UK Workshop

[Guest guest]

Teaching Appropriate Behavior to Children and Adults

with Developmental Disabilities, including

Down Syndrome, Autism, and Asperger Syndrome

McGreevy, Ph.D., BCBA

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

assisted by

, BCABA

Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst

September 6 and 7, 2004

Check-in: 8:00 a.m. Workshop: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30p.m.

The Ramada Jarvis Hotel

Chester United Kingdom

This workshop provides specific, practical teaching and management

strategies from Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) designed to replace

non-compliant, aggressive, self-stimulatory, and self-injurious

behavior in children and adults with developmental disabilities,

including -- Down syndrome, Autism, Asperger syndrome, Cerebral

Palsy, Fragile X syndrome, Angelman syndrome, and children and

adults who are blind and/or deaf, or who have multiple handicaps

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with academic, daily living, leisure, and communication skills.

These strategies can be implemented in schools, homes, and other

community settings. This workshop is designed for teachers, parents,

in-home therapists, speech-language pathologists, psychologists, and

school supervisors.

Dr. McGreevy will describe and demonstrate teaching procedures that

have been validated in the scientific literature, rather than those

that " sound good, look good, or feel good " . These procedures

include: (1) building a behavioral relationship with the learner by

using noncontingent reinforcement, errorless teaching, and fast-

paced instruction; (2) teaching expressive communication and

language directly using principles and procedures from ABA-Verbal

Behavior; (3) using functional assessments, the matching law,

effective concurrent schedules of reinforcement, and consistent

consequences for appropriate behavior and inappropriate behavior,

and (4) eliminating behavioral " eggshells " using

stimulus-fading,

differential reinforcement, and systematic desensitization. The

registration fee includes guided notes and teaching protocols

written by Dr. McGreevy, along with morning and afternoon

refreshments and lunch. Seating is limited; early registration is

strongly encouraged.

After using the procedures described by Dr. McGreevy, delegates to

this workshop may request a private, clinical consultation during

his visit to the UK in December.

The Ramada Jarvis Hotel is only a few miles from the

Chester railway station (£ 5.00 taxi fare) and about 40 miles from

the Manchester airport (there are rail links to Chester). The hotel

is offering a special rate for workshop delegates -- £ 52.50 per

night for bed and breakfast. Contact the hotel for reservations

(01244 332121); indicate that you will be attending the Behavior

Workshop. Driving directions can be found at

<www.behaviorchange.com>.

You can register in one of three ways:

1) write a cheque or purchase order to:

Pat McGreevy Ph.D., P.A.

(US Federal Tax ID No: 59-3388974)

1265 South Semoran, Suite 1249

Winter Park, FL 32792 USA

and mail with this form to:

Laburnum House

Bryn Y Ffynnon

Brymbo

Wrexham

LL11 5DB

(2) register online at www.behaviorchange.com and pay with a check

at the door

(3) register online at www.behaviorchange.com and pay online with

a credit card

registration confirmations will be sent by e-mail

PMcGPA VB4 Chester Sep-2004

___ Registration -- £ 185.00 per person for professionals

___ Registration -- £ 165.00 for the first parent in a family

£ 135.00 for each additional family member

or

team member (with a paid first parent)

___ Registration -- £ 135.00 per person for full time students

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