by Heather Griffin | Jul 19, 2022
The 10-minute rule: How to improve your practice. I know you’ve done it, or at least said it. “Five-second rule!” You pick up a piece of dropped food or encourage another person nearby to do so. It’s still edible if it’s been 5 seconds or...
by Heather Griffin | Apr 10, 2021
Behavior Analysis is not Summer Camp During this month of autism awareness and acceptance I’m looking into summer camps for my kids. This is new territory. Generally summer planning happens in February and it doesn’t align with a time of recognition and reflection...
by Heather Griffin | Feb 5, 2021
I answered the phone call of a friend one day greeted by an enthusiastic, “You’d love this place! They do everything you have envisioned and want to do.” I was skeptical but didn’t want to rain on her parade. My company had been in existence far longer than this...
by Heather Griffin | Sep 7, 2020
How behavior analysts (and you) change the world. “I want to make a difference,” you say. Great! Isn’t that what ABA is all about? Bringing about socially significant changes. Yes. Yes, it is. Can you do that? Yes, you can…BUT not yet. Listening, reading,...
by Heather Griffin | May 27, 2020
Great beginnings in the field of ABA: R-E-S-P-E-C-T I can’t even begin to spell out all the ways showing others respect will pay off for you beginning a career. For me, in addition to being an enthusiastic learner, being respectful will get you face time with me over...
by Heather Griffin | May 14, 2020
The importance of finding the right supervisor BEFORE you get started in the field of behavior analysis When I began working in the field of behavior analysis I didn’t realize how important beginning well was. I got very lucky. I met my first BCBA supervisor at my...
