PA- workshop 4 - Help available!!

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Hi,

POAC of PA still has a few slots available for the July 12-14th Workshop 4

Hands on Training. If you have always wanted to attend but were unable to,

POAC of PA may be able to HELP!!

Contact Trish 215 672-7038 or at paul.cuce@... for more info

Workshop #4 Teaching Verbal Behavior: for therapists and tutors.

North Wales, PA.

It is a " must see " workshop,

teaching participants how to develop verbal behavior programs and how to

teach

almost everything on the first page of the ABLLS grid!

This three-day workshop is designed to provide tutors, therapists, and

parents, with guided practice in implementing the methods described in Dr.

Carbone'

s Workshop #1: Introduction to Verbal Behavior. The participants spend most

of their time practicing the methods of effective instruction demonstrated

in

video tape illustrations during the Introductory Workshop. Each participant

receives precise feedback on their teaching methods.

The participants are provided supervised practice in the following areas:

* establishing instructional control with an unwilling learner

* manipulating establishing operations (E0) during teaching

opportunities to maintain learner attention

* scoring the ABLLS and developing instructional objectives

* choosing an appropriate response form (sign, vocal, pictures)

* teaching the echoic repertoire and transitioning from sign language

to vocal verbal behavior

* manipulating EOs (MO's) to teach early to advanced manding skills

* teaching early to advanced receptive, visual performance, motor

imitation, tacting, and intraverbal skills

* teaching reciprocal conversation skills in advanced learners,

verbal

behavior across all settings, and social skills in early and advanced

learners

* organizing your program materials and data recording methods

Prerequisites: All participants are required to attend Dr. Carbone's

Workshop #1: Introduction to Verbal Behavior (or equivalent), and have at

least some

experience teaching children with autism within an intensive teaching

program.

(Audio taping is allowed-please refrain from video taping.)

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Location: Courtyard by Marriott

Date: July 12,13 & 14 2004 544 Dekalb Pike, North Wales, PA 19454

Time: 9 am -5 pm registration at 8:30 am the first day----8:30 am breakfast

and lunch provided

Please bring the ABLLS Manual and a completed ABLLS grid with You

Name: ___________________Email: ________________________ Phone:

____________

Address: ______________________________________

Workshop #1 attended at: _____________________ on dates of ________________

You can also visit _www.poac.net/pa_ (http://www.poac.net/pa) for more

information regarding this workshop.