Clinical
The story of Tom Gilbert.
If someone wrote the story of behavior analysis, it would have many elements typical of a great novel: settings, central characters, a plot, conflicts, a narrative arc, and resolution. And…
The Importance of Instructional Design – Part I
This is the first part of a 2-part blog addressing the importance of instructional design. The first part sets the stage of why instructional design is important. The second part…
The case for intrinsic motivation in ABA.
Intrinsic motivation. Gah! I said it. I said a no-no word in the ABA world. The funny thing is, intrinsic motivation is used so often in my original fields of…
The good work of Dr. José Martinez-Diaz.
On September 21, 2020, the field of behavior analysis lost a tremendous member – Dr. José Martinez-Diaz. Influential organizations quickly recognized his passing and wrote about the influence José had…
Solving Common Client Management Challenges.
Managing a business today can present various challenges, and the events of this year have caused an overwhelming need to hone in on those challenges to find resolution. 2020 has…
The digital transformation of behavior analysis
The pace of technological change in our society has occurred at a breathtaking speed. The change everyone feels is called exponential growth. When new technologies seem to come out of…
Supercharge Your Clinical Programming with Multi-Tiered Measurement: Part 2
Behavior analysts have many job responsibilities including supervising staff, developing instructional stimuli for programming, parent training, data analysis, and more. To successfully incorporate a three-tiered system of measurement into a…
Leveraging Technology and Systematic Tools to Ensure Compliance in any Environment
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent climate of uncertainty has caused many ABA practices to seek alternative ways to provide services to clients, while also trying to maintain quality. Now more…
Re-Assessing Your Assessments: Addressing Assessment Gaps in Changing Treatment Contexts
In the wake of COVID-19, the delivery of behavior analytic services are changing. In some cases, treatment form is shifting from tightly controlled in-person appointments in clinical settings to telehealth…
Where is the Analysis?
In a recent blog post by Kristin Smith, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA, we evaluated three levels of data: micro, meta, and macro. And while we collect microdata daily as clinicians, let…