Archives for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Tips for Supervision Services as a BCBA
BCBA’s (Board Certified Behavior Analysts) often find themselves in situations where they will be supervising others including supervising the services provided by BCaBA’s (Assistant Board Certified Behavior Analysts) or...
Teaching Echoics to Children with Autism
Some children with autism spectrum disorder do not imitate vocalizations made by others. This skill is known as echoics. Some children will mand (request items they want) but have...
ABC’s of Behavior (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence)
An ABC Chart is a direct observation tool that can be used to collect information about the events that are occurring within a student’s environment. “A” refers to the...
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Study Topics: Skill Acquisition (Part 1)
As mentioned in the previous RBT Study Topics posts, “The Registered Behavior TechnicianTM (RBT®) is a paraprofessional who practices under the close, ongoing supervision of a BCBA, BCaBA, or...
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Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Study Topics: Assessment
“The Registered Behavior TechnicianTM (RBT®) is a paraprofessional who practices under the close, ongoing supervision of a BCBA, BCaBA, or FL-CBA. The RBT is primarily responsible for the direct...
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Study Topics: Measurement
“The Registered Behavior TechnicianTM (RBT®) is a paraprofessional who practices under the close, ongoing supervision of a BCBA, BCaBA, or FL-CBA. The RBT is primarily responsible for the direct...
Research Study Shows How to Keep Kids On Task with Less Supervision
Staying on task and maintaining attention and focus is a struggle for many children, especially for youth diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or even autism spectrum disorder...
Behavior Analysts in Rural Communities
Serving rural communities in any human services field can have it’s challenges. Of course, some of the top difficulties include longer travel times for staff (compared to urban areas),...
Reducing Problem Behavior Maintained by Automatic Reinforcement
Problem behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement is likely to need intervention that is different than that of problem behavior maintained by social reinforcement. Saini, Greer, et. al. (2016) note...
14 Possible IEP Accommodations for Children with Autism & ADHD
Many behavior analysts who serve children with autism spectrum disorder may have contact with the child’s school. They may also be involved in the development of the child’s IEP....
