Disability Justice in Therapeutic Spaces by Mari Cerda

OBJECTIVES

Participants will:

• Learn and understand what DISCRIT (Disability and Critical Race) is
• Understand the impact of our own work in the field of behavior science
• Take steps to engage in disability justice by deconstructing therapeutic norms that perpetuate and uphold racist/ableist ideologies

SPEAKER BIO

Mari Cerda is a Mesoamerican Indigenous woman, wife, mom of 3, and board-certified, trauma-responsive behavior analyst who consults with teachers and schools to provide professional development coaching on various Neurodivergent-affirming topics. A former special education teacher, Mari has been working with public education for nearly 13 years. She is currently completing her doctoral dissertation on Examining the Effects of a BST Training Package for Public Educators Administering the VB-MAPP Assessment at Texas Tech University and is set to defend this spring. Mari is also the co-founder of The LEAP (Lighthouse of Equitable Access and Practices) Institute, a non-profit whose mission is to increase equitable access for marginalized and intersectioned groups entering the field of applied behavior analysis through quality supervision support and testing scholarships. LEAP is also working to shift the culture around the supervision relationship in the field of ABA. Mari currently sits on the advisory board for the Standard Celeration Society, Next4Autism Committee, TX-ABA Promoting ABA Committee, and BHCOE Person and Family Workgroup.

Cost: $60

CEU: 1 general