Step Into Your Role as the Leader of Your Child’s Team

You’ll learn how to guide professionals, ask meaningful questions, and make decisions that align with your child’s needs and your family’s values.

Turn Everyday Moments Into Real, Lasting Progress

You’ll learn how daily routines, home life, and real-world experiences shape growth—and how to support progress that continues long after professionals step away.

Advocate With Confidence and Clarity—Without Conflict

You’ll learn how to communicate concerns clearly, ask for transparency, and advocate for your child in a way that builds collaboration and protects trust.

About the Course

At its core, this course is about restoring confidence. When parents understand the process and feel supported in their leadership role, care becomes more consistent, more ethical, and more effective. Children benefit from systems that are calm, aligned, and built around respect and long-term growth.

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 He founded Hickory Learning Group to challenge outdated models and empower parents as primary agents of change.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 · 26 Lessons

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    Collaboration with Professionals: Be the Empowered Advocate

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      Learning Objectives

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      Slides

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      Empowering Parent Advocates: CEO of Your Child’s Team

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      Stepping Into the Role

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      The Mindset Shift: The Power of 168

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      Reflection Prompt: Stepping Into the CEO Role

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      Sean's Reflection: The Mindset

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      Collaboration Is Essential: You Are the Bridge

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      Reflection Prompt: Stepping Into the CEO Role

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      Sean's Reflection: The Mindset

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      Communicating With Precision: Turning Data Into Advocacy

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      Reflection Prompt: Stepping Into the CEO Role

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      Sean's Reflection: Communicating

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      What Good Care Looks Like: The Green Light Trends

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      Reflection Prompt: Stepping Into the CEO Role

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      Sean's Reflection: Green Light Trends

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      Knowing When to Push Back: Advocacy as Leadership, Not Conflict

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      Reflection Prompt: Stepping Into the CEO Role

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      Sean's Reflection: When to Push Back

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      Power Moves for Advocates: How CEOs Lead Without Micromanaging

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      Reflection Prompt: Stepping Into the CEO Role

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      Sean's Reflection: Power Moves

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      Closing Thoughts: Leading the Team With Confidence and Clarity

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      Conclusion: From Managing Problems to Leading Systems

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      Let's Review

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      Additional Resources: Child One Sheet and Meeting Agenda

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