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Emotions are as much a part of the analysis of behavior as observed behavior. T.V. Joe Layng, PhD

One of the most essential skills children are taught regarding their verbal behavior is communicating their emotions. It may seem that when we first teach an emotion and ways to express it, the client may simply go through the motions. We must take advantage of the contingencies that occur naturally as well as the know-how to create opportunities to teach emotions.

Happiness pervades modern life. It is a major topic of talk-show interviews, best-selling books, psychotherapeutic interactions, everyday gossip (“How can she really be happy with him?”), and personal ruminations. Poets, cartoonists, and novelists have done as good a job as psychologists in understanding it. I personally have always preferred Charles Shultz’s (the creator of the comic strip “Peanuts”) rather structural definition of happiness as “a warm puppy.”

Professional burnout can cause numerous negative health outcomes, such as increased risk for diabetes, headaches, hospitalization for cardiovascular disease, and pain-related disabilities. Read more about burnout here!

Dr. Geller has been talking about using the science of behavior in conjunction with positive psychology for some time. Now it is your turn to connect the two! Recently, on social media, a book by Dr. Martin Seligman was posted and the question was asked if anyone uses these practices?

Join Dr. Scott Geller as he talks about empathy and how and why we should be more empathetic to continue to learn to ACTIVELY CARE FOR PEOPLE.

Today we are joined by Dr. Eric Bieniek from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. This practitioner-focused program has both an online Master's Degree and a certificate program. If you are looking for a flexible online program, SRU may be for you! This program is focused on making each of the above options available to all of their students and understand that real-life happens and sometimes it is not fully in their students' control. SRU's goal is to meet people where they are, assistant them to get where they want, and train highly qualified applied practitioners.

From the moment we are born, we start interacting with our environment. A whimper is followed by getting picked up and access to food.

Guest blogger: Jennifer Roe

Guest blogger: Jennifer Roe

How often do you sit down and appreciate what you have? How often do you call the ones you love and tell them?
Join Dr. Scott Geller as he explains how gratitude isn't only for other people but for you as we continue to learn to ACTIVELY CARE FOR PEOPLE (including ourselves).

A SCIENCE-BASED STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH TO IMPROVE THE WORLD THROUGH OUR BEHAVIORS
The Wisdom Factor: Reducing the Control of Bias, Threat, and Fear
while Building a Better World
Alice Darnell Lattal, Ph.D. and Carlos A. Zuluaga, M.S., BCBA

“When I was in university, I asked my professor, ‘How do I teach language skills to kids?” and my professor gave me Skinner’s Verbal Behavior book. So, the answer is not exactly in the book, but it is ultimately in the book”