acceptance and commitment training

6 Guidelines for incorporating ACT into traditional ABA practice.

August 31, 2020 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or Acceptance and Commitment Training, originated in the 1980s as an approach to well being that targets language and cognition from a functional […]

Supporting Lean Learning with Behavioral Skills Training and ACT

June 26, 2020 bsci21 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA President, bSci21Media, LLC According to the Harvard Business Review, corporations spend over $350 Billion each year on staff training. Yet, only a small fraction of employees believe their trainings […]

Acceptance and Commitment Training and the Scope of Practice of BCBAs

July 20, 2018 bsci21 6

Thomas G. Szabo, PhD, BCBA-D and Jonathan Tarbox, PhD, BCBA-D What is the future of applied behavior analysis? Will our field be useful in the next century in addressing matters pertaining to individuals other than […]

Business/OBM

Knowing your Strengths as a Leader or Entrepreneur

April 26, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Whether you call yourself an entrepreneur, solopreneur, executive, or leader, they all have one thing in common – you are in the drivers seat calling the shots. Your […]

ABA Practice

The difference between great and poor behavior analysts.

July 5, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates In a recent video by Brett DiNovi & Associates, Matt Linder spoke about the differences between good and poor behavior […]

ABA Practice

Three things you can do instead of accepting gifts from clients

January 30, 2017 6

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 […]

ABA Practice

Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) sees Success in Sacramento Schools

March 17, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The Sacramento Bee recently reported on a program across area schools that produced notable decreases in student suspension and expulsion rates. Under the new program, the […]

Society

How Relational Frame Theory Is Giving “Brain Training” Apps Competition

August 12, 2015 3

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Bryan Roche, PhD, co-author of the seminal book Relational Frame Theory: A Post-Skinnerian Account of Human Language and Cognition, wrote an article recently for The Conversation, criticizing […]

Lifestyle

Control Yourself! Using Your Audience to Make Your Presentations More Powerful and Engaging

October 3, 2015 6

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer Anyone who regularly spends time at the front of the room is well aware of the effects that the environment can have on one’s behavior. If the audience […]