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Antecedents Have Last Names
In the latter years of his life, Dr. Jose Martinez, the founder of ABA Technologies. Inc., and the driving force behind the creation of the School of Behavior Analysis at Florida Tech, was heard to utter the title of this blog in every one of his presentations relating to the influence of antecedent conditions on behavior, “Antecedents have last names.”
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Intro to OBM: Interview with Kelly Therrien
In clinical organizations, most Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) work as program coordinators or clinical directors. Rather than working with clients “in-the-chair,” BCBAs supervise others doing the work. Developing programs and training staff might be old hat, but managing and engaging staff and families—long term—requires new skills.
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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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Rapid Habit Formation
3 Steps to protect your team during pandemicsLessons from Lean Hospitals and OBMWhen pandemics strike, they spread quickly, as in the current COVID
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Is Corporate Training the Answer?
Performance problems plague organizations both big and small. Wherever humans work, performance is happening, and so too are problems. Though each company’s performance issues are unique, often a formulaic—read: cookie-cutter— approach is the chosen remedy.
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OBM Prerequisite Skills: OBM Series
Part 1 of 7Organizational behavior management (OBM) is a growing field that is bringing the science of behavior to the business world. “OBMers” have demonstrated over the last several decades that a science-based approach to increasing employee performance leads to powerful organizational results.
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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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Obsessing Over OCD in these Days of COVID-19
The current hygienic practices of many of us blurring the lines between normal and OCD, I imagine that it also might be disconcerting to someone suffering from OCD to see personal behavior patterns for which there were at least mild societal and social punishers become not only acceptable but also necessary.
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Covid-19 Dreamin’
I, like many people of my age, am gravely concerned about getting infected by the coronavirus and coming down with a devast
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Guiding the Role of the RBT®
Your most important role as a supervisor is to get results for your clients, offering them optimal opportunities to improve their quality of life. As experts in the science of behavior analysis, you can get results by maximizing and supporting your most important asset—your people.
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The Office: The New Age Health Hazard and How Businesses Should Attack It
Employers have much responsibility when it comes to taking care of their employees. From setting up 401K’s, providing on-going training, to building a culture of excellence. While each is equally important, health programs are often missing. Our overall health fluctuates day-to-day, and if it is not taken care of, it will slowly deteriorate.
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Test-taking Strategies for the BCBA® Exam - Tackling the Test Series
In this blog, we will explore test structure and how to analyze scenario questions, and we will offer strategies to help you approach the BCBA® exam.
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