religion

Forgiving Dylann Roof: Perspectives from ABA and Christianity

June 24, 2015 bsci21 17

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org On June 17th, 2015, Dylann Roof attended Bible study at Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Approximately one hour into the meeting, he opened […]

ABA Practice

Stimulus and Response Generalization: An Introduction and Training Tips

May 8, 2019 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Behavior analysts are contextual. They view the world as action in context. As such, the contingency between behavior and environment […]

Society

The Use of Respondent Conditioning in Improving Health Outcomes

February 6, 2017 0

Emily Mandel, M.S., BCBA, LABA bSci21 Contributing Writer Approximately 133 million Americans (50% of the overall population) suffer from chronic illness, which results in 7 in 10 deaths each year (Center for Disease Control and […]

ABA Practice

The European Misinformation Campaign Against ABA

May 15, 2015 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC Mickey Keenan recently wrote in The Conversation about the gulf in Applied Behavior Analysis services between the U.S. and Europe. He highlighted, for example, that 41 […]

Lifestyle

A Behavior Analytic Perspective on Flirtation and the Complexity of Tacting Repertoires

May 1, 2017 0

By Jennifer Wade, PhD Guest Author I’ve always been a fan of people watching; any opportunity when I can watch individuals interact with one another has been engaging. My fondness for people watching encompasses every […]

Society

Education and Behavior: An Interview with Pairin CEO Michael Simpson

September 12, 2016 2

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer I recently found myself at Village Capital’s Education US 2016 Launch. If you have no idea what that is, you’re not alone; neither did I. About a month […]

ABA Practice

Autism, Oral Language, & Missing Curriculum: Is DI the Answer?

January 24, 2017 2

By Jennifer Fisahn, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer If you are (or ever were) a public school special education teacher in a self-contained autism classroom, chances are you have had to beg for, borrow, and […]