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Bait and Switch Hiring Practices in the ABA Industry

December 8, 2020 bsci21 3

Dr. Todd A. Ward bSci21.org Here’s the scenario: You interview for a company and it goes really well.  They hear your passions and tell you how you are a perfect fit for their company.  You […]

Society

Autistic Girls Undiagnosed due to Camouflaging Behavior

November 30, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd A. Ward bSci21.org A new study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and discussed in The Guardian, found that autistic camouflaging artificially reduces diagnosis rates in girls as compared to […]

ABA Practice

Teaching Autistic Children How To Cross The Street Using Virtual Reality

November 17, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org When teaching important daily living and community skills to children with autism, or really anyone for that matter, safety can be of utmost concern.  As a teacher, you may not want […]

Lifestyle

Autistic Teen Loses Weight with Kindness

November 17, 2020 bsci21 0

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org According to Today, kindness in the mail helped an autistic teenager lose over 75 pounds. Carson Swazey is described as a 19 year old boy with “nonverbal autism” who enjoyed going […]

Business/OBM

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 […]

Business/OBM

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 […]

ABA Practice

Sweat Predicts Aggression in Teens with Autism

October 12, 2019 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC ScienceDaily recently reported on research our of the University of Missouri-Columbia, on the extent to which the sweat response predicts aggression in teens diagnosed with Autism.  Bradley […]

ABA Practice

Knowing what’s under your control as a BCBA

December 20, 2018 bsci21 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Healthcare professionals in most specialties go into their field to create a better world. They often care deeply for their […]

ABA Practice

What is Applied Behavior Analysis?

September 24, 2018 bsci21 0

Angela Cathey, MA & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Many people misunderstand Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). “ABA” is often confused with Autism treatment or misunderstood […]

ABA Practice

Blending Behavior Analysis with Precision Measurement for Students with ASD: A Public School Success Story

May 14, 2018 bsci21 0

The path to success for kids with autism spectrum disorder may seem narrow, especially when challenging behaviors make public school education more difficult. But in this webinar, Dr. Andrew Bulla shows how changing instruction can […]

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Ivory Tower

ACT Surpasses 400 Randomized Controlled Trials

October 2, 2020 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 […]

Ivory Tower

What is a metacontingency?

February 5, 2015 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org There are contingencies and then there are metacontingencies.  The prefix “meta” suggests something that subsumes operant contingencies to include something more.  This “something more” refers to […]

Society

Boosting Fuel Economy with Behavior Analysis

September 28, 2018 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brian Jadro of Simmons College published a preliminary study in Behavior and Social Issues which evaluated the effects of feedback and goal setting in an effort to increase drivers’ […]

Lifestyle

What to do when your child is screaming in public

March 31, 2017 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Anytime we take our toddler somewhere new, she freaks out. She cries and tantrums until we end up leaving. She even does this when we take her […]

Business/OBM

Behind the Scenes with a Behavior Analyst CEO

September 18, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, MA & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates An increasing number of behavior analysts are going into business; however, few of us receive instruction […]

Society

PBIS “Positive Peer Pressure” Program Changes School Culture

February 13, 2019 2

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC WSLS News in Roanoke, Virginia recently reported on a Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) program aimed to boost school attendance and academic performance across Henry County schools.  One […]

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