BCBA Supervision Online - Behavior Blog

As a BCBA, you are in the job of helping to change people's behavior. Many have hopes that you will be a miracle worker who appears, waves a wand or sprinkles some magic dust and the behavior just disappears. Sadly, this is not the case. Helping someone change their behavior is a complex and challenging endeavor. As a behavior consultant in a school system, I many times find teachers seeking a panacea. They want an effective behavior plan that is going to rapidly change a

Hope springs eternal at the beginning of the school year. Teachers are refreshed. Students are excited. This is bound to be the best year yet! While each portion of the school year holds its unique challenges, the beginning of the school year is one of the most important times. It is when we lay the foundation of the entire school community. During the first few weeks of school, for many classrooms, a mysterious phenomenon occurs where student behavior is all but perfect.