self injurious behavior in schools

Making the most out of a school-based Functional Behavior Assessment

December 11, 2017 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Sometimes Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) are conducted in schools simply to fulfill requirements set forth by the Individuals with Disabilities […]

ABA Practice

What is Pivotal Response Treatment?

February 17, 2015 7

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org If you attended the 2015 ABAI Autism Conference in Las Vegas, you heard of Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), a popular and effective approach commonly used with […]

Society

Law Enforcement by Positive Reinforcement in Ontario

May 27, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org 2015 has not been kind to the law enforcement community after events in Ferguson Missouri, and others, have put police departments under public scrutiny like never before. […]

ABA Practice

The “Big Six” Elements of Human Performance

January 10, 2016 1

By Richard McManus The Fluency Factory The reach to a box of cereal, the grasp of a spoon, the strumming gesture across a guitar, the point toward a door by a character in a play. […]

ABA Practice

Stimulus Preference Is Not Stimulus Function

June 9, 2017 0

By Shelley McLean, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer The phrase, “It is what it is,” seems to be increasingly popular in daily conversation, which may not be surprising, since it seems to apply in a […]

Lifestyle

9 Tips to Avoid Paralysis by Analysis

November 12, 2015 0

By Manny Rodriguez, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer How do you behave when it comes to decision-making? Do you spend a long time thinking over every single decision? Are you sometimes afraid of making the wrong decision? […]

Society

Why ‘PayScale, Inc.’ is Wrong About Behavior Analysts

June 8, 2015 5

By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer The online company PayScale, Inc. (payscale.com) recently released its list of best jobs for “do-gooders.” PayScale lists and rates salaries, benefits, and compensation packages for a large […]