IEPs and 504 Plans: Roles and Opportunities for BCBAs becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside school teams and classroom routines, clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In IEPs and 504 Plans: Roles and Opportunities for BCBAs, for this course, the practical stakes show up in feasible school-based support, stronger collaboration, and better student participation, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Florida Children's Institute
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Join Free →Behavior analysts working in various settings with school-aged children are often asked or required to participate in the development of their clients' Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) or 504 Plans. In this presentation, we teach what IEP and 504 Plans are and the components included in each, and the similarities and differences between the two. We then discuss who qualifies for each type of plan so practitioners can better provide clinical recommendations to clients. With this information, we then discuss different roles for behavior analysts through the IEP/504 Plan process including assessment, goal development, client and parent advocacy, and facilitation of appropriate treatment planning and clinical programming.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
Molly Hankla served children and families at FCI from 2016 through 2022. She began her career at FCI as Assistant Clinical Director, then as Director of Behavior Analysis Services, and finally as Director of Clinical Services.She obtained her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida in 2013 and an M.A. in Psychology, with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis, from the University of the Pacific in 2016, studying under Carolynn Kohn and Matthew Normand.In her spare time, Ms. Hankla enjoys practicing yoga, traveling, hiking, and playing with her dog and cat.Specializations: School consultation, parent training, and skill acquisition. Her research interests include assessment and skill acquisition for novel behaviors and applications in underserved and under researched populations.
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280 research articles with practitioner takeaways
279 research articles with practitioner takeaways
258 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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