screening

Behavior Detection Officers: Where they are and what they are doing.

March 26, 2015 bsci21 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC You probably didn’t know, but since 2007 Behavior Detection Officers have been watching you. The officers are part of the TSA’s SPOT program, which stands for Screening […]

Business/OBM

5 Lessons Learned from Businesses Hiring Adults With Autism

June 29, 2015 0

By Manny Rodriguez, M.S. (manny@abatechnologies.com) bSci21 Contributing Writer June’s edition of Inc. magazine had a headline I had to read. Written by Jeff Chu, the article titled “Autism and Work: Businesses Bridge the Gap” highlights […]

Society

Facebook, Subjective Wellbeing, and Relational Frame Theory

March 23, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC The more you use Facebook, the worse you feel. That is the conclusion from a study published in the journal PLOS One. Researchers from the University […]

Business/OBM

Designing Corporate Culture with 21st Century Behavioral Science

April 17, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, M.A. ENSO Group Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC The definition of “corporate culture” varies depending on who you ask. According to Entrepreneur, culture is “a blend of the values, beliefs, taboos, […]

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 […]

Lifestyle

Behavioral Science and Art: Don’t Overthink Writing

May 16, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC & Ignite STEAM Labs Writing, painting, sculpting, music production…the creative process is the same. Such modes of expression can be thought of as a myriad of creative or […]

ABA Practice

Increasing Parent Engagement and Treatment Effectiveness using Values

August 17, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, MA & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), or other care provider, for developmentally disabled children it […]