Holli Beth Clauser's session addresses a practical clinical and organizational problem that BCBAs at every career stage encounter but rarely discuss explicitly: decision fatigue. The sheer volume of decisions that BCBAs and clinical leaders make daily — about staff performance, training interventions, documentation standards, client programming, family communication, and team management — creates a cognitive load that degrades the quality of later decisions even when earlier decisions were made well.
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Join Free →As BCBAs, whether we're stepping into leadership roles or providing direct supervision, we all face a common challenge: decision fatigue. From navigating staff performance issues to balancing training, termination decisions, and mountains of paperwork, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and uncertain. These daily choices can create burnout, inconsistency, and stress. But what if we could approach these challenges with more clarity, guided by the very principles we use to support our clients? This session introduces a decision tree framework designed to bring structure and focus to your decision-making. Whether you're new to leadership or have been navigating these challenges for years, this approach helps cut through the noise, providing clear pathways to: ✅ Identify what's trainable and what's not ✅ Document in a way that's meaningful, not burdensome ✅ Choose systems and tools that truly lighten the load for everyone By the end of this session, you'll have a decision-making framework that helps you lead smarter, not harder, giving you the confidence to tackle tough situations, improve your team's performance, and reclaim your energy.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Supervision |
| COA | 1 | — |
Holli Beth Clauser doesn't do surface-level fixes—and neither does her conference or podcast.As the founder of ABA C.A.R.E.S. Staffing and host of The People Contingency podcast, Holli Beth has spent years in the trenches with ABA organizations, solving the problems that keep leaders up at night: staffing crises, burnout, toxic culture, unsustainable growth. Through her podcast, she's been having the hard conversations about what's actually breaking in our field—and more importantly, how to fix it.Now she's taking those conversations live with The ABA C.A.R.E.S. Summit.This isn't another conference where you sit through PowerPoints about "best practices" and leave with a tote bag full of promises. This is where ABA leaders get real answers to real problems. Ethical hiring that actually fills positions. Retention strategies backed by data, not hope. Operations systems that don't collapse when someone quits. Culture shifts that stick.Holli Beth is autistic, direct, and deeply invested in reshaping this field through better systems and honest conversations. She's not here to tell you what you want to hear—she's here to help you build something that actually works.The ABA C.A.R.E.S. Summit is for leaders who are tired of spinning their wheels. Who want actionable solutions they can implement on Monday. Who are ready to stop firefighting and start building organizations that support both the people doing the work and the people receiving services.Come for the strategy. Stay for the systems. Leave with a plan that actually makes sense.That's the ABA C.A.R.E.S. Summit.
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