BCBA Roundtable

Mission Statement

The BCBA Roundtable is a professional development community comprised of Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) who actively provide behavior consultation, training, and assessment in New Jersey public schools. The members of this organization seek to enhance the role of the BCBA in schools through professional collaboration on ethically sound behavior analytic practices, dissemination of peer-reviewed research for applied settings, and integration of scientifically-based interventions in classrooms. Monmouth University is a verified Authorized Continuing Education (ACE) Provider Organization by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board; members of the BCBA Roundtable earn Type 2 continuing education credits for each professional development event.

Please note: The BCBA Roundtable and Special Services Academy will each host two separate in person events held on different dates in order to accommodate requests by many of our attendees. BCBA Roundtable Membership does not grant you access to the in person Special Services Academy Events. Please visit Special Services Academy for more information. 

Additional Information
For more information regarding the BCBA Roundtable, please email soebcba@monmouth.edu.

BCBA Roundtable 2025-2026 Discussion Dates

Please note: the September 24, 2025 and February 25, 2026, sessions will take place in person only at the Monmouth University Campus in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The December 2025 and April 2026 sessions will be held virtually.

In Person Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

• “Discourse and Implementation Strategies: Best Practices for BCBAs in Public Schools (NJDOE, 2024)” This session will create space for collaborative discussion around the newly published guidance from the NJDOE. We will explore its implications for ethical practice, service delivery models, and the evolving role, of BCBAs in school settings.

Virtual Thursday, December 11, 2025, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

• New Jersey Autism Program Quality Indicators-Revised Deep Dive and Key Takeaways for School Districts with Mary Haspel, Ed.D., BCBA-D.

In Person Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

• “Designing Training and Support Systems for Educators: A Behavior Analytic Approach to Enhancing Engagement and Communications in Nonverbal and AAC Users” This session will focus on equipping BCBAs with evidence-based strategies, environmental supports, and collaborative tools to foster meaningful participation for students who are nonverbal or use AAC devices, particularly in inclusive and group learning contexts.

Virtual April 2026 Session.

• Topic and Speaker To Be Announced.

BCBA Professional Development Academy Membership

Membership is on an individual, per person basis. The cost to register is $50 per person, per session. Topics will be on timely issues directly related to matters of interest to attendees. In person sessions run from 9:30–11:30 a.m.

Previous Workshops

• Autism Programming
• Tele-therapy
• Suicide Prevention
• ADHD and Executive Functioning
• Maximizing Behavior Analytic Services in Schools
• Considerations & Strategies for Teaching Social Skills
• Criminal Justice Advocacy
• Defensible IEP’s
• Transition
• Mental Health Issues, Concerns, & Dialogue
• Tiered Systems of Support
• Evidence-based Practices for Students with Autism
• Legal Issues
• LRE Implementation
• Assessment
• Reading Approaches and Individualized Reading Programs
• Role of the Social Worker on the Child Study Team
• Dyslexia
• Special Education and Its Relation to PARCC
• Skills for Falling Asleep and Staying Asleep
• Catatonia and Autism Spectrum Disorder