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How to Save Shelter Dogs with Behavior Analysis

August 1, 2017 bsci21 0

By Emaley McCulloch, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Darius, Lillie and Dexter all had one major thing in common: they were shelter dogs who weren’t being adopted. To be fair, they had many circumstances against […]

How To Train Dogs To Detect Diabetes

August 17, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Tanya Farber of Times Live recently reported on the training of Honey, the first South African dog in training detect blood sugar levels among those with diabetes. The […]

ABA Practice

All I really need to know… I learned as a Behavior Technician

October 30, 2017 3

By Emaley McCulloch bSci21 Contributing Writer I practiced as a Behavior Technician/ABA Therapist for the first 6 years of my career. A behavior technician has many jobs and roles, but they’re primarily responsible for carrying […]

Lifestyle

How to Stop a Tantrum on the Way to a Store Using ABA

March 21, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D & Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Parents are often faced with problem behaviors while trying to accomplish necessary everyday tasks such […]

ABA Practice

When brothers don’t get along.

July 12, 2018 0

Leanne Page, M.Ed., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF: When my nine year old gets upset with his 4 year old brother, he says “I don’t like you.” The younger brother now often says […]

Society

TSA’s Secret List of Behaviors

April 27, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org In a previous article titled “Behavior Detection Officers: Where They Are and What They Are Doing,” we discussed the controversial program by the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) […]

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 […]

Business/OBM

Onboarding Best Practices for your ABA Agency

January 5, 2017 2

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC Dawn Mackey & Jamie Pagliaro Rethink Behavioral Health Look around your company. The majority of staff you employ today will eventually leave – it’s just a matter […]