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April 19, 2018

The “A-B-Cs” of Homelessness

Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer We have come dangerously close to accepting the homeless situation as a problem that we just can’t solve. — Linda Lingle We’ve all seen them – the homeless, standing in an intersection,…

March 20, 2018

Applied Behavior Analysis: Laboring in Obscurity

Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer You can have a great product, but if communication fails, it’s like watching a stand-up comedian do a gig in a completely different language. — Steve Jobs Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve been doing…

February 3, 2018

Extinction: It’s as Simple as Withholding the Functional Reinforcer . . . Or, Is It?

Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again. – B. F. Skinner Extinction is the process of withholding a functional reinforcer of a target behavior in order to reduce…