Dr. Carbone- VB Intro in Raleigh,NC April 28 - 30, 2006

[Guest guest]

Reminder -- we have 10 $100 scholarships available for this workshop. (See

description below.) Anybody who gets their registration in by this Friday,

March 31 is eligible for the drawing. :-)

For more information, or the registration form, go to www.MariposaSchool.org

and click on the calendar on the left side of the page.

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Workshop #1: Introduction to Verbal Behavior

About The Workshop

This three day workshop focuses on the behavioral approach to teaching

communication skills to children with autism and other developmental

disabilities. This approach is based on B.F. Skinner's analysis of verbal

behavior and the research of , Sundberg, Partington, and others.

What will the workshop cover?

Dr. Carbone will provide strategies for effective treatment for children

with autism and other developmental disabilities. During the workshop,

attendees will learn how to:

.. Conduct a Behavioral Language Assessment

.. Select an appropriate form of communication for a child (vocal,

signing, pointing to or exchanging pictures, or activating an augmentative

device)

.. Select the communication responses and supporting skills that

should be taught first.

.. Recommend teaching procedures for children who have no formal

communication skills.

.. Use errorless teaching techniques

.. Use quick-transfer (prompting and fading) procedures.

.. Implement discrete trial training in the natural environment and

during intensive teaching session.

Who Should Attend?

Family member or professionals who work with individuals on the autism

spectrum will learn powerful new techniques for developing and enhancing

communication skills by attending this three day workshop.

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Registration forms are available on our website. Go to

www.MariposaSchool.org <http://www.mariposaschool.org/> and click on the

calendar on the left side of the page.

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persistentC@...

President and Executive Director

The Mariposa School

for Children with Autism

203 Gregson Drive

Cary, NC 27511

919-461-0600

www.MariposaSchool.org <http://www.mariposaschool.org/>

" Most of the important things in all the world have been accomplished by

people who kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. " Dale

Carnegie