ILLINOIS COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS

40th ANNUAL WINTER DRIVE IN CONFERENCE

FEBRUARY 2ND-5TH, 2023

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd

6:00-7:00 p.m.--Pre-Conference presentation for preschool

Little People with Big Behaviors--Lisa Cipriano, Behavior Analyst, Naperville District 2004

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3th

2:15-3:15 p.m.--Kickoff presentation

Facing the Demands of Being a Teacher in the Post-Covid 19 Era--Dr. Richard Van Acker, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois, Chicago. 

3:30-4:30 p.m.-- Trauma 101--Josh Carlson, Executive Director, the Knowledge Center at Chaddock

4:40-5:40 p.m. Punishment Procedures that Work--Elizabeth Hardman, PhD, ILCCBD Executive Board President

5:50-6:50 p.m.—Use of Local Screening Data to Predict Long Term Behavioral Outcomes--Jessica Mercado Anazagasty, School Intern and Samuel Whitley, School Psychologist/Supervisor, Springfield Public Schools

7:00-8:00 p.m.--Effective Strategies for Working with Challenging Students--Rheon Gibson, Author and PD Provider 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH

8:15-9:15 a.m.--Troubleshooting Reinforcement--Cori More and Jennifer Buchter, Assistant Professors at Eastern Illinois University

9:25-10:25 a.m.--The Hidden Epidemic Behind Students’ Behavioral Symptoms: FASD and Neurodiversity--MIchelle Trager, Parent Advocate with a school Social Work Degree

10:35-11:35 a.m.--FBAS AND BIPS Through a Culturally Responsive Lens--Deborah Bruns, Professor, SIU Carbondale and Co-Principal Investigator, Behavior Assessment Training Project, Louise Yoho, Co-Principal Investigator Behavior Assessment Training, and Michelle Connet, Behavior Training Project Coordinator. 

11:45-12:45 p.m.--Service Based Learning: A Way to Reach Students with Behavioral/Emotional Challenges--Melanie Unterman, Retired Special Special Educator

1:15-2:15 p.m.--When You Just Want the Behavior to Change! Using Function-Based Interventions to Promote Positive Behavior--Marie Manning, Assistant Professor, Eastern Kentucky University with Marie Manning Vanessa Tucker, Pacific Lutheran University 

2:25-3:35 p.m.--Can’t and Won’t:  How Learning Disabilities Impact Behavior--Margaret Carroll, Professor Saint Xavier University.

3:45-4:45 p.m.--Instructional Strategies for Strengthening Executive Functioning Skills with Middle School & HS Neurodiverse Students--Janice Gont, Professor, Aurora University.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2022   

1:00-2:00 p.m.--Effective, Easy, and Low Intensity Behavioral Interventions that Work for Students with Challenging Behaviors--Bev Johns, Author, Speaker, Educator, ILCCBD Executive Board President Elect/Conference Chair; Elizabeth Hardman, Ph.D., ILCCBD Executive Board President; and Richard Van Acker, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois-Chicago; Elizabeth Mackie, ILCCBD Executive Board ICEC Liaison, retired Chicago Public School Teacher

2:00—3:00 p.m.--Compassion Fatigue--Michelle Laird, Special Education Director, Troy School District and Lisa Cipriano

3:10-4:40 p.m.--Voices from the Past--Past Presidents of Illinois CCBD share:

How We Made It In the Field of Behavioral Disorders 

Reflections on Successful Careers Working with Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders