philosophy of science

Reinforcement Isn’t Real

March 13, 2015 bsci21 5

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC Yep, you heard me right. Reinforcement isn’t real. Not if you are a functional contextualist. You see there are at least two dominant philosophical views in […]

ABA Practice

Getting started with in-home therapy.

August 20, 2018 0

By Nick Chappell Verbal Beginnings Setting up an in-home ABA program for your child is easy given the right supports. Typically, a program is viewed as therapy provided by a BCBA and a Registered Behavior […]

ABA Practice

Will a robotic penguin revolutionize ABA therapy?

October 25, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org According to the Brown Daily Herald, researchers at Brown University are hard at work developing a robotic penguin to aid the assessment and treatment of autism […]

Lifestyle

How to Increase Hand Sanitizer Use with ABA

April 5, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC A college cafeteria is filled with germs. Thousands of people a week come in and out, their hands having been who-knows-where. Those hands touch the same […]

Business/OBM

If You’re Not Following this Rule, You’re Not Delivering Excellent Service

November 28, 2017 0

Jess Graham, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer As the service manager for a customer-facing organization, I have one rule in my team that we all follow (no matter how difficult): Don’t blame the customer! Every single […]

Lifestyle

Teaching Gambling with Behavioral Skills Training

May 10, 2017 0

Alden Gartrell Guest Author Research has shown that a high percentage of the American population gambles recreationally. It should come as no surprise, then, that many of these recreational gamblers are at risk for losing […]

Lifestyle

Autistic Teen Loses Weight with Kindness

November 17, 2020 0

Dr. Todd Ward bSci21.org According to Today, kindness in the mail helped an autistic teenager lose over 75 pounds. Carson Swazey is described as a 19 year old boy with “nonverbal autism” who enjoyed going […]