Wrkshp - Teaching Verbal Behavior to Children with Autism - 12/06 - Mnpls, MN

[Guest guest]

Teaching Verbal Behavior to Children with Autism:

Hands-On Training for Tutors & Therapists

Presented by Jenn Godwin, B.S., BCaBA and Tamara Kasper, SLP, BCaBA

December 6-8, 2006

Comfort Inn - Outback Event Center Bloomington,

Minnesota

(free shuttle to and from the Mall of America,Minneapolis/St.

Int'l Airport)

hosted by The Lazarus Project

hand in hand, creating a future of hope for children with autism

Information Provided

The workshop will cover, in detail, the following objectives:

• Establishing instructional control with an unwilling learner.

• Manipulating motivative operations (MO) during teaching to

maintain attention & maximize learning.

• Using the ABLLS (Assessment of Basic Language & Learning

Skills) to develop instructional objectives.

• Teaching the echoic repertoire.

• Transitioning from sign language to vocal behavior.

• Manipulating MOs to teach early to advanced manding skills

(including spontaneous requesting skills.)

• Teaching early to advanced receptive language, visual

performance, motor imitation, tacting, & intraverbal skills.

• Teaching reciprocal conversation skills in advanced learners.

• Organizing teaching materials.

• Recording data that guides teaching.

Schedule

Registration ~ 8:00am

Workshop ~ 8:30am to 4:30pm daily

Lunch 12-1pm daily ~ on your own

(available through Outback Steakhouse, $10/meal)

Location of Workshop / Accommodations

Comfort Inn

1321 East 78th Street

Bloomington, MN 55425

Comfortinn.com

(952) 876-6605 – ask for ,

(rooms available for $74/nite!,mention Lazarus)

Intended Audience

The information presented throughout this workshop will be

especially beneficial for parents of children with autism, behavior

analysts, and behavior therapists. However, psychologists,

educators and tutors, Speech and Language Pathologists, Occupational

Therapists, Physical Therapists, personal care assistants and

students will also benefit from attending.

ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) strategies & the application of

Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior will be discussed. Attendees

will spend most of their time viewing videotaped illustrations &

practicing the methods of effective Verbal Behavior instruction.

Only 26 participants will be admitted to the conference to ensure

that all attendees receive individual attention & feedback regarding

teaching methods.

Participants must have attended an " Intro to Verbal Behavior "

conference by Dr. Carbone, (or by Drs. Partington, Sundberg, or

McGreevy), & have prior experience teaching children with autism.

(See www.behavioranalysts.com or www.drcarbone.net.)

Each participant needs to bring a copy of the ABLLS Protocol and a

completed ABLLS grid for a child you are teaching (available at

www.autismshop.com or www.difflearn.com)

Audio taping is permitted. Video taping is not.

Cancellation policy

Notice of cancellation received prior to November 1 will be refunded

in full. Notice of cancellation received after November 1 will,

unfortunately, not be refunded.

REGISTRATION FORM available at

http://www.lazarusprojectmn.org/events.html

(please print legibly, one person per form)

Name:

School or Organization:

Mailing Address:

Phone:

Email:

Cost - (includes handouts and continental breakfasts)

Early Registration Fees (registration and payment received prior to

Nov 1, 2006)

• $500 per person

Late Registration (registration and payment received after Nov 1,

2006)

• $550 per person

REGISTER EARLY … SPACE IS LIMITED!!

The Lazarus Project

1200 Ford Road, Suite 2

Minnetonka, MN 55305

763.519.1197 763.519.1198 (fax)

lazarusprojectmn.org

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