Parents Are the Most Powerful Part of the Therapy Process

Parents spend the most time with their child and understand them best. This course explains why your involvement has the biggest impact on progress and how your role supports meaningful change.

Real Progress Happens in Everyday Life, Not Just Sessions

Therapy is important, but growth happens during daily routines at home, school, and in the community. This course shows how everyday moments help skills stick and continue outside of sessions.

Parent Leadership Creates Consistency and Lasting Change

When parents lead and stay involved, strategies make sense across settings. This course highlights how parent leadership helps align care, reduce confusion, and support progress that lasts over time.

About the Course

This course explains why parents are the most important part of the therapy process and how real progress happens beyond sessions. You’ll learn how your involvement, leadership, and everyday interactions help skills carry over into real life. This course reflects the Hickory Learning Group approach, which centers families as partners in creating lasting change.

Meet Your Instructor

Sean Yocum is the CEO of Hickory Learning Group and the Co-Host of the Rad N Bad Podcast. He holds an M.A. and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). His journey into Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is deeply personal, stemming from his experience growing up with an autistic brother. He witnessed firsthand the struggles his family faced when therapy and school provided no lasting change or maintenance of skills in the home environment, due to a lack of guidance for caregivers. This personal reckoning fueled his professional mission to find a "better way". As CEO of Hickory Learning Group, Sean leads the development of innovative learning solutions aimed at empowering individuals and organizations to reach their full potential. The company's vision is rooted in fostering a mindset of lifelong development and smart growth. He founded Hickory Learning Group to challenge outdated models and empower parents as primary agents of change. Through the Rad N Bad Podcast, Sean engages in unfiltered conversations, critical analysis, and directly addresses what's working, what's broken, and what needs to change in ABA. His expertise is a unique blend of hands-on clinical experience, a passion for designing impactful learning systems, and an unwavering commitment to honest, critical evaluation of the field's practices. He is dedicated to redefining parent involvement as essential, building confident parent advocates, and elevating the entire field by pushing for practical, ethical, and truly impactful strategies.

Course Curriculum

1 Chapter · 11 Lessons

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    The Hickory Learning Group Approach: Why Parents Matter Most

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      Check In

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      Introduction to Parent Power-Up

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      The Power of Proximity: You're Already the Expert

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      Core Mission: Radical Parent Empowerment

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      Rethinking Behavior: Beyond "Bad Kids" – Myth Busting 101

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      The Fundamental Truth: All Behavior Serves a Purpose

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      Beyond Just "Reducing Behaviors": What Meaningful Success Looks Like

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      Celebrating Every Win: The Power of Progress Over Perfection

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      Commitment to Consistency & Self-Compassion

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      Let's Review

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      Check Out

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