Conference of Applied Behavior Analysis Specialists Конференция RusABA 11

October 3-5, 2025

World’s leading speakers

Online, worldwide participation

XI Conference “Applied Behavior Analysis: Theory and Practice – 2025”

The most outstanding professional event of this fall! Don’t miss the opportunity to join us.

The Association RusABA invites you to participate in the XI International Conference «Applied Behavior Analysis: Theory and Practice — 2025».

The Conference will be held online on October 3-5, 2025 in Moscow (GMT+3).

All presentations will be available in both Russian and English, with real-time professional interpretation during Q&A sessions.

The conference is a professional event that aims to enhance the competencies of professionals in the following areas:

  • teaching significant skills to children and adults;

  • interventions for challenging behaviors;

  • creating learning environments using applied behavior analysis methodology at home and in educational organizations;

  • ethics in ABA;

  • parent support and collaboration with parents of learners with developmental disabilities;

  • teaching and supervising in ABA;

  • cultural humility and treating diversity with respect in practice of ABA.

The conference will bring together international experts as well as Russian educators and behavior analysts who work with people with developmental disabilities.

Speakers

Michael Mueller

Ph.D., BCBA-D, IBA, USA

Presentation topic will be announced soon on the website.

Hank Schlinger

PH.D., BCBA-D, USA

A Behavioral Perspective on Theory of Mind.

Thouraya Al-Nasser

Ph.D., BCBA-D, IBA, LBA, USA

Not in the Name of Religion: Cultural Illusions, Behavioral Realities, and Systems of Gendered Oppression.

Megan DeLeon (Miller)

PhD, BCBA-D, IBA, USA

Presentation topic will be announced soon on the website.

Barb Gross

ВСВА, CSE, USA

Consent, Disability, and Applied Behavior Analysis: What We Can Learn from Fries, Tea, and Pizza.

Steve Ward

MA, BCBA, USA

Resilience and regulation.

Maria Goncharenko

BCBA, IBA, Russia

Teaching Math Concepts Using the PEAK Relational Training System.

Ekaterina Zhestkova

Presentation topic will be announced soon on the website.

Alexandra Zhestkova

ВСaВА, IBA, Russia

Presentation topic will be announced soon on the website.

Валентина Минакова

Valentina Minakova

IBA, Russia

Presentation topic will be announced soon on the website.

Julia Presnyakova

ВСаВА, IBA, Russia

Self-Management Tools for Supporting Advanced Speech and Learning Skills in Adolescents with Autism.

Anastasiya Kozorez

IBA, Russia

Let’s work on shaping — a proven strategy for those who value patience.

Organizing Committee

Ekaterina Zhestkova

BCBA, IBA, Russia

Maria Sudarikova

ВСВА, IBA, Russia

Svetlana Anisimova

ВСВА, IBA, Russia

Alexandra Zhestkova

ВСaВА, IBA, Russia
Interpreter

The Conference invites:

  • behavior analysts and students who learn ABA;

  • assistive professionals – psychologists, teachers, speech pathologists, psychotherapists, speech therapists, sign language therapists, doctors, nurses, social workers, tutors, etc.

  • parents, guardians, caregivers and other stakeholders of individuals who receive behavioral interventions;

  • researchers and teachers in higher education institutions;

  • educational administrators;

  • managers and specialists of state educational authorities;

  • managers and staff of publishing houses;

  • representatives of social/public organizations.

This year we are planning

Video presentations by guest speakers in two languages — Russian and English
Live Q&A sessions with consecutive translation
Poster section

Conference schedule (GMT+3, Moscow)

Friday, October 3 3pm – 8:30pm Conference opening and online streaming
Saturday, October 4 10am – 6pm Online streaming
Sunday, October 5 10am – 6pm Online streaming

Friday, October 3

3pm – 8:30pm
Conference opening and online streaming


Saturday, October 4

10am – 6pm
Online streaming


Sunday, October 5

10am – 6pm
Online streaming

Registration fees:

Speakers – free. How to become a speaker – see below.

Online participation only
+ access to the Conference recordings during 10 days after the Conference

 

Early bird registration
before June 1
6 000 RUB
Regular registration
June 1 – September 21
8 500 RUB
Last chance registration
September 22 – October 5
11 000 RUB

Online participation
+ access to the Conference recordings for 4 months after the Conference

Early bird registration
before June 1
9 500 RUB
Regular registration
June 1 – September 21
12 000 RUB
Last chance registration
September 22 – October 5
14 500 RUB

* Participants from abroad can pay for conference tickets with foreign bank cards, and the price will be converted into the currency of the payment method.

If you support vulnerable groups and your team members would like to participate, please write to the Organizing Committee at info@rusaba.ru — we’ll consider special conditions for your organization.

Continuing Education (CEUs)

Association is an approved CEU Provider in BACB and IBAO. Association provides CEUs for participation in lectures and workshops during the conference.

To get the CEUs it is required to watch the lecture (during the Conference, or recorded) and then answer the test questions.

RusABA11 CEUs Bundle 5000 RUB

Last year’s memories

If you wish to become a speaker at the Сonference, you are welcome to join the poster section.

Please submit the abstract of your presentation to the Organizing Committee via e-mail info@rusaba.ru by July 1, 2025.

Organizing Committee will review the submitted materials and check their compliance with the main principles and characteristics of Applied Behavior Analysis.

Once the abstract is approved by the Organizing Committee, the speaker should provide the slides as well as the pre-recorded presentation (video).

The duration of the video should be 15-20 minutes.

Participants of the poster section are not required to pay the registration fee.

Partners of the Conference

Educational project Step Up
Autism Challenge Center
Autism Challenge Center