Functional Assessment Seminar

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Dear Friend of ASO:

Information on an upcoming seminar in conjunction with the Indiana Resource Center for Autism. FYI - please share.

Sincerely,

Barbara C. YavorcikPresidentAutism Society of Ohio701 S. Main St.Akron, OH 44311(330) 376-0211fax: (330) 376-1226email: askASO@...home: byavorcik@...web: www.autismohio.org2005 ASO Bi-Annual Conference"Reaching Beyond the Horizon - Challenging the Autism Spectrum"Friday and Saturday, October 14-15, 2005 Kingsgate Marriott in Cincinnati, Ohio Please note: This is provided for information purposes only. The ASO does not endorse or recommend any providers, methodologies or services. Providing this information should not be construed as an endorsement by the ASO, either explicit or impiled.

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Functional Assessment and Positive Behavior Support with Students with Autism in School and Community Settings ph M Lucyshyn, Ph.D.

April 14 & 15, 2005 Radisson Hotel Indianapolis AirportIndianapolis, Indiana

Presented By:Indiana Resource Center for AutismIndiana Instituteon Disability and CommunityIndiana's University Centerfor Excellence on DisabilitiesIndiana University

OVERVIEW

The workshop will introduce participants to a Positive Behavior Support (PBS) approach to supporting students with autism who engage in problem behavior in school and community settings. A collaborative approach to developing a personal profile, to conducting a functional assessment, and to designing a positive behavior support plan for individual students will be described and illustrated. The focus will be on improving important routines in the school and community that are unsuccessful due to problem behaviors, such as transitions to school, academic lessons, and recess time. Emphasis will be on team members working together as partners to design behavior supports that are effective and a good fit with implementers and settings. Small group exercises will provide an opportunity to practice the approach. Handouts will include articles about PBS with children with autism in school and community settings.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This workshop is for general and special education teachers, family members, general and special education administrators, speech language pathologist, psychologists, occupational and physical therapists, and others interested and involved in the education and support of students across the autism spectrum.

TRAINING FUNDS

For information on training funds for family members or individuals with disabilities in Indiana, contact the Indiana Governor’s Planning Council for Person’s with Disabilities at (317) 232-7770 or IN *SOURCE at (800) 332-4433.

SPEAKER

DR. LUCYSHYN is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology and Special Education of the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia. Dr. Lucyshyn received his Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Oregon in 1995. At UBC, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of behavior disorders. He also serves as Principal Investigator of a 5-year research project funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The purpose of the study is to help families of children with disabilities to improve parent-child interaction in valued routines in the home and community. Dr. Lucyshyn’s publications include the 2002 edited book, Families and positive behavior support: Addressing problem behavior in family contexts, published by H. s and co-edited with Drs. Glen Dunlap of the University of South Florida and Albin of the University of Oregon.

OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this workshop is to provide school-based education team members (e.g., resource room teachers, general education teachers, teaching assistants, parents) with knowledge and skills in a process of positive behavior support (PBS) for students with autism who engage in problem behavior in school and community settings. Specific objectives are to empower team members to: (a) develop a personal profile for the focus student; ( conduct a functional assessment; © develop a positive behavior support plan linked to assessment results; and (d) implement positive behavior supports in the context of problematic routines and activities in the school or community. While focused on students across the autism spectrum, this content is relevant for anyone working or living with someone with problem behavior.

CRUS & CERTIFICATES

Certificates of attendance will be provided. Upon approval by the Indiana Professional Standards Board, Certification Renewal Units (CRUs) may be available.

Additional Information

The workshop is scheduled from 9: 00 a.m. – 4: 00 p.m. on

Thursday and Friday with registration on Thursday and coffee beginning at 8:15 a.m.

Registration is limited to 200 participants and registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. So register early!

The registration fee for this workshop is $150.

Registration fee includes morning coffee, Danishes, and presentation materials.

Lunch is on your own.

All registrations are final. No money will be refunded.

Make checks or purchase orders payable to INDIANA UNIVERSITY and return registration form with payment to Stille, IIDC, 2853 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47408-2696.

If you are paying with a purchase order or credit card, you can fax your completed registration form and payment information to the Indiana Resource Center for Autism at (812) 855-9630.

Once your completed registration form is received by the Indiana Resource Center for Autism, a confirmation packet will be mailed to participants that includes a confirmation letter, receipt of payment, map to workshop location, and lodging information.

HOTEL: rooms are available at the Radisson Hotel Indianapolis Airport ( 2500 S. High School Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46241) at a special workshop rate. To reserve a room call (317) 244-3361. The rooms are being held under INDIANA RESOURCE CENTER for AUTISM.

If you still have questions...

If you have questions about the seminar content, please contact Pratt (prattc@ indiana.edu), at (812) 855- 6508.

Registration questions should be directed to Stille (dstille@ indiana.edu) or Donna Beasley (dbeasley@ indiana.edu) at (812) 855- 6508.