animal behavior

How to Save Shelter Dogs with Behavior Analysis

August 1, 2017 bsci21 0

By Emaley McCulloch, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Darius, Lillie and Dexter all had one major thing in common: they were shelter dogs who weren’t being adopted. To be fair, they had many circumstances against […]

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

Reinforcer Sampling – A way to get people to do what they already like to do.

December 4, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21 Founding Editor Today, we go back in time to 1968. It was the very first issue of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Ted Ayllon and Nathan Azrin […]

Lifestyle

On using ABA to coach baseball

May 2, 2017 0

By Melissa Druskis, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer In 1980, a behavioral coaching method for increasing motor skills was reviewed across multiple sports. This coaching method included the systematic use of verbal instructions and feedback, […]

Society

Four Behavior Analytic Quotes by Non-Behavior Analysts

April 15, 2016 1

By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Earlier this year I shared five inspirational quotes from behavior analysts. As I said then, I often come across impactful passages when reading (or listening to audio […]

Business/OBM

Lessons learned from starting innovative ABA initiatives.

August 24, 2017 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates In 2016, Brett DiNovi and Associates revolutionized the ABA world by starting a “social skills limousine” program. Today, the program […]

ABA Practice

Seven Misconceptions of Toilet Training

April 6, 2015 11

by Alison Karnes, M.A. bSci21 Guest Author ajw06@email.uark.edu For years, parents and other stakeholders have experienced the difficulty associated with toilet training. Parents of children with disabilities may find toilet training even more challenging, […]