Most professional development was never designed to create the conversations people in this field actually need. Groundswell Sunrise Sessions are different. They are live, participant-driven rooms built for real cross-disciplinary conversation, practical insight, and the kind of hallway learning that too often never happens on purpose.

This first session will center on one question:
What does it actually look like when everyone in our clients’ world works together well — and what gets in the way?

In this session, you can expect:

• A 45-minute live virtual conversation.

• No slides and no formal presenter.

• A room designed for reflection, discussion, and practical connection across roles.

• A chance to hear what others in the field are seeing, carrying, and needing right now.

• A first experience of what Groundswell is building: not more rows, but better rooms.

This room is for:

• BCBAs

• Special education teachers

• OTs

• SLPs

• Paraprofessionals

• Practice owners

• Parents and caregivers

• Anyone supporting individuals with autism and related disabilities who wants better collaboration across disciplines

You do not need to be in ABA to belong here. In fact, the room works better when multiple perspectives are present.

You have probably already tried the conferences, CEUs, trainings, and meetings that leave you with notes but no real shift. Groundswell was built on a different belief: the best expertise in this field is already in the room, and the best learning has always happened in the hallway.

This is not another passive event. It is the beginning of a professional home designed to move people from isolation to conversation, collaboration, and belonging.