assessment

ABA Can’t Survive the 21st Century Without Mobile Technology

July 15, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org A recurring theme on bSci21 is the increasing role of technology in measuring and predicting our behavior, such as incorporating the Internet into behavior plans, and […]

Are Functional Analyses in Schools Effective?

July 13, 2015 bsci21 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Public schools are one of the most common places of employment for behavior analysts. However, conducting behavioral assessments in such environments can sometimes be challenging, let […]

Business/OBM

Making Hospitals More Efficient with Behavioral Systems Analysis

October 11, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Kelley and Gravina (2018) recently published a study in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management in which a successful process redesign produced significantly lower door-to-order and door-to-discharge times in the […]

Society

Why Are We So Addicted To Facebook? A Behavioural Perspective

October 27, 2016 0

By Bethany Lynch, M.Sc. Guest Author Social media is addictive, there is no doubt about that. In 2016 it was reported that the average person spends 1 hour and 49 minutes per DAY browsing social network sites. […]

Lifestyle

How to Increase Hand Sanitizer Use with ABA

April 5, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC A college cafeteria is filled with germs. Thousands of people a week come in and out, their hands having been who-knows-where. Those hands touch the same […]

ABA Practice

ACT and Superhero Therapy

July 31, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Our sense of self is a critical component in our psychological wellbeing. Behaviorally, we discuss our “selves” or acts of “selfing” in terms of diectic relations – relational […]

ABA Practice

Autism, and ABA, in China

May 23, 2015 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The Wall Street Journal recently published a story on the state of autism services in China. Analysts estimate several million children with autism likely live in […]