1.5 GENERAL Type CEUs

Turn Small Moments Into Big Behavior Gains.

A practical, system-level Tier 2 intervention that helps BCBAs® move from firefighting crises to leading proactive change in schools.

By Robyn Powley, M.Ed., BCBA

Tired of Putting Out Fires Instead of Preventing Them?

As a school-based BCBA®, you know the struggle:

✔ A student is slipping between Tier 1 and Tier 3… and you don’t have time for another full FBA.

✔ Teachers are frustrated. Parents are confused.

✔ You’re spending more time managing crises than building prevention.

Too often, Check-In/Check-Out (CICO) gets reduced to “just a point sheet.” Without strong implementation, fidelity, and data, it collapses into another abandoned system.

CICO Isn’t Just a Point Sheet—When Done Right, It’s a Game-Changer

This course helps you turn CICO into a scalable, high-impact intervention that works across classrooms and staff.

You’ll learn how to:

✔ Spot students who are perfect candidates for CICO before escalation happens.

✔ Implement with fidelity, even in schools with high staff turnover.

✔ Use data to guide decisions and refine supports.

✔ Align interventions with function—so they stick.

✔ Lead systems change with confidence.

Why I Created This Training

"I didn’t create this training to teach another point system—I built it because I watched too many students escalate who could’ve succeeded with the right Tier 2 support. CICO, when done well, is one of the simplest, most effective tools we have. My goal is to help BCBAs® take it seriously as a system—not dismiss it as a sticker chart."

Robyn Powley, BCBA® and special educator, has over 30 years of experience supporting students with emotional and behavioral needs. She’s trained countless school teams to use CICO not as a throwaway, but as a real intervention that prevents escalation and improves outcomes.

What you will learn:

This isn’t another “overview.” You’ll walk away with tools you can use the very next day:

Identify the Right Students for CICO

Stop wasting time on mismatched interventions and prevent Tier 3 escalation.

Implement CICO with Fidelity

Train and coach staff to maintain consistency—even with turnover and competing demands.

Use Data to Drive Decisions

Know when to fade, adapt, or intensify supports with confidence.

Troubleshoot Common Pitfalls

Solve breakdowns like lost staff buy-in, plateauing students, and data gaps.

Here’s What You’ll Walk Away With

(Limited-Time Offer – Don’t Miss Out!)

Total Value: $95

Your Price Today: Only $30

💡When you enroll, you’ll get:

  • Check-In/Check Out A Tier 2 Intervention: Turning Small Moments into Big Behavior Gains (1.5 CEUs) – $30 Value

    The full CICO training—75 minutes of evidence-based strategies, real-world examples, and decision-making tools to help you implement Tier 2 supports with confidence and fidelity.

  • Editable Templates

    Daily reports, point sheets, referral forms, and coordinator tools

  • Daily Tracking Tools

    Make decisions, fade supports, and maintain fidelity

  • Troubleshooting & Real-Life Examples

    Practical tools for equitable, inclusive services

Is This Course Right for You?

This course is designed for:

✔ BCBAs® working in K–12 schools

✔ Clinicians balancing system-level and student-level responsibilities

✔ Professionals tired of chasing Tier 3 solutions when Tier 2 could’ve prevented escalation

Questions You Might Have

“What if I’ve already used CICO before?”

Then this course will help you strengthen it—fixing fidelity gaps, staff buy-in, and data use.

“Can I share this with my school team?”

Yes. Materials are designed for BCBAs® to use in coaching and training others.

What Other BCBAs® Are Saying About Robyn

Excellent presentation on a topic, Trauma Informed Behavior Supports, that requires much more attention in an educational setting. Several examples were presented to further one's understanding.

Rosemarie B.

This is important information for all BCBAs®. We never know what someone has experienced, and having the tools of not only seeing behavior objectively, but through a lens of potential trauma is so important

Shelby H.

As a BCBA® recently transitioning from a clinical to a public school setting, this course helped build my understanding and tool box to better support students through a trauma-informed lens in a less restrictive setting.

Makynna C.

CICO That Works Tomorrow (Within Your Referral Process)

You’re called when the fire’s already burning. This post shows how to stand up Check-In/Check-Out (CICO) fast—without bypassing referrals—so teachers get relief, students get wins, and you get clean data to guide next steps.

What you’ll get from the post (and can use this week):

✔ The CICO blueprint (Tier 2, done right): AM check-in (1–2 min) → DPR with 2–5 Tier-1-aligned goals scored 0–2 across ≥4 periods/day → PM check-out with same-day reinforcement → brief home sign-off.

✔ Referral-aligned rollout in 5 steps: build a small team → standardize goals & print the DPR rubric → train fast with praise/neutral scoring scripts → collect 3–5 days baseline → launch and review biweekly.

✔ One-page data dashboard: track (a) daily % overall, (b) by period “hot spots,” (c) 5–10 day moving average, (d) attendance/tardy flags, (e) fidelity (ratings completed? same-day reinforcement?).

Simple decision rules you can standardize:

✔ Continue ≥80% moving average

✔ Modify 60–79% or class dips (tighten rubric, boost reinforcement, adjust intervals)

✔ Intensify <60% with fidelity (shorter intervals, prompts, verify function)

✔ Fade ≥80% for 2–3 weeks (thin ratings & reinforcement; return recognition to Tier 1)

Reinforcement that actually works: front-load Weeks 1–2 with student-choice menus; set initial criterion from baseline; then thin to Tier-1 levels as data stabilize.

✔ Fit check (save everyone time): best for mild–moderate, multi-setting concerns where adult attention helps; not for severe safety, attention-averse profiles, or escape-maintained issues unless you function-modify CICO.

✔ Fast fixes for common pitfalls: no data → build the 1-pager; inconsistent scoring → print the 0–2 rubric on every DPR + practice; overloaded teachers → ≤3 CICO students/teacher; flat data → check function, upgrade reinforcers, shorten intervals, verify fidelity.

On the fence about the course? Read the post, pilot CICO with one student for 10 school days, and watch the dashboard trend up. When you’re ready to scale, the CEU training hands you grade-band DPRs, reinforcement menus, fidelity tools, and troubleshooting for non-responders.

Meet the Instructor

Robyn Powley, M.Ed., BCBA

Robyn Powley has over 30 years of experience serving as a Special Educator, Special Education Administrator, and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA®). Throughout her career, she has worked tirelessly in PreK-12 schools, developing innovative programs and interventions that have had a profound impact on students with multiple disabilities, including emotional handicaps, autism, intellectual disabilities, and learning disabilities.


What sets Robyn apart is her ability to see systems and challenges through a wider lens. Her wealth of experience has given her a unique perspective on addressing the diverse educational and behavioral needs of individuals. Recognizing the need to extend her reach beyond the public school system, Robyn made the decision in 2014 to become a private contractor and consultant, collaborating with over 20 different schools and providing invaluable support to both students and educators.


With a Master’s Degree in Special Education, specializing in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, and an advanced graduate national board certification in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Robyn has recently pivoted to a new endeavor—creating workshops for Master ABA and offering parent coaching through her website,
www.robynpowleyconsulting.com. Sharing her expertise and providing workshops to fellow professionals is a true passion of hers.

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Quality Assurance You Can Trust: All of our instructors are certified Authorized Continuing Education (ACE) providers through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). This ensures that our CEU courses meet the rigorous standards set by the BACB and qualify for CEU credits towards maintaining your BCBAs’® certifications.

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