government shutdown

The Government Shutdown: A real-life reversal design.

January 18, 2019 bsci21 2

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC In the real world, our behavior is nested within systems – behavioral systems comprised of the actions of millions of people around the globe which generate aggregate outcomes […]

Lifestyle

The Speaker Doesn’t Matter: What Research in Verbal Behavior Can Tell Us About Effective Communication

April 21, 2015 0

By Scott Herbst, PhD (scottaherbst@yahoo.com) bSci21 Contributing Writer In 1982, Charlie Catania, Byron Matthews, and Eliot Shimoff published a study looking at the effects of shaping verbal behavior. What they did was set up a multiple schedule. If […]

Business/OBM

Why people quit your company and how behavior analysis can slow the revolving door at ABA service providers.

January 14, 2016 1

By Daniel B. Sundberg, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer Sometimes people quit. In the world of ABA service providers, employee turnover seems to come with the territory. You have probably been there before, or maybe you […]

ABA Practice

Naturalistic Environment Teaching at Brett DiNovi & Associates

September 23, 2017 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates In Episode 4 of Behavioral Science World, produced by Brett DiNovi & Associates (BDA), we get a glimpse into […]

ABA Practice

ACT and Anxiety: A brief history.

May 16, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, MA, LPC & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (“ACT”) is considered ‘third-wave’ behavior therapy. ‘Third-wave’ refers to developmental timeline […]

Business/OBM

Supporting Lean Learning with Behavioral Skills Training and ACT

June 26, 2020 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

Using “The Food Game” to overcome hurdles of Eating Issues in Children

April 29, 2016 6

By Emaley McCulloch, M.Ed., BCBA Do you know a picky eater? The odds are, you do, since 25% of children are reported to present some form of feeding issues and the number increases to 80% […]