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Positive vs. Negative Reinforcement is Useless!

October 7, 2015 bsci21 8

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The distinction between positive and negative reinforcement is useless! That was the conclusion published by Baron and Galizio in The Behavior Analyst. Though Jack Michael was the first […]

Society

Behavioral Products of the New Zealand Massacre: Prevention Strategies

March 17, 2019 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Ours is a world which resides within a web of communication networks that send behavioral products around the globe in an instant…for better or for worse. Unfortunately, during […]

ABA Practice

Product Development at CentralReach: An Interview with Greg Paquette

September 12, 2017 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC I recently had a chance to talk with Greg Paquette, the Vice President of Clinical Product Development for CentralReach, a company that provides a comprehensive software […]

ABA Practice

Why behavior analysts should use defusion in their work.

December 4, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC As behavior analysts working in applied settings, we sometimes struggle to gain buy-in from parents, front-line staff, or even ourselves in the form of self-doubt in our abilities […]

ABA Practice

How CentralReach can Streamline your ABA Agency: An Interview with Nikki Holway

July 25, 2017 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC I recently had the opportunity to talk with Nikki Holway, Business Development Manager at CentralReach, about their software designed to streamline operations for ABA providers. The […]

Society

The Germanwings Crash: An Industry Problem with a Relational Frame Theory Solution.

March 29, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC NBC News recently ran a story on the tragic Germanwings crash that occurred earlier this week. One of the pilots, Andreas Lubitz, locked his fellow pilot […]

ABA Practice

Barriers to Autism Treatment in Northern Ireland

July 9, 2019 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Over the past ten years, the prevalence of autism in Northern Ireland has increased by several percentage points. However, a recent article by Karola Dillenburger, Director of the […]