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Dangerous behavior simply can’t be ignored. The person engaging in it is going to either hurt herself or someone else if it continues. Saying that is easy, knowing what to do about it is a rabbit hole. At what point does the behavior become more than “disruptive” and cross the “dangerous” threshold?

We as humans behave the way we do for one reason: to get what we need and want. This is quite a bold statement, I know, but it is pure science, the science of behavior. Although the focus of this article is driver behavior, what you will read can be applied to any behavior.

President & Owner of TIKI, Inc - as she speaks with her local radio station on the science of human behavior.

This month on Operant Innovations - Thought Leaders, we are back with Dr. Darnell Lattal as she answers tells us about her history with familial ties to the military after WW2 and the human rights movements and how that drove her to the field of behavior analysis. Ultimately, becoming one of the first women in the field of Organizational Behavior Manage

An Interview With Tom Freeman, Senior VP of ABA Technologies, Inc.

Join Corey Robertson, M.S., BCBA, LBA-NY, LBA-VA as he asks you to contemplate, "Why are YOU here?" For feedback, comments, and suggestions, contact operantinnovations@abatechnologies.com

As behavior analysts, we are specifically trained to find functional alternatives to ongoing issues. We are frequently called on when a child or an adult becomes overly aggressive, either towards themselves or others.

The first installment in The Path to Gold Series! Join Chauntae Gold as she dives into the term "habit" and how it has become the new buzz word throughout the fitness industry, where our health as a society is heading, and the science on how poor habits are formed.

Dr. Linda LeBlanc and Dr. Tyra Sellers are joined by Dr. Shahla Ala'i-Rosales! This episode describes the importance of understanding your learning history with prior supervisors and influencers. There are several benefits of reflection on your past experiences with supervisors, mentors, coaches . . . good, bad, and ugly. The podcast describes an activity for exploring the past influences in order to identify your values and design your actions as a supervisor. In addition, the listener is guided through an activity for identifying future development goals and seeking influencers and mentors to help them achieve those goals.

Join Operant Innovations for Part 4 of their interview with Western Michigan University. This week we will be speaking with Dr. Jonathan Baker about the newest addition to WMU's elaborate program - the Hybrid Program.

Today we are joined by Dr. James Hawkins and Dr. Neil Deochand from the University of Cincinnati Distance Learning Program. There are a plethora of distance learning programs and it can be very hard to decipher between them, but after speaking with Dr. Hawkins and Dr. Deochand you can hear the passion that they put into their program.

This podcast episode describes the importance of teaching supervisees to take a structured problem-solving approach. The roles of negative reinforcement and self-control in problem identification and problem-solving are discussed. The podcast describes a structured 5 step process for problem solving and strategies for maximizing your success at each step.

This podcast episode describes the importance of actively evaluating the effects of our supervisory practices. We discuss several different sources of data and provide specific strategies for how to collect and analyze them. We also cover what to do once you have the data.