An Important Update About the XBA Certificate Program

After careful consideration and in consultation with the program authors, the XBA Certificate Program is no longer available for enrollment. As new research has emerged and assessment tools have evolved — most notably with the release of the Cross-Battery Assessment Software System (X-BASS 3.0) — the existing curriculum requires substantial revision to reflect current best practices. Rather than offer content that does not meet our standards for accuracy and clinical relevance, we have made the decision to pause the program while updates are developed.

We sincerely thank everyone who has participated in and supported this program over the years.

In the Meantime — Don't Miss This CE Opportunity

We are pleased to direct you to an excellent continuing education, on-demand webinar presented by Dr. Dawn Flanagan that addresses cross-battery assessment with fully updated content:

SLD Identification Methods: Assumptions, Theories, Research, and Practical Considerations

This continuing education activity examines evidence-based approaches to identifying Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) in school-age children, with an emphasis on the Dual Discrepancy/Consistency (DD/C) Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW) method.

Participants will explore:

• The theoretical foundations of Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) cognitive theory and its application to test selection, interpretation, and cross-battery assessment
• The strengths and limitations of three SLD identification frameworks: Ability-Achievement Discrepancy (AAD), Response to Intervention (RTI), and PSW — with particular attention to the psychometric and research-based advantages of the DD/C method
• Key topics including adequate construct representation, Facilitating and Inhibiting Cognitive Composites, cognitive-academic relations research, diagnostic accuracy, and linking assessment findings to evidence-based interventions
• A clinical case example illustrating the step-by-step application of the DD/C method using the Cross-Battery Assessment Software System (X-BASS 3.0)

Format: 4-Hour Pre-Recorded Continuing Education Webinar
Presenter: Dr. Dawn Flanagan