Sunday 27 July 2025

8:00am

Registration Opens

8:00 - 8:50am

Torrens

EIBI SIG Meeting: All welcome to attend

9:00am – 10:15am

Morning Session A

Invited Speaker

University of Auckland

1.5 ABAA PDU/BACB Learning CE

Paper Session

Ethical Considerations in Addressing Mental Health in Behaviour Support

Claire-Maree Crowe

Care Squared

Out of Home Care and Into the Fire: Challenges of Transition of Young Adults Out of Care

¹Tracks Health; ²Paperbark Solutions

Risk Assessment to Promote Person-Centred Practice within Multi-Element Behaviour Support

Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)

1.5 ABAA PDU/BACB CE

Provision of Family-centred Supports for Diverse Families: How Impact Statements Guide Practitioner Support

Autism Partnership

Mates, Dates and Diversity: A Behaviour-Analytic Approach to Inclusive Social Opportunities

Billy Cart Behaviour

1.5 ABAA Cultural Diversity PDU/1.5 BACB Learning CE

Paper Session

Connect with Compassion: Fostering Meaningful Progress in Low-Frequency Early Intervention ABA Program

Karishma Khullar

Creating a reference range of common behaviours of concern and replacement behaviours in neurotypical Australian children aged 1-10 years

¹Super Kids Behaviour Consulting; ²Monash University

Bridging the Gaps: MTSS in Early Childhood for Children Without Diagnosis

Jill Hellemans, Analise Vella, & Micah Street

1.5 ABAA PDU/BACB Learning CE

West End Room

Morning tea

Morning Session B

Invited Speaker

Functional Behaviour Assessment in the Real World of Dogs and Their Caregivers

Cecilia Ashen-Young

1 ABAA PDU

Panel

Programming ACT into Early Intervention: Supporting Parents, Practitioners, and Child Outcomes

Panellists: Niesha Illingworth¹, Alex Brown¹, & Tracey-Lee

Moderator: Koomal Kaur²

1.5 ABAA PDU/BACB Learning CE

Paper Session

The Role of Self-Reflection in Reducing Burnout Among Behaviour Practitioners

Sarah Hutchison¹ & Trent Carberry²

Advancing Positive Behaviour Support in Australia: A Constructional Approach

Lojic

Playing nicely with others. Soft skills for behaviour practitioners and interprofessional collaboration

Svetlana Daly¹, Clare McCann¹, & Katrina Phillips²

1.5 ABAA PDU/BACB Learning CE

Torrens

Paper Session

The Road to Family: Building Tolerance for Longer Transport

¹Tracks Health; ²Paperbark Solutions

The Impact of an Antecedent-Based Intervention on Menstruation-Related Behaviours of Concern in ASD and ID

Dina Argitha¹, Kristin Bayley², Zoe Perry¹, & Andrew MacPherson¹

1.5 ABAA PDU/BACB Learning CE

Addressing Special Education Teachers’ support needs: Insights from the Australian context

Merryll-Anne Cobb-Clark & Hoa Nguyen

Using Applied Behavioural Analysis Principles to Guide Psychology Interventions for School Aged Children

Hannah Yates

Supporting in-service teachers to deliver Inclusive Education

Learning for Life

1.5 ABAA PDU/BACB CE

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm – 2:25pm

Afternoon Session C

Keynote

Title to be confirmed

Tiffany Rochester

1.5 ABAA PDU

10th Anniversary Celebration

Niesha Illingworth

2:25pm – 2:55pm

Afternoon Tea

2:55pm – 4:10pm

Afternoon Session D

Focus Topic

Context is Everything: Shaping Behaviour Analysis Through Autistic Lived Experience

Paige Humm

Inclusive Behaviour, Monash University

1.5 ABAA PDU/BACB Ethics CE

Hindley 2

Breaking the Norm: A Neuro-Affirming, Constructional Approach to Restrictive Behaviors in Autistic Children

Bridget A. Knights

Shifting the Goalposts: Embracing Interdependence Over Independence in Complex Behavioural Support

Billy Cart Behaviour

Different Training strategies and Home based intervention Children with ASD

Affiliation

1.5 Cultural Diversity or Ethics ABAA PDU/1.5 BACB Ethics CE

Paper Session

Functional Reinforcement: An Extension of Slocum and Vollmer (2015) and Implications for Clinical Practice

Centre for Positive Behaviour Support (CPBS)

When Fading Fails: Rethinking Reinforcement for Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Multicap

Addressing Extreme Demand Avoidance for a Young Person with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Social Anxiety and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Unicorn Behaviour

1.5 ABAA PDU/ 1 BACB CE

Torrens

Paper Session

Using Reinforcement Within the Workplace: Implementation of a Score Card System to Increase and Maintain Performance of Behaviour Technicians

Pathways Early Intervention

Multielement Behaviour Support as an Effective Framework: Practitioner Report of Knowledge, Skills, Satisfaction, and Outcomes

Alisha Banks, Rebecca L. Beights, Matthew Spicer, & Geoff Potter

Behaviour-Based Educational Design Boosts PBS Competencies: PBS Bootcamp Preliminary Results

¹PBS Together; ²University of Technology Sydney; ³Monash University

1.5 ABAA PDU/ 1 BACB CE

An Equine Journey to Voluntary Ventolin

Sarah Nickels

Abbeys Run Equestrian

Lessons from Implementing a Feline Behaviour Assessment in a Shelter Setting

Jade Currie

1.5 ABAA PDU

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