save the world with behavior analysis

Impact Investing: Aligning Reinforcement Contingencies to Save the Planet

April 4, 2019 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC If there is one thing that affects behavior more than anything else in the world, it is money. And money-related topics are becoming increasingly frequent here at bSci21, […]

Are We Realizing the Full Potential of Behavioral Science?

April 5, 2017 bsci21 1

By Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Sometimes I wonder if it’s just me . . . As I’ve been reflecting recently on the application of behavioral science to everyday life and situations, I’ve […]

Whatever happened to “saving the world” with ABA?

March 3, 2015 bsci21 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Drs. Mark Mattaini and Molli Luke provide a provocative editorial for the newest issue of Behavior and Social Issues, titled “‘Saving the World’ with a Matrix.” […]

Society

Predictive Policing: Mapping Future Crime with PredPol

February 20, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org According to Forbes, police departments across America are paying up to $150,000 a year to PredPol, a predictive policing firm, to use its mapping technology to […]

ABA Practice

All I really need to know… I learned as a Behavior Technician

October 30, 2017 3

By Emaley McCulloch bSci21 Contributing Writer I practiced as a Behavior Technician/ABA Therapist for the first 6 years of my career. A behavior technician has many jobs and roles, but they’re primarily responsible for carrying […]

ABA Practice

Isn’t positive reinforcement bribery??

October 13, 2017 2

Leanne Page, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, I have read many of your articles and it sounds to me like you just want us all to bribe our kids to behave. How […]

Society

How to get out of prison using ABA.

June 14, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, MA & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates In a recent panel discussion, behavior analysts from Brett DiNovi and Associates and bSci21Media discussed ways […]

ABA Practice

Three Common Myths of ABA

October 18, 2015 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Lauren Rabin, President & Founder of the Autism Family Center, recently wrote 3 Common Myths About Applied Behavior Analysis published in the Huffington Post. In her work, […]

Lifestyle

Bah, Humbug! Why Behavior Analysts Hate the Holidays: And 4 Quick Ways to Survive Them

December 12, 2016 4

By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Happy Thanksgiving? Merry Christmas? Happy Hanukah? I think not. There is nothing “merry” or “happy” about any of the holidays. Well, at least not for behavior analysts. […]