Scope, Ethics, and Decision-Making
within System Constraints:
Effective School-Based Consultation
and Supervision Practices

Content on demand

Live Recording

This session was developed by real live humans and is presented by them too.

Intermediate

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

1 CEU

Your certificate of completion will be for 1 learning CEU, including 0.5 ETH and 0.5 SUP.
CONFERENCE SERIES: ILABA 2026
Learn how to translate behaviorally analytic supervision into the language, rhythms, and expectations of schools while preserving technical integrity. The session addresses practical decision points that frequently arise in educational consultation: aligning goals with district priorities without becoming “the compliance fix,” navigating expectations for instructional frameworks while maintaining function-based practice, and structuring feedback systems that compete effectively with existing reinforcement contingencies. Emphasis is placed on how supervising BCBAs can partner with trainees, protect relationships, and still make data-based decisions when resources are scarce and implementation variables are high.

What will I learn?

Objectives

Participation

 Audience

  Identify at least three predictable points of tension within preexisting school-based evaluation systems.
   Translate core behavior-analytic supervision practices into school-facing language while preserving technical accuracy.
   Analyze how existing reinforcement contingencies in schools may compete with desired practice, and plan an alternative feedback arrangement that better supports effective performance.
This learning opportunity is relevant for:
       Behavior Analysts
   self-guided learning on-demand
   ~60 minutes of video learning
   3 question learning check
   certificate of completion

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Who am I learning from?

Heather Volchko, BCBA, IBA

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.

Eryn Van Acker, PhD

Eryn Van Acker is a school-based academic and behavioral consultant specializing in MTSS, academic skill acquisition, reinforcement strategies, social skills programming, FBAs/BIPs, and local systematic crisis response development including monitoring and observation. She has been a general education teacher, special education teacher, academic and behavioral education specialist, and researcher in resource, collaboration, co-taught, and higher education settings. Outside of her professional work, she enjoys dog behavior training and sports with her two Border Collies. Eryn is an educational consultant with her Bachelors in Elementary Education, Masters in Special Education, Doctorate in Special Education, and is pursuing her BCBA certification. 

Jordan Husa, BS

Jordan Husa is a third grade teacher and aspiring behavior analyst in the public school setting. Before stepping into her current role, she worked with children as a nanny, daycare provider, au pair in the Czech Republic, and substitute teacher in public education. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys balancing her own studies with quality time spent with family and friends. Jordan is a Supervision with TLC trainee with her Bachelors in Elementary Education with a minor in Child and Family Development and is currently pursuing her Masters in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) while accruing the hours required to be eligible to sit for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification exam. 

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