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11 Presentation Tips to Capture and Keep Their Attention

August 10, 2017 bsci21 0

Barbara Bucklin, PhD and Manny Rodriguez, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writers This is the third article in our Presentation Skills series. As we mentioned in the previous articles, this series is intended to help Behavior Analysts […]

Dr. Pat Friman on the Behavioral Observations Podcast

September 21, 2016 bsci21 0

By Matt Cicoria, M.S., BCBA Host, The Behavioral Observations Podcast In Session 10 of The Behavioral Observations Podcast, I speak with none other than Dr. Pat Friman. Pat is the Vice President of Behavioral Health Services at Boys Town as […]

Lifestyle

Behavioral Science, Gaming and Zombies: 6 Behavioral Science Technologies to make you Successful in the New Year and Beyond

January 17, 2016 2

By Emaley McCulloch, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer What are your goals for the year? If you are like many, you have a few nebulous aims peppered with good intentions. Lacking in the mix, however, […]

Society

An Incentive System to Reduce Smoking During Pregnancy

July 22, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org A team of UK researchers lead by David Tappin recently published a Randomized Controlled Trial in the BMJ evaluating the effectiveness of financial incentives in a smoking cessation […]

ABA Practice

Making a Difference: A Week in the Life of the Behavior Analyst

September 4, 2017 10

Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will […]

Society

PBIS “Positive Peer Pressure” Program Changes School Culture

February 13, 2019 2

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC WSLS News in Roanoke, Virginia recently reported on a Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) program aimed to boost school attendance and academic performance across Henry County schools. One […]

Business/OBM

Defused feedback is behavioral feedback.

October 31, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Open up any issue of the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management and you are bound to find performance feedback to […]

ABA Practice

Building Childrens’ Communication Skills via Telehealth

July 21, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org A crucial skill emphasized by behavior analysts working with children with autism is communication, encapsulated via Functional Communication Training (FCT). If a child can gain communication […]