mental toughness

Mental Toughness: Unlocking Behavior Analysis in Sport

October 24, 2016 bsci21 1

By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer My niece and nephew recently moved in with me, my husband, and our son. In addition to quickly learning how to parent teenagers, we are trying to […]

ABA Practice

5 Tips to Help You ‘Get Your VB On’ During Morning Circle/Meeting

April 27, 2016 0

By Jennifer Fisahn, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer The daily Morning Circle, a.k.a. Morning Meeting, is a staple lesson in general education and special education classrooms throughout the world. Standard activities usually include greeting or […]

Society

Combating Plagiarism: Function-based – and Other – Approaches

April 27, 2017 0

Harla Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower. (Marguerite Gardiner, 19th Century, Irish novelist) Research has identified many reasons college students borrow the intellectual […]

Society

Netflix’s Queen’s Gambit a Motivating Operation for Chess

December 7, 2020 0

Dr. Todd Ward In behavioral science, we have a concept known as a motivating operation. It is something that increases the incentive value of something else, and makes it more likely that we will seek […]

ABA Practice

When BACB ethical violations go unnoticed.

April 20, 2016 15

By Emily Mandel, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer About a year ago, I worked with a high schooler diagnosed with high-functioning Autism. His mother requested that the primary focus of treatment be his social skills […]

Lifestyle

When Your Child Doesn’t Play With Others, by your Behavior BFF

September 20, 2015 4

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer, and your “Behavior BFF” When we hang out with my friends who have kids- my 3-year-old son just hangs out by himself talking about the toys. He […]

Business/OBM

A Review of OBM in Human Service Settings

October 1, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Nicole Gravina and others recently published a study in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management which reviewed Organizational Behavior Management interventions from 1990 to 2016 conducted in Human […]