ABA therapy’s future is under real pressure in 2025. Federal leadership is questioning decades of established vaccine science, threatening autism research funding, and targeting the Department of Education. But ABA is built on evidence, and that scientific foundation is its …
Cognitive behavioral therapy techniques are the structured methods therapists use to help clients identify and change unhelpful thought patterns. Five widely used CBT techniques — cognitive journaling, guided discovery, cognitive restructuring, mindfulness and relaxation, and exposure therapy — give ABA …
7 Evidence-Based ABA Techniques Every Practitioner Should Know Applied behavior analysis relies on a core set of evidence-based techniques to influence a wide range of behaviors across populations and settings. The seven most foundational include positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, prompting, …
How ABA Therapy Is Addressing the Opioid Addiction Crisis Applied behavior analysis offers some of the most research-backed tools available for treating opioid addiction, including Contingency Management techniques like Voucher-Based Reinforcement and Prize Incentive Contingency Management. These behavioral approaches treat …
The most common myths about ABA are that it’s unscientific, that practitioners lack qualifications, that it only treats autism, and that it’s a form of conversion therapy. All four are false. ABA has more than 60 years of published research, …
BCBAs must complete 32 continuing education units (CEUs) every two years to maintain their certification, including 4 CEUs in ethics and 3 CEUs in supervision training (for those who supervise). BCaBAs need 20 CEUs per cycle, with the same ethics …
Could ABA Save Corporations from Self-Destructing During a Merger? When two companies merge, every spreadsheet can look perfect and the deal can still fall apart. The reason is almost never the numbers. It’s the people. ABA’s ABC framework, Antecedents, Behavior, …
How ABA Was Used in a Campaign That Saved Countless Lives ABA behavior change techniques aren’t limited to clinical practice. The 1987 Virginia Tech seatbelt study applied all seven dimensions of ABA to change driver behavior at scale, with results …
ABA bullying prevention uses behavior modification principles to address bullying at its source — the learned behaviors driving it. Rather than relying solely on punishment, ABA-based programs like Bully Prevention in Positive Behavior Support (BP-PBS) teach social skills, change reinforcement …