2 CEUs: Introducing the MOTAS

Learn the MOTAS — the new assessment that measures whether your treatment plans actually work for families, not just on paper.

This 2 CEU training introduces BCBAs to the MOTAS (Meaningful Outcomes Treatment and Assessment Scale) — a groundbreaking tool for evaluating treatment from the family's perspective. Includes a live Q&A with the assessment's creators. Built to transform how you approach treatment planning.

What You'll Learn

• Understand what treatment acceptability and sustainability mean — and why they predict real outcomes
• Learn to administer and interpret the MOTAS in clinical practice
• Apply MOTAS results to write BIPs that families can actually sustain
• Explore neurodiversity-affirming applications of the MOTAS framework
• Hear directly from the assessment's creators in a live Q&A format

Who Is This For

BCBAs who want to learn about a new neuro-affirming assessment with a mission to create meaningful goals and outcomes.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the rationale for developing the Meaningful Outcomes Treatment and Assessment Scale (MOTAS), including limitations of commonly used assessments and the importance of socially significant, individualized, and meaningful goals.
• Explain the core components of the MOTAS assessment process, including the role of Levels of Optimum Performance (LOOP) interviews and gathering input from caregivers, learners, and other team members.
• Apply key principles of the MOTAS to prioritize assessment areas, incorporate stakeholder perspectives, and guide treatment planning that reflects family priorities, learner strengths, and quality-of-life outcomes.

About the Instructors

Morgan van Diepen, M.Ed., BCBA is the founder of BIP Visualized, where she has developed extensive content around meaningful, family-centered treatment planning and behavior support. She facilitated and co-presented this training alongside the creators of the MOTAS.

This course was co-created and co-presented with Anika Hoybjerg, BCBA-D, and Casey Barron, BCBA, the researchers and developers behind the Meaningful Outcomes Treatment and Assessment Scale (MOTAS). Their direct expertise in the development and validation of this assessment makes them the primary subject matter authorities for this course.

ACE Provider Information

ABA Visualized | ACE Provider #IP-22-0233 | 2 CEUs | Online Asynchronous | Published: August 20, 2025

Disclosures

This course may reference content from ABA Visualized published books and/or the BIP Visualized platform, both of which are owned by the instructor. Anika Hoybjerg and Casey Barron are the creators of the MOTAS and have a professional stake in its dissemination.

Complaints and Concerns

Questions or concerns about this course can be submitted in writing to support@bipvisualized.com. If a complaint cannot be resolved directly, participants may file a Notice of Alleged Violation with the BACB at bacb.com/ethics.

Access this course as part of your BIP Visualized subscription.