Does your client have rights? The overwhelming answer to this question should be YES!! However, many of us still have written into our behavior plans, “Ignore the student” or “Don’t let the student escape.” Client assent and client dignity are extremely important in the world of ABA and education. But what does this look like? What does it mean for our clients?
BCBA Steve Ward has been working as a behavior analyst since the mid-1990’s. As the lead behavior analyst for a center school, Steve conducted more… Read More »Episode 097: Assessing and Teaching Good Learner Repertoires with Steve Ward
One of the most stressful times of my job was when I was new to the role and at the start of a new year,… Read More »How to Train New Staff
Have you ever tried to remember a phone number and find yourself repeating the number over and over? Sometimes, repeating things help us memorize them.… Read More »Scrolling and Echolalia
ABA applies an understanding of how behavior works to real life situations. But how do we determine what that behavior is, and more importantly, what… Read More »Three and Four Term Contingency in ABA
What is a Setting Event? Setting events are prior events or occurrences that influence negative behavior. For example, if I wake up and realize that… Read More »Setting Events
W Reinforcement is defined as increasing the future likelihood of behavior. We use it to increase behaviors we want to see more of in the… Read More »The Difference Between Contingent and Noncontingent Reinforcement
Steps to Developing an FBA A Functional Behavior Assessment, or an FBA, is a vital part of identifying problem behaviors and then developing a plan… Read More »Developing an FBA
