special education

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

January 24, 2017 bsci21 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 […]

Selecting and Teaching “School Survival Skills” to Elementary Students with Autism

October 5, 2015 bsci21 8

By Clelia Sigaud, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer As a teacher to young children with autism in a self-contained public school classroom, one of my important professional responsibilities this year is to prepare my students for […]

A Challenge to Behavior Analysts for the New School Year

September 5, 2015 bsci21 0

By Clelia Sigaud, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer As a Special Education teacher to students with Autism, I was fortunate to attend a training session over the summer on the use of the Picture Exchange Communication […]

Lifestyle

How MMA champs fight anxiety with ACT and behavior analysis.

April 25, 2018 0

Angela Cathey, MA, LPC & Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D & bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Succeeding at professional sports is challenging both on physical and psychological levels. Today, we’ll […]

Lifestyle

Consumer Reports’ Food Advice Aligns with Behavior Analysis

August 23, 2015 0

By Chelsea Wilhite, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer In the September issue of Consumer Reports On Health, the long-standing consumer organization gives advice on “How to Eat Healthier – No Willpower Required.” The article opens […]

ABA Practice

Supercharge Your Goal Setting with These Four Simple Rules

February 28, 2016 1

By Joan Orr MSc and Anne Wormald BA TAGteach International One critical component of the behavior analytic approach is to break a big goal down into smaller and easily achievable behavior goals. Ironically the instruction […]

Society

Police Leadership Style and Use of Force

September 13, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org PoliceOne.com recently discussed a study conducted by Dr. Tommy Sickles, Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Phoenix, that sought to determine the effects of […]

Business/OBM

Generational Differences in Workplace Ethics

August 16, 2013 2

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org AccountingWeb recently reported on a study by the Ethics Resource Center titled Generational Differences in Workplace Ethics that “showed unexpected and disturbing findings that may portend a […]

ABA Practice

How can parents find effective reinforcers?

July 17, 2017 2

By Leanne Page, M.Ed, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer “Dear Behavior BFF, I’ve tried using a token economy and it helped for a little while. But lately my son has told me that he doesn’t want […]