by Jessica Bacon | Mar 23, 2021 | Behavioral Blogs
Cell phone usage can negatively impact academic performance. In July of 2018, the French government passed a law banning cell phones in schools (CNN, 2018). This law arrived on the heels of several studies detailing just how much cell phone use negatively impacted...
by Jessica Bacon | Jan 25, 2021 | Behavioral Blogs
It’s not always an easy feat to talk in front of a group of people – whether it’s 5 or 50 or a crowd of hundreds. For some people, just the idea of speaking in front of a group is enough to provoke anxiety. For others, that microphone or podium are as much a part of...
by Jessica Bacon | Jan 11, 2021 | Behavioral Blogs
What are structured work systems? Many individuals with ASD are visual learners who learn best when information is presented in a structured format with a clear beginning and end point. Structured work systems are designed to take advantage of these strengths to help...
by Jessica Bacon | Dec 23, 2020 | Behavioral Blogs
Feedback is a common strategy for changing behavior in the workplace and when implemented correctly it can be very effective. In fact, in some cases, specific feedback has proven to be more effective than monetary compensation. Roscoe et al. (2013) compared the...
by Jessica Bacon | Apr 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Master Trainer Jessica Bacon, M.Ed., M.S., BCBA Many people have kids who simply cannot wait to get outside and run around. This can be especially noticeable during these beautiful early spring days. But some of us, myself included, have found that our young...
