Private Practice Pitfalls: Lessons from the First Year matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Private Practice Pitfalls: Lessons from the First Year, for this course, the practical stakes show up in service continuity, accurate reporting, and defensible clinical decisions, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via TherapyLake
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Join Free →Starting a private practice can feel like freedom until reality hits. In this honest, case-based CEU, Nicole Stewart, a private practitioner and consultant, unpacks the common (and costly) mistakes that many early-stage private practitioners make. Mistakes range from taking on misaligned clients to underestimating the emotional toll of blurred boundaries. Wherever you are in the business process, this training gives you an inside look at lessons learned the hard way and the systems to have in place from day one. Walk away with tools, insights, and actionable advice to help you avoid burnout, stay ethical, and build a business that actually works for your life.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
Nicole is an ambitious, driven and dedicated educator and behavior analyst who has been in this field for almost 20 years. Nicole takes a holistic and system-based approach to therapeutic and educational support. Her background has afforded her the ability to work with children with a wide variety of needs in almost every setting. This experience has created an eclectic and outside-the-box approach to therapy that blends scientific knowledge, developmental understanding, educational standards and therapeutic treatments. Currently, Nicole runs three businesses: one focused on practical solutions for families through direct intervention; one that provides training to improve inclusive settings; and one geared towards improving fieldwork supervision practices. In addition, she is an adjunct professor at CUNY Hunter College in the ABA department.
Dig into the research behind this topic — plain-English summaries written for BCBAs.
279 research articles with practitioner takeaways
258 research articles with practitioner takeaways
256 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.