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Social Validity in the Late 20th and Early 21st Century
An extension of Kennedy’s work was published seven years later in 1999, by James Carr and colleagues. Their paper assessed the frequency of social-validity measures reported in the first 31 years of JABA. They analyzed the difference in trends of reporting social validity for experiments that had highly controlled analog settings versus more naturalistic and dynamic settings. The reason for doing so harkens back to Kennedy’s comments about the difference between basic and applied research.
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Mock Exams for BCBA® Exam Prep - Tackling the Test Series
Part 2 Part 1: Intro to the Series
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How Do Ethics Apply to OBM
Ethics play a major role in the day to day of OMBers, and even impacts how they manage themselves. Read more about ethics in OBM here!
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Performance Management: OBM Series
Performance Management (PM) is an approach to producing organizational results by improving the performance of employees throughout an organization. Performance involves all of the different behaviors that employees engage in. Behaviors that contribute to increases in sales, higher customer satisfaction, and higher quality products and services are the building blocks of business results. PM focuses on increasing these critical behaviors by systematically arranging the workplace to maximize productivity.
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Generalization in Times of Crisis
… COVID-19 one, but not all is lost. This scenario can also be seen as an opportunity to improve our science through the assessment of generalization at home! Generalit y was defined by Stokes and Baer (1977) as “The occurrence of relevant … affect the providers, but also the stakeholders of ABA service. Compliance and improvement of systems for generalization assessment might have a pivotal impact in our science and those affected by it, making challenging situations where clients … of the data. Caregivers record data on the client’s performance, forwarding the video file to either the BCBA or BCaBA for assessment/evaluation. This process could be repeated until caregivers reach mastery criteria. It is understood that …
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5 Do’s and 3 Don’ts to Achieve a Successful OBM Performance Improvement Project
You may or may not know, ABA Technologies has partnered with Florida Tech ABA Online program to bring Organizational Behavior Management to the world through an online Certificate program – the
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Making the Switch: 5th Edition vs 2027 Edition Programs
The BACB® certification standards will change in 2027. Over the next two years, universities will revise their training programs to ensure students qualify under the new standards. This blog outlines what these changes mean for prospective and current behavior analysis students.
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Looking for a Career as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)?
Registered Behavior Technicians are paraprofessionals who implement behavior change programs under the supervision of a qualified supervisor. Learn more about starting your RBT career here!
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Has Behavior Analysis Developed Tunnel Vision?
A Florida Tech grad student describes how behavior analysis is more than just working with autism
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What Can You Expect from ABA Services?
by Megan Galban
It can be overwhelming for a family when their child receives behavioral services for the first time. In the beginning, much is unknown, and it’s going to take some adjustment.
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Building a Robust Safety Culture in Healthcare
In 2022, U.S. employers reported 2.3 million nonfatal injuries in private industry, up 4.5 percent from 2021, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Sectors that reported the most injuries include healthcare, transportation, and manufacturing.
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5 Practices for Entrepreneurial Management
To be truly effective, leaders must establish a company that fosters innovative and entrepreneurial behavior. Learn more about the top 5 practices for entrepreneurial management here!
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How Can We Improve Our Dissemination Skills in Behavior Analysis?
by Megan Galban
To individuals who are unfamiliar with or are not fluent in behavior-analytic terminology, the language can seem displeasing and off-putting. Many technical terms used in the science have a very different meaning than their everyday use and may even have a negative connotation.
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The Florida Tech ABA Online Programs - 5th Edition vs. 2027 Edition
IntroductionThe Florida Tech ABA Online Program is preparing for its last offering of the 5th Edition BCBA and MA Programs in Fall 2024, followed by the first offering of the 2027 Edition programs in Spring 2025. Students will be faced with a choice.
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