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  • BACB CE: 
    4 General Learning
    1 Ethics
  • Level: Intermediate/Adv.
  • On-Demand with LIVE Event

CONNECT Parent Training Certification Course

In this unique and practical CEU, you’ll learn how to implement this values-directed framework for parent training that supports caregiver skill development, ethical practice, and sustainable outcomes.

LIVE Session:  Feb 8, 2026 6pm EST / 3pm PST

Course features
Comprehensive Training on Assessment and Application of the program, CONNECT.
  • Video time: 4+ hrs
  • Includes presentation materials and quizzes

A Values-directed, Ethical Framework for Clinicians.

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What you'll learn

Learning Objectives

By the end of the CONNECT Program Certification Training, you will:

  • Lead parent training sessions with clarity, confidence, and structure

  • Use a repeatable session framework that reduces uncertainty and overwhelm

  • Support caregiver skill development rather than enforcing follow-through

  • Navigate emotionally charged sessions with professionalism and care

  • Select session focus areas flexibly when plans don’t fit

  • Use program tools (worksheets, trackers, cards) without overwhelming families

  • Close parent training programs ethically while supporting caregiver autonomy


    • What you will learn in Connect:

    We will help you unlock your potential so you can excel in parent training

    Module 1: Foundations of Ethical, Skills-Based Parent Training

  • Why parent training fails when clinicians are underprepared

  • Parent training as behavior change for adults

  • Caregiver skill development vs. caregiver compliance

  • Ethical risks of directive or rushed parent training

  • The BCBA’s role as collaborator, not authority


    • Module 2: Session Structure & Clinician Skills

    • Common internal barriers for BCBAs in parent training

    • Managing uncertainty, self-doubt, and urgency

    • Staying present during caregiver distress

    • Responding to urges to overexplain, correct, or control

    • Values-guided clinician behavior


    Session Structure Mastery: The 3 C’s Framework in Practice

  • Why predictable structure reduces clinician anxiety

  • Deep dive into CONNECT (rapport, safety, pacing)

  • CLARIFY (values, patterns, barriers without jargon)

  • COACH (modeling, rehearsal, realistic planning)

  • Identifying when repair is needed

    • Module 4: Parent Modules, Topic Bank, and Decision Tools

  • How to sequence and adapt the 8 core modules

  • When to pause modules and pivot

  • Using the Parent Training Topic Bank as a decision aid

  • Selecting one session focus without overwhelm

  • Integrating worksheets, session cards, and teaching guides

    • Module 5: Tracking Progress, Navigating Rupture, and Closing Ethically

  • Why parent training fails when clinicians are underprepared

  • Parent training as behavior change for adults

  • Caregiver skill development vs. caregiver compliance

  • Ethical risks of directive or rushed parent training

  • The BCBA’s role as collaborator, not authority

    • Get certified in Connect, Starting January 9th.

    Upon completion, clinicians will be certified to implement the Connect parent training program in clinical practice and supervision contexts.

    Dr. Natasha Bouchillon

    Your instructor
    Dr. Natasha Bouchillon, is a scientist-practitioner with over 20 years of professional experience in Fine Art. As a BCBA, Natasha is committed to promoting compassionate, creative behavior analysis that supports others to live more colorful, values-directed lives. Her research and clinical focus are on applications of relational frame theory (RFT), acceptance and commitment training (ACT), and fine art to early intervention programs for children with autism, as well as adult programs focused on clinicians and parents of autistic children.

    Dr. Natasha Bouchillon is an Authorized Continuing Education Provider (ACE) approved by the BACB® to offer continuing education (#IP-23-10195)
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