Guest guest Posted September 2, 2000 Report Share Posted September 2, 2000 Hi all, For anyone who might be interested, Vince Carbone will be presenting his Workshop I in St. Louis on October 10,11 at the Airport Hilton. Cost for the workshop is $225, which includes the Partington and Sundberg manual. If you already have it, the cost of the workshop is $195. As part of the workshop materials, you will receive a copy of a second manual that Vince wrote over the last couple of years. It does a fantastic job of summarizing the main ideas he talks about in his conference. This workshop I is for anyone who is interested in learning about Skinner's work on verbal behavior as it has been applied to teaching children with autism. Many people, including Vince, have been instrumental in developing this approach, along with Jack s, Mark Sundberg and Jim Partington. Professionals and parents may attend, and it is a prerequisite for being able to attend any of his followup workshops. Vince has worked with our son for the past year. is very difficult to teach and we never got very far in the Lovaas program over a 5 year period. has learned more using Vince's teaching techniques in the last year than he ever learned in the previous five years. He is responding to questions we never thought he could do, he is learning to label things, he is learning categories, personal information, features and functions of objects in his environment, and he is asking for what he wants. We have a long way to go yet, but we have come such a long way since we began working with Vince. is now under good instructional control and we are able to teach him in a way that is reinforcing for him. If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you should seriously consider attending Vince's workshop: - Has your child, adult or student with autism or other developmental disabilities acquired some receptive language but almost no expressive language? - Has your child acquired vocal imitation, but no spontaneous words or phrases? - Does your adult follow directions and remain on task, but almost never spontaneously communicate? - Does your student label many items in his environment, but almost never spontaneously request anything or engage in conversation? - Does your child run the other direction when he sees a table, a chair, and a trainer? - Does your child or adult exhibit aggressive or self-injurious behavior and very few communications skills? - Does your child's or student's language sound scripted? Participants in this workshop will learn to conduct a behavioral language assessment, to select the most appropriate form of communication for a child or adult (vocal, signing, pointing to or exchanging pictures, or activating an augmentative device), and to select the communication responses and supporting skills that should be taught first. The workshop will include the recommended teaching procedures for children who have no formal communication skills to children who are near conversational speakers. Vince will also describe and demonstrate errorless teaching, specific quick-transfer (prompting and fading) procedures, and the use of both discrete trial training in the natural environment and during intensive teaching sessions. Many video tape demonstrations will be provided to illustrate the methods to increase spontaneous language and to develop conversational skills. If you want to register, send your name, address, phone number and email address to Vince, along with the registration fee (be sure to indicate whether you want the Partington/Sundberg manual or not). Also, he will have some ABLLS manuals there for anyone interested in purchasing them, but you need to let him know with your registration whether you want one. The ABLLS is a very detailed outline of the skills that need to be mastered by the child in each learning area. Some examples of areas covered in the manual are gross and fine motor imitation, toileting, math, reading, receptive id, expressive labeling (tacts), conversation (intraverbals), etc. The book is broken down into 26 areas, including skills the child needs to master in the classroom and socially with peers and adults. It is well worth the cost, which is between $25 and 45...I just can't remember what I paid for it last year. Vince's address is: Dr. Carbone, CBA/f P.O. Box 350490 ville, FL 32235-0490 The conference will begin each day with check-in and coffee from 8am to 8:30. Session I begins at 8:30 and the day ends at 4:30 both days. If you want to stay at the Hilton, their number is 1-800-HILTONS. The Hilton is just down the road from the airport. There are shuttle buses that provide transportation back and forth. Consider your registration confirmed unless you are notified otherwise. If you have any questions, e-mail me at lrands@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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