Trauma-Informed & Compassionate Care CEUs for BCBAs
Trauma-informed ABA, ACT, compassion, and clinician wellbeing.
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Playing the Game of Life with ACT: Self Application in the Real World
Wildside Behavior LLC
Process-Based Life vs Outcome Based Life: Self Application in the Real World
Wildside Behavior LLC
Real World” BCBAs, the “Behavior Crisis”, and Pathological Demand Avoidance
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Processed-Based Life vs Outcome-Based Life- Taking the Research into the Real World: Ciarrochi, Hayes, et al. (2025)
Wildside Behavior LLC
Process-Based Life vs Outcome-Based Life
Wildside Behavior LLC
Building Rapport: A Listen Goes a Long Way
Rooted Consultation, LLC
Beyond Competence: Using ACT to Cultivate Psychological Flexibility in Behavior Analytic Supervision
Rooted Consultation, LLC
The Supervision Breakthrough: Bringing Empathy to BCBA Supervision Through Behavior Science
Rooted Consultation, LLC
From Peer to Professional: Becoming & Supporting Early Career Behavior Analysts
Upskill ABA
Assent and Compassionate Care: Ethical Issues and Considerations for Practice
Upskill ABA
Motivational Interviewing Across Treatment Team Members
Upskill ABA
Rad N Bad: The Other Side of the Table — Ethical Failures, Compassionate Care, and Consumer Realities in ABA
Hickory Learning Group
Rad N Bad: Beyond the Blue Square — Demystifying Discrete Trial Training, Stimulus Control, and Generalization for RBTs
Hickory Learning Group
Self-Compassion is an Imperative in Teen and Adult ADHD Services
Applied Behavioral Health Practice
Reflective Supervision and Client Outcomes
The Behaviorist Bookclub
When the Foundations Are Right: Unlocking Advanced Verbal Repertoires
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Reflective Supervision and Provider Outcomes in ABA
The Behaviorist Bookclub
From Research to the Applied Setting: Breaking Down the Three-Legged Stool of "Evidence Based Practice"
Copper Consulting Group
Foundations of Reflective Supervision in Behavior Analysis
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Teaching WH-Questions Isn’t Enough: Building True Conditional Discrimination
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Beyond Compliance: What Assent-Based ABA Looks Like in Real Life
Dani Elle Mentorship and Consulting
Interdisciplinary Grief Support for People with Disabilities: Enhancing Outcomes Through BCBA-LPC Collaboration
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Grief Support at the Front Lines: Training Day Hab and Group Home Staff to Support Adults with IDD Through Bereavement
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Analyzing Assent and Taking Data
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Dunder Mifflin’s Guide to BCBA Supervision: Lessons from The Office
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Hey, Chillax Man! Understanding the Logic of Anxiety
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Increasing Competence and Confidence in Helping People with Disabilities through Grief
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Prosocial in the Workplace
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Supervision Articles Deep Dive
The Behaviorist Bookclub
ABA Beyond Autism
The Behaviorist Bookclub
PDA Caregivers, Complex Profiles, Replacement Behaviors, and Being Trauma Informed
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Why Am I So Tired? The Science of Sleep for BCBAs
The Behaviorist Bookclub
What Does Your Body Know? Teaching Individuals with IDD to Recognize Internal Warning Signs
The Behaviorist Bookclub
Cultural Sensitivity: Unconscious Bias
The Behaviorist Bookclub
So You Think You Can Lead, Ten Self Reflection Questions for Leaders in ABA
Hickory Learning Group
Plain-English guides written from the transcripts of the talks above.
- acceptance and commitment therapyAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in ABA
What acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is, how BCBAs use it within scope, and where experts disagree about its place in behavior analysis.
- trauma-informed careTrauma-Informed Care in ABA: What It Means in Practice
Trauma-informed care in ABA means planning for a client's trauma history. See what 10 behavior analysts say about safety, choice, trust, and harm.
- cognitive defusionCognitive Defusion: Stepping Back From Sticky Thoughts
Cognitive defusion helps people see thoughts as words, not facts. Learn how ABA clinicians teach it, with real exercises, examples, and research.
- staff burnoutStaff Burnout in ABA: What Causes It and What Helps
Staff burnout in ABA comes from heavy caseloads, weak support, and crisis work. See what BCBAs and researchers say causes it and what helps.
- psychological flexibilityPsychological Flexibility: The ACT Hexaflex in ABA
Psychological flexibility means acting on your values even when thoughts and feelings are hard. See how behavior analysts teach and use the ACT hexaflex.
- enhanced choice modelThe Enhanced Choice Model: Let Learners Opt Out
The enhanced choice model lets learners join, take a free break, or leave. See why real choice cuts problem behavior and builds trust.
- compassionate careCompassionate Care in ABA: Empathy Put Into Action
Compassionate care in ABA turns empathy into action that eases suffering. See how BCBAs define it, measure it, and debate its evidence.
- stimulus-stimulus pairingStimulus-Stimulus Pairing in ABA: How Pairing Works
Stimulus-stimulus pairing links you, your materials, or sounds with reinforcement. See how BCBAs and RBTs use pairing with kids, caregivers, and staff.
- private eventsPrivate Events in ABA: Teaching the Body's Warning Signs
Private events are thoughts, feelings, and body signals treated as behavior. Learn how BCBAs spot them and teach learners to name them.
- co-regulationCo-Regulation in ABA: Calming Down Together
Co-regulation means an adult models calming skills side by side with a learner. See how BCBAs use it for PDA, ADHD, and school behavior plans.
- seven dimensions of applied behavior analysisThe Seven Dimensions of ABA, Explained Simply
The seven dimensions of applied behavior analysis are the test every ABA program must pass. Learn what each one means and how to use it in practice.
- therapeutic allianceTherapeutic Alliance in ABA: Trust Before Fidelity
What therapeutic alliance means in ABA, how to spot a strong or weak one, and why trust with clients and caregivers comes before fidelity.
Speakers in Trauma-Informed & Compassionate Care
Providers hosting Trauma-Informed & Compassionate Care
Common questions
- Do free trauma-informed & compassionate care CEUs count for BCBAs?
- Yes. BCBAs need 32 CEUs every 2-year certification cycle, and most can be general learning CEUs. Free CEUs from an ACE provider count the same as paid ones. Every course here is presented through a verified BACB ACE provider, and your certificate lists the ACE provider number the BACB needs.
- What does the trauma-informed & compassionate care topic cover?
- Trauma-informed ABA, ACT, compassion, and clinician wellbeing. Every talk in this hub is a recorded session from a verified ACE provider, and the guides below are written from those talks' transcripts.
- How do I get the certificate?
- Watch the recording and answer the attendance checks as they appear, then pass the short quiz. Your certificate is emailed instantly, with an audit PDF that documents your attendance if the BACB ever asks.
- How many trauma-informed & compassionate care CEUs can I earn here?
- Right now there are 35 courses in this topic worth 41 total credit hours, and new events are added as ACE providers host them on openceu.