BCBA Positions in Schools: Perspectives from the Field matters because it changes what a BCBA notices when decisions have to hold up in school teams and classroom routines. In BCBA Positions in Schools: Perspectives from the Field, for this course, the practical stakes show up in clearer roles, fewer duplicated efforts, and better coordinated intervention, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Illinois Association of Behavior Analysis
Take This Course →Including ethics, supervision, and topics like this one. New live CEU every Wednesday.
Join Free →School BCBAs will discuss their experiences and supportive roles within public school settings. Additional discussion will relate to collaboration with other school team professionals, supports that BCBAs need within school settings, and the benefits of working for a school district.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Cheryl Light Shriner, Ph.D., BCBA-D is a faculty member of the Department of Special Education at the University of Illinois. She teaches courses on applied behavior analysis within the special education teacher education program and works closely with The Autism Program at Illinois to introduce college students from a range of majors to applied behavior analysis. She has been teaching a Registered Technician Preparation course for several years that includes a practicum component within ABA Agencies and has also collaborated with a school district in training paraprofessionals to become Registered Behavior Technicians within the school district. She is interested in the BCBAs role in schools and how best to prepare BCBAs for that role.
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