Putting on Your Life Vest First: How to Set Yourself Up for Success to Minimize Burnout & Increase Resilience matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in supervision meetings, staff training, clinic systems, and performance review. In Putting on Your Life Vest First: How to Set Yourself Up for Success to Minimize Burnout & Increase Resilience, for this course, the practical stakes show up in better performance, lower drift, and more sustainable team development, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Burnout is a growing concern in the field of ABA, impacting both practitioner well-being and service quality. This presentation offers a practical, behavior-analytic approach to minimizing burnout and building resilience. Join us as we equip professionals with tools to recognize early warning signs of burnout, implement protective strategies, and create sustainable routines rooted in reinforcement, stimulus control, and values-based action. Drawing from ABA, Organizational Behavior Management (OBM), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), the presentation emphasizes proactive, data-driven self-care as a professional necessity—not a luxury. Attendees will explore how to align their daily actions with long-term values, increase psychological flexibility, and influence system-level change to foster healthier work environments. By prioritizing their own well-being, behavior analysts can show up more effectively for their clients, their teams, and themselves.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | General |
| COA | 0 | — |
Katelynn Wiamer MA ABA, BCBA 1-19-37281 Title: Vice President of Organizational Systems and Dissemination & Director of School Consultation In my role addressing organizational systems and dissemination I work closely with Brett DiNovi & Dr. Patrick Progar across platforms to implement organizational behavior management (OBM). This is achieved by identifying areas in need of improvement, assembling data driven systems, continuous analysis and surveying stakeholder/employee feedback. In the district setting I assist staff within the general education setting as well as special education programs. During the academic school day I overlap with registered behavior technicians, clinical associates and district staff. During my overlaps I am able to conduct assessments, collect data, assist in making sure the behavior intervention plan(s) are being followed with the utmost treatment fidelity, create treatment plans as well as collaborating with administrators. Within my role as a director of school consultation I serve as a liaison between district administration and our team of directors at Brett DiNovi and Associates. In the home setting I work with learners diagnosed with behavior disabilities as well as learners with special needs. Within home programming I’m able to create social skills outings to assist in shaping socially appropriate behaviors within the community setting. After work hours I assist in creating leadership meetings for behavior consultants, clinical associates and registered behavior technicians. The meetings promote a positive culture within the company, serve as learning opportunities for staff and shape an overall support system. In addition to leadership meetings I also sit on a clinical review panel within BDA. During clinical reviews we assist and collaborate with staff on tough situations they may be experiencing within the district, homes and in the community settings when providing ABA therapy services.
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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.