October 2020

JOBM: Staff Schedules Reduce Turnover in a Human Service Agency

October 20, 2020 bsci21 2

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org As we have discussed elsewhere, staff turnover in Applied Behavior Analysis is a problem, as it is across the Human Services sector. It’s not really a secret, and many factors are […]

Transitioning from Autism to Organizational Behavior Management

October 13, 2020 bsci21 2

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21.org I’m fortunate to see a wide cross section of behavioral science, and behavior analysis, that few others see, due to my role at bSci21.org and the visibility it […]

ACT Surpasses 400 Randomized Controlled Trials

October 2, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd A. Ward bSci21.org The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science announced in an email this week that over 400 Randomized Controlled Trials pertaining to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy have now been published in peer […]

ABA Practice

Why you should think about transitions differently.

June 15, 2017 5

By Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer If you work with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and diverse needs, you have probably encountered at least one learner who has difficulty with transitions. Although […]

ABA Practice

Prompt Fading for Parents

June 22, 2017 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, I am not a parent myself but am writing you about my nephew. My sister and brother in law are constantly telling him what […]

ABA Practice

This Assessment Can Help You Manage Your Human Service Staff

April 29, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org In a recent bSci21 article titled 20 Performance Hacks: A Cheat Sheet for Behavior Change, the authors provided a detailed overview of a popular assessment tool […]

Ivory Tower

JEAB: Contingent Shock Increases Response Rate

November 17, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The presentation of shock contingent on a response should decrease responding, right? Not necessarily. A study by Everly and Perone in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of […]

Society

ISIS and Applied Behavior Analysis

February 25, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org ISIS is the best financed group ever. That is the opinion of Matthew Levitt, director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington […]

ABA Practice

Overcoming Three Barriers to Expand ABA

August 24, 2017 3

By Nick Green M.S., BCBA Guest Author Before I jump into this article, we need to give bSci21 founder and fellow entrepreneur, Todd Ward, much credit. He moved the conversation of behavior analysis and entrepreneurship forward. […]