Membership benefits
By joining the AACBT you will be entitled to many benefits, including:
An opportunity to meet and belong to a network of practitioners and academics committed to behaviour and cognitive change.
Behaviour Change - a journal of international standards which is published for the AACBT four times a year by Academic Press.
Newsletters - local branches provide newsletters containing articles on various topics and information on local activities.
Reduced journal subscription rates of up to 60% off the following journals; Clinical Psychology Review, Behaviour Research and Therapy, Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive and Behavioural Practice, and Behavior Therapy. Click here to download the subsrciption form.
A 15% discount on books purchased from Footprints.
Local activities such as seminars, workshops, and discussion groups on various topics and issues by local speakers are planned regularly after which there are opportunities to meet colleagues for discussion and/or socialisation over supper.
The AACBT sponsors a number of overseas speakers to run workshops that are available to members at a reduced price.
Advance notice of the National AACBT Conference held annually in Australia with the opportunity to attend at reduced rates. In addition, advance notices of other relevant conferences both nationally and internationally is also made available to members.
Eligibility for nomination in National and State Annual Awards. The National Awards are the Tracey Goodall Early Career Award and the Distinguished Career Award. The recipient of the Tracey Goodall award receives a $2000 award to be used towards travel and expenses for the National AACBT Conference in the following year where they are invited to make an award address.
