ILCCBD
2025 VIRTUAL WINTER CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 6-9, 2025
Four days of professional development with expert speakers exploring timely topics.
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Winter Conference Program
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025
3:30 P.M.—Check in for PDs
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.--James Nuse (PhD, BCBA-D)--Exploring the Mittin: Introduction to Virtual Reality Life Skills Skills Instructions for Students with E/BD.
5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.--LaSheba Hilliard (EdD)--Building the Foundation: Essential Strategies for Supporting Students with E/BD.
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.--Elizabeth Hardman (PhD)--It Takes A Village to Develop an Effective Support System for Students with E/BD.
7:45 p.m.-8:45 p.m.--Mary Mangione (MA)--Building an Optimal Learning Environment Through Trauma Invested Practices.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025
3:00 p.m.--Check in for PDs
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.--Michelle Laird (EdD)--The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Harnessing the Power of Language to Foster Success.
4:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m.--Richard Van Acker (EdD)--Effective Low-Intensity Interventions to Address the Rise in Challenging Behavior in the Classroom.
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.--Amanda Cash (PhD, BCBA-D, LBA)--Learning Terms and Collaborating on Behavior Interventions.
7:15 p.m.-8:15 p.m.--Roch Turner (PhD)--Incorporating Cultural Competencies in the Classroom.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2025
8 a.m.—Check in for PDs
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.-- Neal Takiff, Attorney at Law and Shermin Ali, Andana, Attorney at Law, Whitted Takiff, LLC-- Key Discipline Issues.
9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.--Paula Stewart (PP-OTD, OTR/L)—Advocating for Autism: The Implementation of Classroom Strategies.
11 a.m.-12 noon--Heather Volchko (MEd, BCBA)--How to Interview, Position, and Support your Behavior Specialist.
12 NOON-12:30 p.m.--Break
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.--Samantha Barrett (M.S., BCBA, LBS1)--Facilitating Effective Problem Solving Meetings.
1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.--Elena Ghionis (EdD)--Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome.
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.--Matthew Hayes (AS, NLP) and Heather Volchko (MEd, BCBA)-- I Ain't Sus: Transforming Exclusionary Discipline into Empowering Support Systems.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2025
12:30 p.m.-1 :00 p.m.-- Check in for PDs
1:OO p.m.-2:00 p.m.--Lisa Cipriano (MEd, BCBA)--Creating Safe Places: Fostering Learning and Growth for All Learners.
2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.--Keri Sullivan (EdD, BCBA)--Let's Talk About Consequences.
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.--Alyson Pitzel (PhD)--Connecting Self-Advocacy to Writing for Youth At-Risk for E/BD in a Juvenile Justice Facility.
