Teaching Verbal Behavior Workshop #4 North Wales, PA- NEXT WEEK

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There are a few spaces left at the Workshop #4 Teaching Verbal Behavior: for

therapists and tutors being hosted in North Wales, PA next week! This

workshop is being held on the dates of July 12-14. 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! If you are

interested in registering, please copy and paste the below registration form to

an

email and send it to the email address listed below...

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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Cost: $595.00 USD per person Location: Courtyard by Marriot

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

Email registration to address below and mail payment to: POAC of PA c/o

Tricia Cuce 20 Rorer Ave. Hatboro, PA 19040

Name: ___________________Email: ________________________ Phone:

____________

Address: ______________________________________

Workshop #1 attended at: _____________________ on dates of ________________

For Registration Contact Tony Merenda at _tpcl@..._

(mailto:tpcl@...) or call him at 215-441-8375

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

information regarding this workshop.