The role of the ABA therapist is an important one. They must be highly skilled, multi-
taskers who are open to training and supervision so that they may be as effective as
possible to ensure positive and meaningful change in the lives of their learners.

Today, we will discuss the functions of behavior. In a previous blog, we briefly reviewed the four functions of behavior. To quickly summarize, behavioral function refers to the purpose that a behavior serves, or the reason why an individual engages in that behavior....

The principles of Applied Behavior Analysis do not just occur within the vacuum of a clinical or therapeutic setting. Believe it or not, we see the fundamentals of ABA constantly in our daily lives. For this “ABA All Around Us” series, we’re going to break down some...

The principles of Applied Behavior Analysis do not just occur within the vacuum of a clinical or therapeutic setting. Believe it or not, we see the fundamentals of ABA constantly in our daily lives. For this “ABA All Around Us” series, we’re going to break down some...

The principles of Applied Behavior Analysis do not just occur within the vacuum of a clinical or therapeutic setting. Believe it or not, we see the fundamentals of ABA constantly in our daily lives. For this “ABA All Around Us” series, we’re going to break down some...

The principles of Applied Behavior Analysis do not just occur within the vacuum of a clinical or therapeutic setting. Believe it or not, we see the fundamentals of ABA constantly in our daily lives. For this “ABA All Around Us” series, we’re going to break down some...

When trying to understand why a behavior is occurring, we need to consider the four functions of behavior. As discussed in a previous post, behavior occurs as a result of a history of reinforcement, but the functions of behavior tell us what exactly is reinforcing, or...

In order to modify behavior, we must understand why the behavior is occurring in the first place. One of the most important ways to determine why a behavior is occurring, is to understand what is reinforcing it. Reinforcement is what occurs directly following a...

What is behavior? Why do we do things? For more than a century, behavioral scientists such as Pavlov, Skinner, Watson, and Lovaas have been harnessing their curiosity and producing a lush history of empirical research to help us answer the question, “Why do we...