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Gender X and Deictic Relations

January 2, 2019 bsci21 4

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC New York City recently joined California, Oregon, and Washington state with a recent change in law that allows for a third gender option – simply called “X”. According […]

Teaching clients to express emotions as a part of social skills training

December 31, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates In a recent video by Brett DiNovi & Associates, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Heather Nunziato presents an example of […]

Behavioral Science is All Around You

December 31, 2018 bsci21 2

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Behavioral science is all around you. It doesn’t “look” like anything and you don’t have to “do” anything for it to be there. Instead, at its core, it […]

Knowing what’s under your control as a BCBA

December 20, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Healthcare professionals in most specialties go into their field to create a better world. They often care deeply for their […]

Explaining the Distrust of Trump with Human Operant Research

December 18, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC As Special Council Robert Mueller’s investigation heats up, with recent court filings and sentencings, a recent USA Today/Suffolk University poll found that 59% of Americans do not trust President […]

Refining the early detection of skin cancer with behavioral science.

December 12, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC In a 2016 study published in The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, Tom Critchfield and Derek Reed sought to untangle and refine how we train members of the public on […]

A science of behavior vs a science of Autism.

December 11, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi and Associates “One is a science and the other is a disability.” — Brett DiNovi The quote above is from […]

Staying focused in the face of obstacles

December 5, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA Brett DiNovi & Associates Maintaining focus in our increasingly connected world can be difficult. Success comes only as the result of continued progress, day-to-day, […]

Why behavior analysts should use defusion in their work.

December 4, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC As behavior analysts working in applied settings, we sometimes struggle to gain buy-in from parents, front-line staff, or even ourselves in the form of self-doubt in our abilities […]

What’s your Everest?

November 29, 2018 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Life is better with goals. They give you a direction and a purpose. They can help motivate you to achieve things that take months or even years to […]