medical dog training

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

Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) sees Success in Sacramento Schools

March 17, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org The Sacramento Bee recently reported on a program across area schools that produced notable decreases in student suspension and expulsion rates. Under the new program, the […]

Society

JEAB: Behavior Insensitive to Consequences in Major League Baseball

July 28, 2015 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org A research team lead by Alan Poling of Western Michigan University sought to determine how well the behavior of major-league baseball players matches up to consequences […]

Ivory Tower

Delay Discounting – A JEAB Special Issue

March 21, 2015 0

The January issue of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior is a special issue devoted to delay discounting. What is delay discounting you might ask? Delay discounting describes the process by which an […]

ABA Practice

Data Collection in Schools: Validity, Reliability, Accuracy . . . and Creativity?

November 28, 2016 2

By Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Sometimes I wonder if it’s just me . . . I try to keep up with emerging literature in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis as much […]

Society

Harry Potter and Dragon Training for a Better World

August 16, 2015 1

By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer I cannot wait until my infant son is old enough to understand chapter books, especially fun, exciting ones with positive moral messages… you know, like Harry Potter. […]

Business/OBM

“Behind the Scenes of A Successful ABA Company”

October 9, 2017 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21.org Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Brett DiNovi & Associates (BDA) is one of the largest ABA providers on the East Coast, with annual revenue in […]