Liza Bodner
VP of Clinical Quality and Training
Talk to Liza about: The clinical design behind the Care Calculator, our STEP Tool for School Readiness, and what clinical integrity really means.
WIBA 2026 · July 15–17
We're Gracent, a pediatric therapy provider bringing ABA, speech, OT, mental health, and neuropsych together under one roof for kids across Illinois and Texas.
If you're also tired of explaining why 40 hours isn't right for every kid, come find us.
We're the team behind the Care Calculator (peer-reviewed and presented at CASP this spring). We came to WIBA to have real conversations about the field and where it's going.
We'd love to hear your viewpoint.
WHAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT
Three conversations we'd genuinely rather have than small talk:
And who should decide: the data, the clinician, or the insurer? We built the Care Calculator to answer that with a peer-reviewed methodology and real clinical data, sized to the child in front of you instead of a preset bucket. Run a real case through it and tell us what you think.
Not co-located. Integrated. One shared case across BCBA, SLP, OT, mental health, and neuropsych, with clinicians who actually talk to each other.
We'll walk you through what that solves, and what it doesn't, and how we've made it work at Gracent.
The ones that don't always make it onto conference agendas: what a sustainable caseload really looks like, how a 28-billable-hour week holds up, and how a bonus model can be built to align what's good for the clinician with what's good for the kid. We have opinions. We want yours.
our Team
There aren't faceless leaders at Gracent. There are clinicians who remember what it's like to be three months into a new BCBA role, who get coffee with you, ask about the kids on your caseload, and treat new team members like future peers. Because that's exactly who you are.
VP of Clinical Quality and Training
Talk to Liza about: The clinical design behind the Care Calculator, our STEP Tool for School Readiness, and what clinical integrity really means.
Regional Director of Operations
Talk to Ryan about: Caseload sustainability, OBM, the math behind the Care Calculator model.
Area Director
Talk to Lainie about: what it takes to open a new center and win over a community while managing an area.
Area Director
Talk to Kayleen about: The first 90 days and what great onboarding, ramp up, and support can actually look like.
Clinical Director, Occupational Therapy
Talk to Sierra about: Interdisciplinary care and how OTs, SLPs, and ABA share one plan instead of just a hallway.
Clinical Director, Lake Bluff
Talk to Laura about: Her school setting experience, IEPs, and behavior management trainings for local districts, while building a team culture with low turnover.
Clinical Director, Vernon Hills
Talk to Kelly about: How to maintain team culture, spirit, and clinical quality when running a busy center.
Clinical Director, Lincolnwood
Talk to Annie about: What servant leadership looks like as a clinical director, and how to help RBTs feel truly supported.
Clinical Director, Naperville
Talk to Peggy about: How to run a center like a CEO, owning the culture and results, while truly personalizing care recommendations.
Meet Us in Chicago
Thursday, July 16, 6-8pm, Island Party Hut at 355 Chicago Riverwalk (right across from the hotel).
Drinks and food on us. RSVP to help us plan.
Schedule time between sessions with Liza Bodner, our VP of Clinical Quality and Training, to chat about the Care Calculator, STEP Tool & School Readiness, employment opportunities, or anything else on your mind.
Built by our clinicians
In ABA therapy, the most consequential clinical decision, how many hours a child receives, has never had a standardized method. Until now.
The Gracent Care Calculator was built here by Liza Bodner, our VP of Clinical Quality and Training, and operationalized across our centers by Ryan Emry, our Regional Director. Peer-reviewed methodology, real clinical data, every recommendation built around the actual child — not preset hour buckets, not insurance defaults.
At WIBA, we'd love for you to try it (or try it now below). Run a real case through the Calculator, then talk it through with the people who built it. Agree with the number? Want to push back on it? That's exactly the conversation we're here for.
