April 2017

Combating Plagiarism: Function-based – and Other – Approaches

April 27, 2017 bsci21 0

Harla Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower. (Marguerite Gardiner, 19th Century, Irish novelist) Research has identified many reasons college students borrow the intellectual […]

How So Many Of Society’s Problems Can Be Solved With A Little Change Management

April 25, 2017 bsci21 0

By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Lately I’ve been asking myself: “Why are we so divided as a nation, planet, and species?” “Have things ever been this bad?” “What will become of humans […]

Learning to say “No” for a better life.

April 20, 2017 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21.org Debra Bingham Living Courageous Consulting Dawn Mackay & Jamie Pagliaro Rethink Behavioral Health It’s no secret that BCBAs are overworked. Talk of high caseloads, hundreds of miles on the […]

Top 5 Ways to Ruin Your Reputation as an Ethical Leader

April 17, 2017 bsci21 6

By Brett Dinovi, M.A., BCBA CEO, Brett DiNovi & Associates When leaders put profits before people, ethical transgressions are often inevitable. There is no shortage of this in the corporate world recently. Enron. Wells Fargo. […]

A Behavioral Look at the Rise and Fall of Trust in Our Society

April 12, 2017 bsci21 1

Increase employee value and retention through reinforcement.

April 10, 2017 bsci21 0

By Natalie Parks, PhD, BCBA-D Guest Author Employee recruitment, retention, and output have been long-standing issues with corporations of all kinds. Employee turnover is hugely costly to any company, with costs ranging anywhere from one […]

Luna Lights: Data-Based Assistive Lighting for the Elderly

April 6, 2017 bsci21 0

By Scott Herbst, PhD Guest Author Donovan Morrison stands out in a crowd. At least, he did the evening we met. We were at a holiday party for the Private Director’s Association, an organization supporting […]

Are We Realizing the Full Potential of Behavioral Science?

April 5, 2017 bsci21 1

By Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Sometimes I wonder if it’s just me . . . As I’ve been reflecting recently on the application of behavioral science to everyday life and situations, I’ve […]

Business/OBM

Entrepreneurial tips for BCBAs who want a new career path.

April 3, 2017 bsci21 7

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President & Founder, bSci21Media, LLC I had the pleasure of attending the 2017 OBM Network conference in Miami Florida this past weekend. During my visit, I had the opportunity to […]

Lessons on Pay in ABA from the Wells Fargo Bonus Scandal

April 1, 2017 bsci21 1

By Daniel B. Sundberg, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer If you haven’t heard, late last year Wells Fargo Bank landed in very hot water for its employees fraudulently opening customer accounts. The effects of this have […]

Ivory Tower

Coming back to our roots: The need for behavior-behavior relations and Relational Frame Theory (RFT) to unify the behavioral sciences.

January 19, 2017 1

By Angela Cathey, M.A. bSci21 Contributing Writer It’s long since time for those in the behavioral traditions to come back to principles. Coming from a clinical psychology training background I feel that I, and many […]

ABA Practice

Will a robotic penguin revolutionize ABA therapy?

October 25, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org According to the Brown Daily Herald, researchers at Brown University are hard at work developing a robotic penguin to aid the assessment and treatment of autism […]

ABA Practice

You know you are a behavior analyst when…

November 5, 2015 16

By Emaley McCulloch, M.Ed., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer You know you are a behavior analyst when… you are making a behavior plan in your head for the kid in front of you in the grocery […]

Society

Pandemic got you down? Psychological flexibility may help.

September 17, 2020 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it social isolation and uncertainty. Most people don’t deal well with these things. Most of us want to interact with other people. After all, relationships are […]

Lifestyle

Relocating With An Autism Family

August 19, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA Founding Editor, bSci21.org Moving is always stressful. Take it from me, I know. I’ve moved across the country and back and lived in four different cities. Make that […]

Society

Drunk Shopping – Impulse Control in the Internet Age

April 3, 2019 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC People are impulsive, and impulse control is a popular research topic among behavior analysts. In a previous article, we discussed a special issue of the Journal of […]