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Lessons for Talking About Behavior Analysis, from ABAI 2016

June 28, 2016 bsci21 5

By Daniel B. Sundberg, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer In case you missed it, the annual conference for behavior analysis recently occurred, which to me is like a wonderful, really nerdy music festival. Spending a large […]

Lifestyle

Learning to say “No” for a better life.

April 20, 2017 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21.org Debra Bingham Living Courageous Consulting Dawn Mackay & Jamie Pagliaro Rethink Behavioral Health It’s no secret that BCBAs are overworked. Talk of high caseloads, hundreds of miles on the […]

Ivory Tower

Radical Behaviorism and Buddhism

October 11, 2015 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org If you haven’t yet noticed, religion is a recurring topic here at bSci21. In previous articles, we have explored the behavioral effects of prayer, ascetic practices, […]

Society

Predicting Violent Behavior

October 11, 2013 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The New York Times recently published an article on our (in)ability to predict violent behavior, such as the shooting spree at the Washington Navy Yard. In […]

Business/OBM

Why Annual Performance Reviews Only Are a Problem

June 28, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, M.A. & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates For most of us, annual performance reviews have been a part of our employment for our […]

Business/OBM

The Paradox of Power and the Nature of Human Bias: A behavior analyst’s notes on Uber, Tesla, Wells Fargo, and multi-systems change processes.

March 10, 2017 0

By Angela Cathey, M.A. bSci21 Contributing Writer As a behavior analyst my attention is often drawn to cycles of behavior. Where there is a pattern, there can be prediction and change. In recent news, I […]

ABA Practice

This Assessment Can Help You Manage Your Human Service Staff

April 29, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org In a recent bSci21 article titled 20 Performance Hacks: A Cheat Sheet for Behavior Change, the authors provided a detailed overview of a popular assessment tool […]