Offshoots

The universal applicability of the fundamental principles of behavior is one of the most exciting things about animal life on planet earth. Here are some exciting offshoots.

• Lisa Longo, an animal behavior consultant from France, implements an effective smoking cessation program with an elegant application of behavior analysis principles and procedures. The deep data she collected was simple and informative for this dynamic program. Congratulations Lisa!
  How I Quit Smoking With ABA (PDF)


• Kayla Dever KPA-CTP, Volunteer Puppy Counselor, Leader Dogs for the Blind created this worksheet for her volunteer puppy raisers, after Kayla complete the BW Living and Learning with Animals course. These case studies facilitate discussion about how the environment supports behavior and how to use the ABC assessment tool to build better training strategies.
  Behavior Analysis Case Study - Bruno
  Behavior Analysis Case Study - Pluto


• Lee McGuire has met the demand for humane, effective behavior change advice with her article called "The Parrot That Screams" in the World Parrot Trust's PsittiScene Magazine, Summer 2015.


• Lisa Desatnik from So Much PETential reviews my talk at Clicker Expo 2015 in Dearborn, called Effectiveness is Not Enough.


• Dr. Nicole Lobry de Bruyn shares her Take Home Notes on Susan Friedman's Lectures.


• At The Chook House Blog, Dr. Nicole Lobry de Bruyn shares her own insights on the correlations between animal and human behavior.


• At EileenAndDogs.com, Eileen Anderson reviews the Living and Learning With Animals Professional Course.


• In this article, On the Effectiveness of Prison as Punishment, Dr. Stuart Henry of Wayne State University implores professionals in criminology to catch up with parrot caregivers after reading my article The Facts About Punishment.


• Jason Fitzpatrick of LifeHacker.com connects the dots from our BehaviorWorks Behavior Toolkit to the education/business setting.