how to communicate effectively

Eight Presentation Tips to Surprise and Inspire Your Audience

July 7, 2017 bsci21 0

By Barbara Bucklin, PhD and Manny Rodriguez, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writers This is the second article in our Presentation Skills series intended to help behavior analysts increase their presence in the public eye, which is […]

Stimulus Preference Is Not Stimulus Function

June 9, 2017 bsci21 0

By Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer The phrase, “It is what it is,” seems to be increasingly popular in daily conversation, which may not be surprising, since it seems to apply in a […]

You Don’t Listen!

June 7, 2015 bsci21 2

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer I’ve been thinking a lot, for a fairly long time, about listening. It’s something that, as behavior analysts, in which I think we’re curiously uninterested. At this point, […]

ABA Practice

Understanding Behavior Functionally

July 28, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, M.A. & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates A functional approach to understanding behavior is often difficult for non-behavior analysts to grasp. Tracking functional […]

Business/OBM

Behavior Analysis of Sexual Harassment Reporting

February 5, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Reports of sexual harassment have become disturbingly common in recent news. Though we are seeing a rapid culture shift around […]

ABA Practice

ACT for BCBAs: A Resource Guide

March 25, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, or “ACT” represents a behavior analytic approach explicitly designed to leverage the power of language, and to overcome barriers to functioning inherent in language, […]

Society

Drone Shows: A new behavioral trend for Independence Day

July 4, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC B.F. Skinner devoted a healthy portion of his writings towards culture, cultural practices, and social issues, from a behavioral perspective, heavily overlaid with biological metaphors, as was his […]

Society

Combating Plagiarism: Function-based – and Other – Approaches

April 27, 2017 0

Harla Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower. (Marguerite Gardiner, 19th Century, Irish novelist) Research has identified many reasons college students borrow the intellectual […]

Lifestyle

How parents can practice self-compassion during COVID-19

July 29, 2020 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC The global COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down. Unemployment is at record levels. Most of those who still have a job work from home. And […]