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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 […]

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Scaling an ABA agency with CentralReach: An Interview with Jennifer Kirby of Thrive Autism Solutions

December 8, 2017 1

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Jennifer Kirby, M.S., BCBA, LBA, is the Clinical Director for Thrive Autism Solutions, which has three locations in Arkansas and Missouri, with a fourth opening soon. The […]

Lifestyle

What Losing Your Cellphone Does To Your Behavior

February 18, 2015 0

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org When I first arrived to college in 1999, I remember a piece of paper taped to the wall next to my desk. On the paper was […]

ABA Practice

When Ethical Guidelines Conflict in ABA Practice

March 28, 2016 4

By Clelia Sigaud, M.S. bSci21 Contributing Writer Even as a not-yet-certified student of behavior analysis, it is incredibly easy for me to personally connect with virtually all guidelines within the Behavior Analysis Certification Board’s Professional […]

ABA Practice

Mother Jones Slams “The Skinner Method” in Schools

August 21, 2015 11

By Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D Founding Editor, bSci21.org Mother Jones recently published a provocative critique of “the Skinner Method” as it pertains to school behavior programs. The article noted that the so-called method is […]

ABA Practice

Understanding trauma, dissociation, and voice hearing functionally

March 1, 2018 0

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Angela Cathey, M.A. ENSO Group Therapeutic treatment of trauma is widely considered both stressful and, at times, risky for clients as well as their treatment providers. In fact, […]

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ABA Improves Vechicle Maintenance

August 29, 2018 1

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D bSci21Media, LLC Behavior and Social Issues published a study in 2017, that should be of interest to all car owners. Venditti and Wine, both from Florida Institute of Technology, worked […]