or openly on the list) that the list is tired of

an issue, please let it go. This list is not a place to grind an axe. If you see

someone going south on the list, you might try a kind and cautious back channel

post.

Anything you post to the list (you must hit " reply all " or answers go

only to the authors of specific items) goes to coming up on 400 people

around the world. Please remember that. Participate, but also be mindful that

you are using a megaphone. Irrelevant comments, distractions, political jokes,

and so on would soon overwhelm the list. If you are new to the list, lurk for a

while and get a feel for the culture.

There are no hard and fast rules on the list. The only thing that will

for sure get you kicked off is spam, but bad behavior (ad hominem

messages; etc) could also do it.

Welcome!

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> Greetings;

>

> Could perhaps and provide a summary of what is and isn't

appropriate to post. I'm relatively new to this list serv and I know that meds

are off topic. Besides this I don't know of any other guidelines. Providing a

checklist might make all of our roles easier to adhere to!

>

> Welcome,

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[Guest guest]

I have just bought the ACT book called ACT on Life Not Anger.

Kaivey

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> > Greetings;

> >

> > Could perhaps and provide a summary of what is and isn't

appropriate to post. I'm relatively new to this list serv and I know that meds

are off topic. Besides this I don't know of any other guidelines. Providing a

checklist might make all of our roles easier to adhere to!

> >

> > Welcome,

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