future

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

Future Implications of Drone Technology from a Skinnerian Perspective

November 28, 2011 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Over the past decade, drones have become commonplace on the battlefield. In fact, NPR recently reported that the Air Force now recruits more drone pilots than fighter […]

ABA Practice

PECS giving you trouble? Use Precision Teaching.

July 18, 2016 7

My name is Simon Dejardin. I’m a BCBA in France, in the Paris suburbs. I supervise an ABA program for adolescents with ASD. Last November, I welcomed a 14-year-old girl named Cecilia. She has a […]

ABA Practice

Prompt Fading for Parents

June 22, 2017 0

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, I am not a parent myself but am writing you about my nephew. My sister and brother in law are constantly telling him what […]

Business/OBM

Top 5 Ways to Ruin Your Reputation as an Ethical Leader

April 17, 2017 6

By Brett Dinovi, M.A., BCBA CEO, Brett DiNovi & Associates When leaders put profits before people, ethical transgressions are often inevitable. There is no shortage of this in the corporate world recently. Enron. Wells Fargo. […]

ABA Practice

Behavioral Skills Training at Dinner Time

January 26, 2018 0

Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, I need some serious help with dinnertime. My two sons argue, yell, goof off, refuse to eat, you name it. We can’t go out to […]

Ivory Tower

How NOT to talk about reinforcers.

February 19, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Andy Lattal published an article on the Aubrey Daniels Institute blog, which strikes at the core of many concerns in the field today. As demand for certified […]