February Workshop - Teaching Verbal Behavior in Early Intervention

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Title: Teaching Verbal Behavior in Early Intervention

Registration Fee: 195.00

Call and ask about funding/reimbursements to attend this workshop.

Inquire at: Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council

http://www.state.ma.us/mddc/

Event Date: 2/20/2004 8:30 AM

End Date: 2/21/2004 4:30 PM

Registration Information:

http://www.verbalbehaviornetwork.com/Registration%20Forms/VBEI_02_20_04.pdf

Workshop: Teaching Verbal Behavior in Early Intervention

Description: This two-day hands-on workshop is designed for Early Intervention

therapists and parents. The purpose of this training is to guide participants

in the assessment, development, and implementation of ABA programs that

emphasize the teaching of verbal behavior in the home and other natural

environments. Videotaped examples and extensive opportunities for hands-on

practice will help attendees acquire the necessary skills to effectively teach

early learners with autism and other developmental disabilities. The following

topics will be covered in great detail:

.. Building Rapport: Pairing with Reinforcement

.. Manding: Capturing and Contriving Motivation

.. Natural Environments Teaching (NET)

.. Designing Activities that Promote Social Skills Development

.. Assessment of Basic Language and Learner Skills (ABLLS)

.. Organizing Program Materials and Data Collection Procedures

.. Strategies for Reducing Problem Behavior

.. Intensive Teaching: Basic Templates for Early Learners

Presenter: DeAnne D. Salzer M.S., CCC-SLP

Presenter Bio: As a speech-language pathologist, DeAnne D. Salzer, M.S.,

CCC-SLP, provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to children with autism

and other developmental disabilities. Her involvement with children with autism

extends from individual therapy at her center, to providing training for the

development and implementation of ABA programs emphasizing the teaching of

verbal behavior programs in school and home settings. She is currently

completing the requirements to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst under

the mentorship of Dr. Carbone. After helping to develop the Verbal

Behavior Network (VBN) web site and serving as Project Coordinator for the VBN's

American Sign Language Browser, she has shifted her primary focus to the area of

early intervention with emphasis on teaching non-vocal learners to talk.She

opened a private practice in May 2001. Mrs. Salzer's involvement with children

with autism extends from individual therapy at her center, to guiding her

clients' verbal behavior programs in their school. Currently, she is completing

the requirements to become board certified as a behavior analyst

Location: Merrimack College, North Andover, MA

Directions: http://www.merrimack.edu/generator.php?id=5

Additional Information: donna@...

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POAC of Massachusetts

(Parents of Autistic Children)

(781) 475-2762

http://www.poac.net