Built for ABA clinic owners by an ABA clinic owner

Karen Chung started Special Learning in 2010 because the resources didn't exist. Sixteen years later, she has made payroll, hired BCBAs and let people go, watched BACB requirements shift, state regs change, insurance authorizations get harder, and a wave of private equity buy up the field around us. Special Learning is what she built so the practitioners doing this work right have what they need.

This page is for the other clinic owners running it the same way.

BACB ACE Provider
OP-14-2437 · Authorized since 2014
Independently owned
No private equity. No quarterly extraction targets pulling against ethics.

Volume CEU pricing for your team

All Access Library Agency tiers. Pick the team size that fits. Each seat is a full All Access subscription with library access, downloadable tools, and CEU tracking. BCBAs and BCaBAs earn Type II Learning CEUs through ACE Provider OP-14-2437 toward the 32-CEU two-year recertification cycle.

5 seats

$1,245/yr
$249 per seat per year
5-seat tier →

10 seats

$2,190/yr
$219 per seat per year (12% volume discount)
10-seat tier →

25 seats

$4,975/yr
$199 per seat per year (20% volume discount)
25-seat tier →

Need a custom seat count beyond 25? Contact us and we'll build it.

What you get for the team

"Most clinics paying individual CEU stipends spend $400 to $500 per BCBA per year across multiple platforms. At the 25-seat tier, you're paying $199 per seat per year and you've consolidated to one library the whole team uses. Confirm the math against your own current stipend, but for most clinics this is the cleaner shape."
— Karen Chung, Founder

ESBAP — the ethical-provider directory

ESBAP (Ethical Standards Behavior Analytic Provider) is the public directory at esbap.org. 14,975 providers indexed across all 50 states, with filters for ownership type (BCBA-owned, PE-backed, nonprofit, other) and an ethics scoring methodology.

If your clinic is doing this work right, your ESBAP profile is one of the highest-leverage things you can claim. BCBAs evaluating ethical employers use it. Families seeking providers use it. The methodology is public at esbap.org/ethics/scoring-methodology.html — you can use the rubric internally as a self-audit even before you claim your profile publicly.

What we do that the bigger CE platforms can't

We're independently owned. No private equity. When a customer needs help, Karen reads the email herself if it gets to her. When a clinic owner asks for something specific, the path to "we built it" is short.

We're not a billing-side-show. A lot of the bigger CE platforms have drifted into insurance billing, EHR, and practice-management because that's where the agency money is. We've stayed focused on what makes practitioners better at the actual work. That focus matters when you're trying to build clinical culture, not just a P&L.

Sixteen years and 27,000+ practitioners. 140+ countries. Karen has been at this since 2010. The company isn't going to pivot off CEU and decide retention software is the future. The work is the work.

Questions about ABA clinic owner training

Does Special Learning offer team or volume pricing for ABA clinics?

Yes. All Access Library Agency Volume tiers: 5 seats $1,245/yr ($249/seat), 10 seats $2,190/yr ($219/seat, 12% volume discount), 25 seats $4,975/yr ($199/seat, 20% volume discount). Each seat is a full All Access subscription.

What is Special Learning's BACB ACE Provider number?

OP-14-2437. Authorized since 2014. Verifiable on the BACB ACE Provider Registry.

How do team CEUs through Special Learning compare to individual CEU stipends?

Most clinics that pay individual stipends spend $400 to $500 per BCBA per year across multiple platforms. The 25-seat tier puts cost per seat at $199 per year and consolidates training to one library. Confirm against your own current stipend math before relying on this comparison.

Can my whole team take CEUs through Special Learning?

Yes. Each seat is a full All Access Library subscription. Your BCBAs and BCaBAs earn Learning CEUs toward recertification. RBTs and BCaBA trainees use the same library for professional development.

Is Special Learning practitioner-built?

Yes. Every course is written by working BCBAs and BCaBAs who carry caseloads, not by marketing teams. Karen Chung, the founder, has been an ABA clinic owner since 2010.

Is Special Learning owned by private equity?

No. Special Learning is independently owned. No quarterly extraction targets. We answer to the practitioner community, not investors.

What is ESBAP and how does it relate to ABA clinic owners?

ESBAP is the public ethical-provider directory at esbap.org. 14,975 providers indexed, with ownership-type filters and an ethics scoring methodology. Owners doing this work right can claim their ESBAP profile to be visible to BCBAs evaluating ethical employers and families seeking ethical providers.

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