January 2017

On teaching skills to mastery vs fluency

Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Sometimes I wonder if it’s just me . . . In my work with learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and diverse needs, I always focused on teaching skills to mastery, or at…


Three things you can do instead of accepting gifts from clients

By Emaley McCulloch, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Gift-giving is an expected norm in most cultures.  Thus, many behavioral professionals will find themselves in the awkward situation of having to turn-away a gift offered by a client or client’s family….


Autism, Oral Language, & Missing Curriculum: Is DI the Answer?

By Jennifer Fisahn, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer If you are (or ever were) a public school special education teacher in a self-contained autism classroom, chances are you have had to beg for, borrow, and sometimes steal curricular materials.  Well-intentioned…



Video: 3 Business Tips for Behaviorists, by Angela Cathey

Anyone who is familiar with Skinner’s writings know that he thought big.  His grand vision included a technology of behavior change for all of the world’s behavior-related problems.  One could argue that entrepreneurs are the primary drivers along the road…


OBM Sound Bytes Video Series by Manny Rodriguez

bSci21.org is proud to announce a new video series called OBM Sound Bytes.  The series is produced in collaboration with Manny Rodriguez, Vice President of ABA Technologies, and the current President of the OBM Network.  The series serves to answer…


Onboarding Best Practices for your ABA Agency

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC Dawn Mackey & Jamie Pagliaro Rethink Behavioral Health Look around your company.  The majority of staff you employ today will eventually leave – it’s just a matter of time.  Instead of trying…


Wells Fargo, Ethics, and OBM

By Daniel B. Sundberg, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer In September of 2016, a scandal began unfolding at Wells Fargo Bank that, so far, has resulted in the resignation of the CEO, thousands of employee terminations, more than $185 Million in…


Considering Reinforcement from a Different Angle

By Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Sometimes I wonder if it’s just me . . . Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you work with a parent, caregiver, teacher, or support worker to develop a…