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It’s not the size of the reinforcer that matters. It’s the precision with which it’s programmed that’s more relevant, the contingency of it. Saul Axelrod, PhD

“You can develop a highly effective treatment that works beautifully in a well-controlled space, but if that intervention is not practical and is not something that people are willing to do, it simply will not be adopted.”  Iser G. DeLeon, PhD, BCBA-D Abstract 

“Identifying reinforcers is absolutely essential when we are working on acquisition. In order to teach someone a new behavior, we need to be able to reinforce that behavior when it occurs.” Dr. Meagan Gregory, BCBA  Abstract 

 “More than 50% of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder spend at least 2 days per week in regular classrooms. Today, 1 in 3 students with Autism Spectrum Disorder are included in the regular classroom for the entire day.” William L. Heward, EdD, BCBA-D

“It’s an analysis of why you say what you say and note that most of your verbal behavior is not vocal” Vincent Carbone, Ed.D., BCBA-D Abstract 

“If supervision is being conducted sufficiently, then supervisees should be performing the skills necessary to achieve client outcomes.” Tom Freeman, MS, BCBA, LBA-NY, LBA-MA Important:  

“The heart of behavior analysis, the heart of the mission Skinner set us on, to bring to the world the notion that the environment plays a tremendous role in the determination of behavior.” 

Conseguir entender y emplear los principios del lenguaje verbal es un desafío muy presente en la práctica del análisis de la conducta y de la enseñanza. Carlos nos explica por medio de meticulosas definiciones y didácticos ejemplos las bases del análisis funcional del lenguaje desarrollado por B.F. Skinner.

Visual analysis is the backbone of our science. By using these skills, we know it will lead to better outcomes. Salvador Ruiz, PhD, BCBA.  

The behavior analyst is the team member who is best prepared to demonstrate a direct link between the behavior and the environment. This will reduce the likelihood that psychotropic medications will be incorrectly used to address operant processes. Thomas Freeman, MS, BCBA, LBA-NY, LBA-MA

To be an effective behavior analyst consultant we have to have the skills to effectively establish and sustain behavior change repertoires into people who are the stakeholders of the behavior plan. Corey Robertson, MS, BCBA, LBA-NY, LBA-VA

 “Establish yourself as a conditioned reinforcer. Just be nice, please.” Stacie Neff, MS, BCBA

All children are capable of learning new and more adaptive ways of behaving. So, we don’t write children off and remain continuously optimistic that children can develop new patterns of behaving that are prosocial and are going to lead to their success in a mainstream environment F. Charles ""Bud"" Mace, PhD, BCBA-D

When practiced most effectively and ethically, special education is also characterized by the use of research-based teaching methods, the application of which is guided by direct and frequent measures of student performance. William Heward, EdD, BCBA-D

We worry so much about how to make the replacement behavior more functional, but you also have to make the target behavior less functional. Ennio Cipani, PhD