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Three Behaviors That Motivate Your Staff

October 26, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The vast majority of you lead others in one way or another — your behavioral technicians running your programs, your grad students carrying out research, the […]

ABA Practice

Four Reasons Behavior Analysts Can and Should Seek Opportunities at their Local Aquarium or Zoo

April 24, 2016 4

Amanda Mahoney, PhD, BCBA Savannah State University mahoneya@savannahstate.edu Some colleagues have urged our field to expand the scope of our professional practice and research (e.g. Normand & Kohn, 2013; Poling, 2010). I think this is […]

Business/OBM

5 Questions Every Mentor Should Ask

May 7, 2018 0

Zachary H. Morford, PhD, BCBA-D & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21 Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Whether in graduate school or in a company, almost every behavior analyst will […]

Society

Parents Treat Disabilities with Marijuana

August 6, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Bill Laitner of the Livingston Daily discussed a growing treatment among parents of children with disabilities — marijuana. Bill notes that under Michigan state law, medical marijuana is […]

Society

Impact Investing: Aligning Reinforcement Contingencies to Save the Planet

April 4, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC If there is one thing that affects behavior more than anything else in the world, it is money. And money-related topics are becoming increasingly frequent here at bSci21, […]

ABA Practice

How to Stop a Tantrum

January 29, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Tantrumming is perhaps one of the most common types of behavior seen in children. Episodes can occur in virtually any […]

ABA Practice

Are all BCBAs robots, or just mine?

April 8, 2016 7

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “We recently hired a behavior analyst to work with our 4 year old son. She seems like a robot! Are all BCBAs so ‘professional’ and focused on […]