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How Language Research can Inform COVID-19 Policy.

July 22, 2020 bsci21 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA bSci21Media, LLC Several news outlets recently reported on a PloS Medicine study which concluded that a large pandemic can be prevented with three behaviors: social distancing, hand washing, and […]

ABA Practice

A Challenge to Behavior Analysts for the New School Year

September 5, 2015 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 […]

Business/OBM

Opening a New ABA Therapy Practice? Do you have a No Fail Game Plan?

August 2, 2017 0

POMPANO BEACH, August 2, 2017 – Whether you are thinking of opening a clinic in the near future or it is a dream and you aren’t sure where to begin you will need a successful […]

Lifestyle

Control Yourself! Using Your Audience to Make Your Presentations More Powerful and Engaging

October 3, 2015 6

By Scott Herbst, PhD bSci21 Contributing Writer Anyone who regularly spends time at the front of the room is well aware of the effects that the environment can have on one’s behavior. If the audience […]

Business/OBM

One Way Behavioral Science Can Build Your Company Culture

June 19, 2017 0

By Brett DiNovi, M.A., BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Culture is defined by how people behave and interact with one another inside an organization. Culture is learned behavior— it’s not created overnight by hanging fancy quotes […]

ABA Practice

The Game That Will Turn Your Classroom Around

October 15, 2015 0

By Zainab Fazal, M.ADS, BCBA bSci21 Contributing Writer Do you want to play a game? If you asked your students this question, my guess is that you would get some enthusiastic yeses! Because who doesn’t […]

Society

An Incentive System to Reduce Smoking During Pregnancy

July 22, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org A team of UK researchers lead by David Tappin recently published a Randomized Controlled Trial in the BMJ evaluating the effectiveness of financial incentives in a smoking cessation […]