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To receive the AWARE certification, you must complete all 6 webinars (or asynchronous versions posted at a later date) - You can take as many or as few as you would like if you are not seeking certification.

1. The AWARE Model

Ethical Considerations for SEL and Why It Matters for ABA and Special Education
2.0 BACB Ethics
2.0 CLOCK Hours
Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 8:00am (11:00am ET) or
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 4:00pm PT (7:00pm ET)
 

  • Objective: To introduce evidence-based SEL and mental well-being in the context of BACB ethics and behavioral interventions in the classroom, home, clinic, and community.

  • Participants will:

    • Learn about the AWARE model and certificate series.

    • Learn about what skills, behaviors, and knowledge is included in SEL.

    • Discover how the BACB ethics invite SEL.

    • Learn about the science of SEL and how it impacts academics, behavior, relationships, attendance, engagement, school climate, student and staff well-being, and long-term outcomes.

    • Learn about the research on SEL and special education.

    • Discuss how SEL fits into an ABA model of intervention and special education students.

    • Discuss and analyze SEL lesson plans and how to differentiate for grade levels, developmental levels, and behavior challenges.

    • Practice basic SEL activities.

2. Adults First

Developing Your Own SEL Skills for Leadership, Teaching, and Work-Life Balance
2.0 BACB Ethics
2.0 CLOCK Hours
Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 8:00am (11:00am ET) or
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 4:00pm PT (7:00pm ET)
 

  • Objective: To introduce adult SEL and provide strategies for leadership, teaching, and self-care.

  • Participants will:

    • Learn about the importance of adult SEL

    • Understand the research behind SEL

    • Learn how SEL can help decrease stress, prevent burnout, and improve job satisfaction

    • Develop personal strategies for behavioral change in self-awareness, self-care, self-management, relationships, social skills, social awareness, and responsible decision making

    • Develop strategies for building behavioral change in other adults using SEL strategies

    • Create a roadmap for your own SEL journey

3. Winning Them Over

Students Won't Connect to Learning Without Connecting to You: It's Not Just About the Behavior Management
2.0 BACB Ethics
2.0 CLOCK Hours
Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 8:00am (11:00am ET) or
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 4:00pm PT (7:00pm ET)
 

  • Objective: To learn behavioral changes to build more positive, safe, and productive relationships with students.

  • Participants will:

    • Learn about how relationships impact student outcomes

    • Connect how relationships affect student behavior

    • Discover the research behind student-teacher relationships

    • Learn strategies to improve your relationships with students

    • Create goals for improving student-teacher relationships

4. Awareness: Building Knowledge as a Bridge to Changing Behaviors

Learning About Self-Awareness and Social Awareness
2.0 BACB Ethics
2.0 CLOCK Hours
Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 8:00am (11:00am ET) or
Tuesday, November 29, 2024 at 4:00pm PT (7:00pm ET)
 

  • Objective: To learn how to build student competencies in self-awareness and social awareness.

  • Participants will:

    • Learn about the importance of self-awareness and social awareness.

    • Learn about the research on self-awareness and social awareness.

    • Learn how to target self-awareness and social awareness in 1:1, small group, and large group instruction.

    • Discover how to integrate self-awareness and social awareness into academic, life skills, and other activities.

    • Build connections with families by providing them with tools for targeting SEL skills with their children.

    • Learn how to write an ABA-based lesson plan to target SEL.

5. Refining Behavioral Change: Putting SEL Knowledge Into Action

Learning About Self-Management, Responsible Decision Making, and Social Skills
2.0 BACB Ethics
2.0 CLOCK Hours
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 4:00pm PT (7:00pm ET)
Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 8:00am (11:00am ET) or

 

  • Objective: To learn how to build student competencies in self-management, social skills, and responsible decision making.

  • Participants will:

    • Learn about the importance of self-management, social skills, and responsible decision making.

    • Learn about the research on self-management, social skills, and responsible decision making.

    • Learn how to target self-management, social skills, and responsible decision making in 1:1, small group, and large group instruction.

    • Discover how to integrate self-management, social skills, and responsible decision making into academic, life skills, and other activities.

    • Build connections with families by providing them with tools for targeting SEL skills with their children.

    • Learn how to write an ABA-based lesson plan to target SEL.

6. Ensuring Progress: Developing Effective Assessment and Lesson Plans with Measurable Outcomes

Data Collection, Progress Reports, and Data-Based Decision Making
2.0 BACB Ethics
2.0 CLOCK Hours
Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 8:00am (11:00am ET) or 
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 4:00pm PT (7:00pm ET)

  • Objective: To learn how to utilize ABA best practices for measuring and sharing SEL outcomes.

  • Participants will:

    • Learn how research studies have measured SEL

    • Learn how to apply ABA-based data collection and research to SEL

    • Learn how functions of behavior can be applied to SEL for replacement behaviors

    • Receive tools for data collection and progress monitoring

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