how to communicate

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

April 21, 2015 bsci21 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 […]

Society

Why changing our behavior is hard during COVID-19.

November 29, 2020 0

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org The spread of COVID-19 rests squarely on our own behavior of distancing, masks wearing, and hand sanitizing. But we don’t do it as well as we should. Why? NPR recently put […]

ABA Practice

Helping your child find a voice through ABA services.

March 2, 2018 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21Media, LLC Verbal Behavior is all about language. It’s about communication. Within any early intervention or ABA program, a major (if not THE major) goal is […]

ABA Practice

Learning How to Label Emotions

April 3, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D & Zachary H. Morford, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates The private experience of emotions has been a difficult topic for behavior analysts. Though […]

Lifestyle

Zen Meditation: Experience of a Behavioral Scientist

September 20, 2019 3

Todd A Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC “Staring at a wall for 75 minutes is good for your wellbeing.” That was from a recent Facebook post of mine the other day, after I left […]

Society

Dr. Erin Rasmussen on the Behavioral Observations Podcast

October 4, 2016 0

By Matt Cicoria, M.S., BCBA Host, The Behavioral Observations Podcast In Session 11 of The Behavioral Observations Podcast, I chat with a my good friend Dr. Erin Rasmussen from Idaho State University about her upcoming […]

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 […]