functional assessment

Win client hours with quantification and prediction.

June 27, 2018 bsci21 0

How to win friends with quantification and prediction from Chartlytics. The tides are changing. Behavior science is moving forward – becoming more efficient and effective – and YOU can easily become a part of […]

Greg Hanley discusses Function-Based Treatment on the Behavioral Observations Podcast

June 13, 2016 bsci21 1

By Matthew J. Cicoria MS, BCBA Host, The Behavioral Observations Podcast Dr. Greg Hanley returns to the Behavioral Observations Podcast, and in this episode we talk about best practices for functional analyses and function-based treatment. He […]

Lifestyle

How to Reduce Public Tantrums

October 12, 2016 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Dear Behavior BFF, “If a child starts crying to their mum to have more sweets whilst on a busy train, what should the mum do? As someone […]

ABA Practice

Mother Jones Slams “The Skinner Method” in Schools

August 21, 2015 11

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Mother Jones recently published a provocative critique of “the Skinner Method” as it pertains to school behavior programs. The article noted that the so-called method is […]

ABA Practice

ACT for Parents of kids with Asthma

May 16, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or “ACT”, is now backed by several hundred Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) since the 1980s, with applications ranging from the treatment of mental disorders […]

ABA Practice

U.S. Dept. of Education: ABA Not Enough for Autism Treatment.

August 4, 2015 29

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Dr. Melody Musgrove, Director of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), within the U.S. Department of Education, recently sent a letter to state officials expressing “concerns […]

Business/OBM

JOBM: Staff Schedules Reduce Turnover in a Human Service Agency

October 20, 2020 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 […]

Ivory Tower

Positive vs. Negative Reinforcement is Useless!

October 7, 2015 8

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The distinction between positive and negative reinforcement is useless! That was the conclusion published by Baron and Galizio in The Behavior Analyst. Though Jack Michael was the first […]