Last Week to Register - 3/18 Intro Workshop for Parents & Instructors Cross Post

[Guest guest]

Teaching Language Skills to Children with Autism:

An Introduction to Verbal Behavior and Applied Behavior Analysis

In Working with Young Learners

Workshop participants will view video footage and receive a large workbook

containing information pertaining to topics discussed in the workshop

including:

* Using the Assessment of Basic Language & Learning Skills, Partington

& Sundberg (1998) to determine skills

* Identification of the four functions of behavior (both adaptive and

maladaptive)

* Understanding the basic principles or reinforcement, punishment,

extinction, and shaping

* Creating and capturing motivation for young learners to acquire

language skills

* Teaching non-vocal learners to use American Sign Language (ASL) as a

functional communication system

* Teaching vocal learners to use language under multiple conditions

* Teaching imitation skills

* Teaching following directions

* Teaching language in the natural environment

* Teaching skills using Errorless Learning

* Teaching replacement skills for unwanted behaviors

* Data keeping procedures for targeted skills

Date: Saturday March 18, 2006

Time: 9:30-4:30 (lunch on your own)

Location: Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY – Exact location TBA

Email _RalstonBCABA@..._ (mailto:RalstonBCABA@...) for questions

and directions if needed.

Deadline to Register is March 11, 2006

About Ralston:

Ralston is a Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst and

independent Verbal Behavior consultant based in Lexington, KY. In the past

seven years

Ms. Ralston has worked with over 200 families with children with Autism

Spectrum Disorders and other developmental disabilities, as well as providing

education to hundreds of parents and professionals interested in Applied

Behavior Analysis and Verbal Behavior methodologies in Kentucky, Indiana, and

Ohio.

Following the attendance of Dr. J. Carbone’s workshops #1-4, Ms.

Ralston attended 90 hours of coursework in ville, FL with Carbone, Ed.

D., BCBA, and began a year-long distance mentorship with him to fulfill her

certification requirements prior to sitting for the national board exam in

Nashville, TN.

Ms. Ralston spent four years serving a multitude of roles, before eventually

rising to CEO, in Kentucky’s largest in-home provider of ABA services prior

to it’s closing in August of 2003. During that time she developed seven

manuals and over 20 trainings pertaining to the behavioral treatment of children

with ASD for the employees and parents that the company maintained.

Since October of 2003, Ralston has continued to serve families and agencies

across the tri-state area as an independent contractor working privately with

families and providing consultation and training to schools and agencies.

Registration (copy & paste) or use attached form

Name(s): _________________________________________

_________________________________________

I am a: _____Parent ____Guardian ____ Relative ____ Friend

________ Professional/Paraprofessional (specify)

___________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________

City, State, Zip: ___________________________________________________

Phone:____________________ Email: _________________________

Fee: $100.00 x _____(# of persons attending) = $_______

Where did you hear about this workshop?_____________________________

How would you rate your knowledge of Verbal Behavior Methodology?

Very limited Somewhat proficient Proficient

Very proficient

Please enclose Workshop fee payable to Ralston, BCABA along with this

form to:

Ralston, BCABA

P.O. Box 216

Lexington, KY 40588

Deadline to Register is March 11, 2006