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In unit 1 of this 3-unit course, Dr. Heather McGee defines behavioral systems analysis (BSA) and discusses how BSA fits into the context of the field of behavior analysis. Dr. McGee then introduces the three levels of systems analysis and presents various analysis tools and organizational intervention strategies as described by Rummler and Brache (1995)

Part 4 of 7OBM Prerequisite Skills: OBM SeriesBehavior-Based Safety

Behavioral Systems Analysis (BSA) provides a comprehensive approach to ensuring that organizational changes translate to sustainable business results.

“A lot of people get queasy when thinking about this; we’re considering an individual with an established set of preferences and related utility for reinforcers associated with those preferences, and then we want to start manipulating those preferences. Well, some people think that’s not a good idea—preferences are what preferences are.”

“For a lot of the populations that we work with, it is difficult to extract very clear, very useful information on what sort of things might function as reinforcement for them.” Dr. Iser DeLeon, PhD, BCBA Abstract 

Applied Behavior Analysis is more than just a bag of tricks known as Discrete Trial Training, the VB-MAPP, and token systems. However, when we begin to conceptualize our science as such, we lose the fundamentals upon which we found them. We rely too heavily on them in practice, and we fail to individualize our services.

What is going on in the North American School Systems? What can you do to help change the system? Today we are joined with Michael Maloney as he discusses the North American school system, the history, and the changes that he sees coming to the system.

Sometimes when invasive species appear, the ecosystem assimilates it without destroying extant species, but at least equally as often, there is a clear winner and a clear loser. The same is true of behavioral systems.

This month on Operant Innovations - Thought Leaders, we are back with Dr. Denise Ross as she answers the questions "Where do you see the field going?" and/or "Where would she like to see the field go?"

Join Operant Innovations for Part 3 of their interview with Western Michigan University. This week we will be speaking with Dr. Heather McGee about the Industrial/Organizational Behavior Management Program.

In Organizational Behavior Management (OBM), one specialty area of practice is leadership and culture development. Leadership can be defined as the behavior of managers, supervisors, and decision-makers who influence the behavior of employees. Culture is a pattern of behavior throughout the organization. Effective leadership produces a culture of reinforcement where leaders and employees bring out the best performance in each other.

Part 2 of 7OBM Prerequisite Skills: OBM SeriesBehavior-Based Safety

The phrase “leadership support” has become a cliché in discussing safety. We always hear about the importance of leadership support and “walking the talk.” The reason we hear so much about such support is because it is important. Yet it is too often poorly defined. Leadership support is often seen as just delivering a series of messages about the importance of safety.

Join Operant Innovations as we talk with Dr. Nic Weatherly about the multiple program options at Florida Tech.

Today we are joined by Dr. Jessica Glass-Kendorski, PHD, NCSP, BCBA-D and Dr. Rich Allen, PSYD, NCSP, BCBA-D from PCOM. If you are looking for a program that melds school psychology and the principles of behavior, you have found your program! The amount of individualization that you will find within this program is immense. With faculty that strive to bring the science of behavior to other fields and build a community of professionals, potential students have the opportunity to learn, research, and network!