We’re committed to supporting your professional growth! Whether you’re a BCBA / licensed professional seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or an RBT / implementer looking for Professional Development Units (PDUs), we have options for you.
All of our courses are grounded in assent-based care and neurodiversity-affirming practices, reflecting our belief that ethical, compassionate service starts with ongoing learning. As an Authorized Continuing Education Provider from the BACB® and IBAO®, we offer courses designed to deepen your knowledge and keep you current in the field.
Explore our offerings to find the right fit for where you are in your career.
Click the link above for higher-level guidance or supervisory-level courses aimed at BCBAs or other licensed professionals. Browse the various categories of courses on the CEU page to find something that meets your needs.
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Boundaries Bundle – 8 CEUs!
Boundaries Bundle – 8 CEUs!
This bundle includes all the courses related to one of our most popular topics – boundaries! The whole bundle contains 8 CEUs. Save when you purchase the bundle instead of purchasing individually. The following CEUs are included in this bundle: Got Boundaries? (4 CEUs) So You’ve Set a Boundary… Now What? (2.5 CEUs) When Boundaries Get Messy (1.5 CEUs) The PFA & SBT Community is an Authorized Continuing Education Provider for the BACB® and IBAO®. Our BACB® provider ID is OP-23-10256. Accessibility information: These courses are closed captioned in English and provide a transcript for all video content. For any other accessibility questions or…
This bundle includes all the courses that directly address providing PFA/SBT and assent-based care in the school setting! The whole bundle contains 7.5 CEUs. Save when you purchase the bundle instead of purchasing individually. The following CEUs are included in this bundle: When A Student Tells You “No”: Emotional Regulation in the Classroom (1 CEU) Strategic and Ethical Approaches to Planning and Delivering Intensive Behavioral Interventions in Schools (1 CEU) Not Your Average Teacher’s Lounge (1 CEU) Responding Compassionately to Unexpected Behavior in Schools and Clinical Settings: A Panel Discussion (2 CEUs) Bringing HRE to School (1.5 CEUs) What to…
This bundle includes all the courses related to navigating assent-based care! The whole bundle contains 8 CEUs. Save when you purchase the bundle instead of purchasing individually. The following CEUs are included in this bundle: Consent & Assent – Do You Have It? (3 CEUs) Assent: It Was Here All Along (1 CEU) All Things Assent Q&A (1 CEU) What to Do When You Aren’t Doing SBT (1 CEU) Responding Compassionately to Unexpected Behavior In Schools and Clinical Settings: A Panel Discussion (2 CEUs) The PFA & SBT Community is an Authorized Continuing Education Provider for the BACB® and IBAO®. Our BACB® provider…
You Want Me To Do What!? Intro to SBT for Behavior Technicians: The Foundations
You Want Me To Do What!? Intro to SBT for Behavior Technicians: The Foundations
You Want Me To Do What!? Intro to SBT for Behavior Technicians: The Foundations 1 RBT PDU Course Abstract: This course will discuss the rationale for the Skill-Based Treatment (SBT) approach and instruction on how to determine the Optimal Teaching Opportunity during sessions, while avoiding causing unnecessary distress to clients. Learning Objectives: Describe how values inform evidence-based practice Identify barriers to using traditional extinction procedures Describe the primary goal of Skill Based Treatment Identify the Optimal Teaching Opportunity (OTO) within trials to maximize the effectiveness of skill building Presenter Bio: AnnaMarie Stoudenmire is a BCBA who has held certification for…
Don’t Save It All For The CABs: How to assess, identify, and teach relevant skills within HRE
Don’t Save It All For The CABs: How to assess, identify, and teach relevant skills within HRE
Emily Kearney & Taylor Johnson present:Don’t Save It All For The CABs: How to assess, identify, and teach relevant skills within HRE 3 General CEUs Course Abstract: When you are designing treatment centered on SBT, the cornerstone of the process involves teaching from joy. Finding contexts with varying dimensions that bring joy to our learners and involve high levels of happiness, relaxation and engagement is well worth spending time developing before attempting to move through the rest of the steps of SBT. Depending on our learner’s history and setting, we may find ourselves spending a bit of treatment time working…
“Enhanced Choice Model” offers 2 general learning CEUs. Participants will learn the three conditions of the Enhanced Choice Model (ECM) and client characteristics that can potentially benefit from this. Also discussed: “What if they never choose practice?” Your instructors for this course are Hillary Laney and Melisa Santacroce. Thank you also to our Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTS): Cassandra J. Truijillo, Hanna Stith Hottke and Ryan Hanson. About Your Presenters… Hillary Laney, BCBA, is passionate about providing services to clients with significant behavioral needs which prioritizes dignity, safety, rapport, and assent. She received her M. Ed from the University of Washington and has…
“Food Selectivity” offers 2 general learning CEUs and discusses the Skill-Based Treatment (SBT) Food Selectivity procedure approach as well as successes and challenges of a case study. You will also learn about implementation, how to identify the food selectivity needs of your learner and develop a successful shaping plan. Your instructors for this course are Hillary Laney, Jennifer Farris and Kayla Santos. About Your Presenters… Hillary Laney, BCBA, is passionate about providing services to clients with significant behavioral needs which prioritizes dignity, safety, rapport, and assent. She received her M. Ed from the University of Washington and has extensive experience…
“Bringing HRE to School” offers 1.5 general CEUs and takes a deeper dive at using Practical Functional Assessment (PFA) Skill-Based Treatment (SBT) in the school environment. Explore key topics such as how to get buy-in from a school and/or district, managing limited resources, optimizing practice time, programming for generalization, utilizing the Universal Protocol, providing staff training, and navigating the challenges specific to implementing PFA/SBT in a school setting. Your instructors for this course are Hillary Laney, Bethany Creech, K. Lee Geer, and Nicky Schneider. We would like to thank Koomal Kaur and Lindsay Grainger for their contributions. About Your Presenters……
When Medical Concerns Impact HRE 1 Ethics CEU Course Abstract:Many learners for whom SBT is appropriate have secondary diagnoses or conditions that involve chronic or persistent pain and discomfort which may limit mobility and stamina. These conditions can affect their ability to reach HRE as well as impact the response effort of completing expected CAB activities. This webinar will discuss issues related to ethical implementation of SBT with this type of learner and present a process for assessing and creating a secondary plan for customizing sessions when this setting event acts as a pervasive MO. We will discuss ways to…
So What’s a PFA, Anyways? 1 RBT PDU This is Part 2 in the “Intro to SBT” series for Behavior Technicians. Part 1 is not required for attendance, but you can check it out here if you are interested! Course Abstract: This event will review the basics of functional assessments, including descriptive assessments and functional analyses. We will then review the Practical Functional Assessment and the benefits of that modality. Lastly, we will review how PFAs lead into Skill-Based Treatment. Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to describe the purpose of functional assessments Participants will be able to list 3…
Mealtime Matters: Building Positive Experiences for Clients and Families
Mealtime Matters: Building Positive Experiences for Clients and Families
Join Yev Veverka to learn about how mealtime matters! Navigating mealtime is a common challenge for many families, especially those of children with disabilities. ABA providers, often witnessing these challenges firsthand during service delivery, might not always see mealtime concerns as within their scope. This presentation aims to change that perspective by illustrating the crucial role ABA providers can play in enhancing mealtime experiences. We’ll explore why mealtime should be a focal point for providers, delve into some common challenges encountered, and present strategies for effective support. Participants will… 1. Understand the role of an ABA provider in supporting mealtimes…
“Introduction to ABA for Sleep Treatment” offers 2 general learning CEUs. This course discusses the behavioral conceptualization of sleep, familiarizes you with the Sleep Assessment and Treatment Tool and helps you understand ethical considerations related to sleep. Your instructors for this course are Hillary Laney, Emily Ice and Penny Holloway. About Your Presenters… Hillary Laney, BCBA, is passionate about providing services to clients with significant behavioral needs which prioritizes dignity, safety, rapport, and assent. She received her M. Ed from the University of Washington and has extensive experience as a practitioner and in supporting practitioners, agencies, and schools to provide more…
“Toileting Branch Design” offers 1 general learning CEU. Participants will learn how to design a toileting branch, the must haves to include during the toileting branch, safety considerations, as well as skills to consider and ways to support parents. Your instructors for this course are Penny Holloway, Rosalie Prendergast and AnnaMarie Stoudenmire. About Your Presenters… Penny Holloway, MA, BCBA is a PFA/SBT Trainer at Behavior Interventions Inc, a company dedicated to serving families, supporting fellow team members, and collaborating with organizations that work with the families. Penny has worked in the autism field for 12 years, has owned a private school…
“Got Boundaries?” offers 4 general learning CEUs. Within the Skill-Based Treatment (SBT) process, BCBAs create a “yes space” of synthesized reinforcement for their learners. However, many BCBAs struggle to balance their learner’s HRE and set limits and boundaries. What happens when a learner “voting with their feet” is dangerous? What about learners actively seeking boundaries that are hard no’s or engaging in dangerous behavior seemingly for negative reactions from us? In “Got Boundaries?”, participants will learn to use the RIE parenting philosophy as a framework and scaffold to set up boundaries in a caring and compassionate way to meet the…
“Consent and Assent – Do you have it?” offers 3 ethics CEUs and discusses factors involved in a therapeutic relationship. Identifies behaviors associated with assent withdrawal, an assent withdrawal decision tree and the BACB ethical codes involved in assent based programming. Your instructors are Hillary Laney, Josh Fearing, Megan DeLeon Miller, Katy Thomas and Rosalie Prendergast. About Your Presenters… Hillary Laney, BCBA, is passionate about providing services to clients with significant behavioral needs which prioritizes dignity, safety, rapport, and assent. She received her M. Ed from the University of Washington and has extensive experience as a practitioner and in supporting practitioners,…
When a Student Tells You ‘No’: Refusal & Emotional Regulation in the Classroom
When a Student Tells You ‘No’: Refusal & Emotional Regulation in the Classroom
Bethany Creech Presents On:When a Student Tells You ‘No’: Refusal & Emotional Regulation in the Classroom Course Abstract:Student refusal is a common challenge that teachers and staff face in both Special Education and General Education classrooms. While the majority of students willingly cooperate with most activities, instructions, and transitions, nearly every classroom will have at least one student who struggles with this to some degree. If student refusal is frequent and often leads to escalation it can significantly disrupt the classroom dynamic. The most frequently recommended interventions such as Escape Extinction, First/Then, Behavior Charts, Token Boards, etc. often make the…
What To Do When You Aren’t Doing SBT JOIN NICKY SCHNEIDER & LIISA PODOSEK & KELLY KENNEDY BRYSON to learn more about WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU AREN’T DOING SBT! How do you program for the time outside of SBT sessions while still aligning with the values of the SBT process and trauma-sensitive care? This presentation will focus on the presenters’ experiences infusing the values of the SBT process outside of SBT sessions. The models of values-aligned behavioral support plans discussed will cover school, residential and clinical settings. Sample support plans reviewed will include individuals of all ages and levels…
“Leisure Branch Design” offers 1 general learning CEU. Participants will learn what past factors possibly led clients to consider toys/activities as aversive, also how this leads to the design of new branches. Lastly, usage of electronics is discussed. Your instructors are Hillary Laney, Penny Holloway and AnnaMarie Stoudenmire. About Your Presenters… Hillary Laney, BCBA, is passionate about providing services to clients with significant behavioral needs which prioritizes dignity, safety, rapport, and assent. She received her M. Ed from the University of Washington and has extensive experience as a practitioner and in supporting practitioners, agencies, and schools to provide more comprehensive services to…
“Attention Branch Design” offers 1.5 general learning CEUs. Participants will learn how to design an attention discontinuation branch in an authentic manner. Multiple branch examples are discussed as to how to discontinue attention. Your instructors for this course are Penny Holloway, Emily Kearney, and AnnaMarie Stoudenmarie. About Your Presenters… Penny Holloway, MA, BCBA is a PFA/SBT Trainer at Behavior Interventions Inc, a company dedicated to serving families, supporting fellow team members, and collaborating with organizations that work with the families. Penny has worked in the autism field for 12 years, has owned a private school in the Netherlands for autistic individuals…
Reflective Practice and SBT: An Intentional Way to Develop Your Skills
Reflective Practice and SBT: An Intentional Way to Develop Your Skills
Dr. Edward Sanabria presents:Reflective Practice and SBT: An Intentional Way to Develop Your Skills 1 Supervision CEU Course Abstract: Throughout education, medicine, social work, and other related fields, reflective practice is widely regarded as an essential characteristic of professional competence (Mann et al., 2009). Despite its support across these fields, reflective practice has only begun to be included in behavior analytic literature (Cirincione-Ulezi, 2020; Contreras et al., 2021;Coy et al., 2024; Gatsunis et al., 2022; Slim & Reuter-Yuill, 2022; Wright, 2019). This presentation addresses this disparity by examining how structured reflection serves as a critical component when implementing intricate behavioral…
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