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Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) was originally developed as a behavior analytic approach to psychotherapy, and is now supported by over 200 randomized controlled trials. However, over the last decade, interest in ACT has been spreading within mainstream applied behavior analysis (ABA). In addition, research on applications of ACT within ABA has been expanding dramatically in recent years, providing examples of how ACT can be practiced while also staying fully within the scope of practice of Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs). This panel discussion directly addresses the issue of scope of practice, with the aim of clarifying the boundaries of how ACT can be used within applied behavior analysis, as opposed to clinical psychology and other disciplines that require separate licensures to practice. The panel will be chaired by Dr. Evelyn Gould and the panelists include Drs. Tony Biglan, Mark Dixon, Steven Hayes, Ruth Anne Rehfeldt, and Michael Twohig. The panelists represent a wide range of past and current behavioral journal editors in chief, book authors, and leading researchers on ACT applications within ABA.