From Defiance to Engagement: Addressing Externalizing Behaviors with Confidence

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Intermediate

Expands on basic knowledge with practical applications and more complex concepts.

1 CEUs

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ICEC '24
In this session, Heather Volchko, a board-certified behavior analyst with a background in special education and correctional education, explores how to identify and support students with externalizing behaviors. Drawing from her experience in educational psychology and systems-level program evaluation, she outlines how diagnostic criteria, observation, and student context come together to inform effective intervention strategies. The session includes real-world insights, behavioral frameworks, and practical tools educators can use to better understand and support students whose needs often go unmet.

What will I learn?

Objectives

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   Externalizing behaviors often stem from internal emotional needs like anxiety, emotional strain, or depression, not just opposition or rule-breaking.
   Students benefit most when feedback is accurate, honest, and delivered in a way that builds trust, even if it risks triggering a reaction.
   Educators must consider the broader context—diagnostic tools, lived experience, and school systems—when designing supports for students who externalize.
This learning opportunity is relevant for:
       General Educators
       Special Educators
       Paraprofessionals
       Behavior Technicians
       Behavior Analysts
   self-guided learning on-demand
   58 minutes of video learning
   3 question learning check
   certificate of completion

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Who am I learning from?

Heather Volchko

Heather Volchko is a school-based consultant and program evaluator specializing in emotional and behavioral disorders, contextual behavior analysis, organizational behavior management, and leadership psychology. She has been a coordinator, teacher, and paraprofessional in therapeutic, alternative, self-contained, resource, and correctional settings. Outside of her professional work, she has worked abroad with various international education organizations as well as stateside with organizations facilitating upward mobility. Heather is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with her Bachelors in Special Education, Masters in Educational Psychology, and is currently pursuing her doctorate.

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