sports coaching

On using ABA to coach baseball

May 2, 2017 bsci21 0

By Melissa Druskis, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer In 1980, a behavioral coaching method for increasing motor skills was reviewed across multiple sports. This coaching method included the systematic use of verbal instructions and feedback, […]

ABA Practice

Three Obstacles to Treating Inappropriate Sexual Behavior in a School Setting

August 5, 2015 4

By Clelia Sigaud, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer (cleliasigaud@aol.com) I’ve decided to kick off my contribution to bsci21 with a post on a controversial, uncomfortable, and significant topic; namely, sexually inappropriate behaviors in the school setting […]

Business/OBM

Social Skills and Staff Training in a Limousine: Using Telehealth to Implement OBM

October 18, 2016 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D President, bSci21Media, LLC Most behavior analysts have experienced building up their clients’ social skills repertoires, and they know how logistically challenging it can be to arrange naturalistic conditions within […]

Lifestyle

A Letter to My Younger Self: Five Things I Would Have Done Differently as a Young Behavior Analyst

September 19, 2016 5

By Adam Ventura, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Dear Adam, I am from the future, and I have traveled back in time to give you advice and some information about your future to help you […]

ABA Practice

Win client hours with quantification and prediction.

June 27, 2018 0

How to win friends with quantification and prediction from Chartlytics. The tides are changing. Behavior science is moving forward – becoming more efficient and effective – and YOU can easily become a part of […]

Society

Trump, Putin, and Relational Frame Theory

July 16, 2018 4

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC The world is abuzz today with news of President Trump’s recent comments during a news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to CNN, the trouble started when […]

Ivory Tower

Extinction: It’s as Simple as Withholding the Functional Reinforcer . . . Or, Is It?

February 3, 2018 4

Harla B. Frank, M.S., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again. – B. F. Skinner Extinction is the process of withholding a functional reinforcer of a target […]