Lifestyle
Being Sad Isn’t Bad
Todd A. Ward, PhD bSci21.org Our thinking mind will never understand why being sad is actually good, says Dr. Steven C. Hayes during an interview with Art of Charm, posted below. The pioneer in Acceptance […]
act
Ivory Tower
ACT Surpasses 400 Randomized Controlled Trials
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 […]
Society
Pandemic got you down? Psychological flexibility may help.
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 […]
ABA Practice
6 Guidelines for incorporating ACT into traditional ABA practice.
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 […]
Business/OBM
Supporting Lean Learning with Behavioral Skills Training and ACT
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 […]
ABA Practice
Supercharge your language programs with SCoRE
Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Language enriches our lives. It allows us to speak with meaning and listen with understanding. It allows us to build relationships, to contribute to society, and to pursue […]
ABA Practice
ACT for Parents of kids with Asthma
Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or “ACT”, is now backed by several hundred Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) since the 1980s, with applications ranging from the treatment of mental disorders […]
Lifestyle
Health Behavior Change with ACT
By Brianna Z. Kauer, M.S., BCBA Guest Author; Owner, Create Behavior Solutions According to the World Health Organization, 1.6 million people died from diabetes in 2016. It is currently the 7th leading cause of death in […]
ABA Practice
ACT for BCBAs: A Resource Guide
Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, or “ACT” represents a behavior analytic approach explicitly designed to leverage the power of language, and to overcome barriers to functioning inherent in language, […]
Lifestyle
Staying focused in the face of obstacles
Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Maintaining focus in our increasingly connected world can be difficult. Success comes only as the result of continued progress, day-to-day, […]