How to Interview, Position, and Support Your Behavior Specialist

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In-depth analysis and sophisticated strategies for those with strong foundational knowledge.

1 CEUs

Your certificate of completion will be for 1 learning CEUs, including 0.5 ETH and 0.5 SUP.
ICASE '25
Schools often bring in behavior specialists hoping for quick fixes, but without the right systems in place, those efforts rarely stick. This session explores what it takes to make these roles actually work. Heather Volchko shares hard-won insights from her background in special education, corrections, and nonprofit consulting to help teams move beyond reactive hiring. She outlines how to set clear goals, build collaborative teams, and vet specialists based on more than just their credentials. It’s a practical roadmap for leaders trying to create sustainable support for students with complex needs.

What will I learn?

Objectives

Participation

 Audience

   Behavior specialists must be embedded intentionally—not just hired to “put out fires”—or they risk burnout and turnover.
   Collaboration works best when it’s interdisciplinary, with shared goals and clarity around roles, expectations, and language.
   Vetting hires should focus on both competence and confidence—what they know, who they’ve served, and whether they can adapt to your district’s needs.
This learning opportunity is relevant for:
       Behavior Analysts
       Building Administrators
       District Administrators
   self-guided learning on-demand
   54 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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