career

How do I transition to an OBM career?

September 10, 2018 bsci21 0

Barbara Bucklin, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer People often contact me with a question like this– “I’ve been a behavior consultant working with ASD clients for my entire career. I know ABA and now I’m starting […]

A Letter to My Younger Self: Five Things I Would Have Done Differently as a Young Behavior Analyst

September 19, 2016 bsci21 5

By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Dear Adam, I am from the future, and I have traveled back in time to give you advice and some information about your future to help you […]

Society

Smart Cities Will Know You Better Than You Know Yourself

July 12, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org You have heard of smart phones, and the countless apps that account for said smartness. But zoom out a bit and just look at the technological […]

Ivory Tower

Reinforcement Isn’t Real

March 13, 2015 5

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC Yep, you heard me right. Reinforcement isn’t real. Not if you are a functional contextualist. You see there are at least two dominant philosophical views in […]

ABA Practice

Battling BCBA Burnout

March 1, 2019 0

Melissa Druskis, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer In our field, we are all aware of the high-turnover rate for direct Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapists and Registered Behavioral Technicians (RBTs). It is a reality […]

ABA Practice

Making Positive Behavior Supports Actually Do-able for Parents: Parenting book now available in both paperback & e-book formats

September 9, 2015 0

Now available in paperback format, Parenting with Science: Behavior Analysis Saves Mom’s Sanity brings 10 ABA strategies to parents. Written in a user-friendly and sometimes humorous tone, this book cuts through the jargon to meet […]

Society

Take a Cruise with Behavior Analysts!

June 3, 2015 3

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Michael Sobbell, founding president of Autism on the Seas, built a company that organizes cruises for families whose members have been diagnosed with autism or other developmental disabilities. […]

Lifestyle

Challenged? Try Behavioral Momentum!

April 3, 2015 0

by Manny Rodriguez, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer manny@abatechnologies.com Have you ever faced a challenge that just seemed unbelievably difficult to overcome? Do you have a colleague, friend, student, or child that is facing such […]