data – Behavioral Science in the 21st Century

Are all BCBAs robots, or just mine?

April 8, 2016 bsci21 7

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “We recently hired a behavior analyst to work with our 4 year old son. She seems like a robot! Are all BCBAs so ‘professional’ and focused on […]

Smart Cities Will Know You Better Than You Know Yourself

July 12, 2015 bsci21 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 […]

Society

Halloween in the 1900s: How Applied Behavior Analysis shaped the future of Trick-or-Treating

October 29, 2015 3

By Emaley McCulloch, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer On a typical October 31st, dozens of children may ring your door bell, yell “trick-or-treat” and then hold out their bag for candy. Have you ever thought […]

Society

How Applied Behavior Analysis is Tackling Childhood Obesity

June 19, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood obesity in the United States has more than doubled since 1980 to 18% for children aged 6-11, and […]

ABA Practice

Acceptance and Commitment Training and the Scope of Practice of BCBAs

July 20, 2018 6

Thomas G. Szabo, PhD, BCBA-D and Jonathan Tarbox, PhD, BCBA-D What is the future of applied behavior analysis? Will our field be useful in the next century in addressing matters pertaining to individuals other than […]

ABA Practice

Fostering Growth in ABA

November 5, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Knowing if a career change is going to help you achieve your professional goals can be difficult. Given the large number of jobs available in the Applied Behavior […]

Society

The 10 Best Pop-Culture Video Clips Demonstrating Behavioral Principles

November 30, 2015 1

By Emaley McColloch, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Have you ever come across an example of a behavior-change principle while watching one of your favorite movies or TV shows? Hollywood doesn’t often get it right, but […]

Society

If a behavior analyst rewrote classic literature.

November 26, 2016 1

By Emily Mandel, M.S., BCBA, LABA bSci21 Contributing Writer If you are anything like me, you enjoy a good book with an emotional ending. However, as I pursued my education and career in Behavior Analysis, I […]