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WABA 2026 Annual Conference
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
Category: Annual WABA Conference 
Join us for the Annual WABA 2026 Conference!
Register Now: https://behaviorlive.com/conferences/WABA2026/home

Details:
Where: Green River College - Auburn, WA
When: Saturday, October 17th, 2026
In Person or On-Demand

Speaker Line-Up:
1. Dr. Rachel Taylor, PhD, BCBA-D
Revisiting the Scientist-Practitioner Model for ABA Practitioners (2 LBA CE, 2 BACB® GEN)
A timely look at ABA as a science-based, medically necessary service and how practitioners can protect the integrity of care within managed healthcare.
 
2. Dr. Shelby Dorsey, PhD, BCBA (1 CEU - Type TBD)
Pathological Demand Avoidance
An important discussion of PDA, what practitioners should understand, and how to approach this increasingly common topic in clinical practice.
 
3. Barb Gross, MA, MEd, MS, BCBA, LBA, CSE, CSES (2 LBA CE, 2 BACB® ETH) 
Beyond Suppression: A Rights-Affirming Framework for BCBAs Responding to Sexual Behaviors of Concern
A practical, ethics-focused session on client rights, dignity, safety, consent, and when intervention is truly warranted.
 
4. PLUS: Hot-Topic Panel Discussion (1 LBA CE, 1 BACB® GEN)
Our speakers will tackle difficult real-world scenarios and share how they would respond when ethics, clinical judgment, client rights, family expectations, and workplace pressures collide.

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