Uplifting ABA Academy · For clinics & RBT trainers
One curriculum for your whole team, and the families you serve
Scripted PDU in-services for RBTs, paired month by month with parent training on the same topics, so technicians, BCBAs, and families all learn the same thing. Written by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
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A complete, ready-to-present staff in-service: what TikTok and Netflix can teach your team about preference assessment, shaping, antecedent design, stimulus control, and the ethics of consent and assent. It includes a word-for-word presenter script, a slide deck, an activity worksheet, and a 5-question knowledge check.
This is one of the 12 modules in the PDU Academy. Check current BACB requirements for counting in-service training as PDUs at bacb.com.
How it fits together
Everyone learns the same thing
12 PDUs: the whole 2-year cycle
RBTs need 12 PDUs every two-year recertification cycle. The PDU Academy gives you 12 scripted in-services, one a month, so a single year of the Academy covers a full cycle, with sign-in sheets and knowledge checks for your records.
12 months of parent training
Each month's staff topic comes with matching parent training in English and Spanish, so families practice the same skills at home that your team practices in session.
Built for everyone
RBTs, BCBAs, supervisors, and caregivers work from the same ideas and the same words. That makes sessions more consistent and makes home practice easier to carry over.
What we offer
Staff training and family education, licensed to your organization
Staff development
Materials for onboarding, ongoing professional development, and annual refreshers for RBTs, with tools for the people who run the trainings.
- PDU Academy: 12 scripted in-services, one a month, with slides, a word-for-word presenter script, an activity, a knowledge check, and a sign-in sheet
- Presented by your own RBTs: the scripts are written so an experienced RBT can lead the session for coworkers while your BCBA serves as instructor of record
- Annual RBT Refresher: a 90-minute, 20-slide reset on scope, ethics, measurement, teaching, behavior reduction, crisis response, and documentation, with a trainer script and a scored check
- Onboarding: RBT training handbook, self-study guide, competency and mock-exam guide, and a Spanish-language handbook
- Supervision: an RBT ongoing supervision toolkit, a BCBA fieldwork supervision curriculum, and a training and supervision tracker
- Implementation guide: your first 30 days, a yearly calendar, and printable forms
The Empowered Parent Collection
41 caregiver-education handouts in 7 units, each in English and Spanish, so English- and Spanish-speaking families get the same education in the language they speak at home.
- Why it matters, and what to try today
- Common mistakes and a fictional family example
- Questions parents ask, and when to talk to the BCBA
- A one-page summary for the fridge
- An implementation page for the care team
The Empowered Parent Collection
Seven units, 41 topics
Topics cover behavior, communication, routines, toileting, feeding, sleep, sensory needs, school, siblings, safety, outings, travel, growing up, and big life changes.
The Empowered Parent Guidebook is the family edition of this collection, reorganized into 50 short chapters and 25 worksheets for families with or without services.
- ABA Foundations · 7 topics
- Communication · 5 topics
- Feelings and Behavior · 8 topics
- Daily Routines · 6 topics
- Self-Care and Independence · 5 topics
- Out in the World · 6 topics
- Family Life · 4 topics
Planning 2027
Start January with the whole training year already written
Pick a start month and your calendar is set: one PDU in-service a month for your RBTs, the matching parent topic for your families in English and Spanish, and the Annual RBT Refresher on the date you choose. One license covers your whole organization, every location.
The button opens an email with a few short questions already filled in. Replies usually within two working days.
How licensing works
Simple steps
1. Tell us about your team
Your organization, number of locations and staff, and which collection you're interested in.
2. Review samples
Present the free PDU module to your team and download the sample parent handout, so your clinical leaders can judge the materials before deciding.
3. Get a quote
You receive pricing and written license terms for your organization. No obligation.
Please don't send client names, clinical records, or health information. Uplifting ABA Academy materials are independently developed and are not sponsored, approved, or endorsed by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). Organizations are responsible for confirming current BACB, payer, and state requirements for their services.
Books for the families you serve
Parent-friendly books and guidebooks in English and Spanish that families can buy on their own, or that your organization can license.
For BCBAs, supervisors, and faculty
The BCBA Residency is a case-based curriculum on clinical reasoning for student analysts and new BCBAs.
Author
Ricardo de la Peña, M.A., BCBA, LBA
Ricardo is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and a Licensed Behavior Analyst in Texas with over ten years of experience. He created Uplifting ABA to make practical, bilingual education for families and for the professionals who support them.